Optimum Laser Therapy
Course & Community

Life-Changing Outcomes with Any Laser

All Lasers Work.
They All Work Differently.

This course is taught by Laurie McCauley DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVA, CVC

 

 

What you can expect

this course was designed to equip you with the essential concepts and application techniques needed to use your laser with maximum efficiency and EFFICACY.

Sign up today and receive one-year of access to:

  • 25 bite-sized (5-25 minutes long) video lectures covering laser fundamentals

  • Detailed video Instruction for 25+ conditions/areas

  • Details on specific manufacturers’ lasers

  • Incredible insights, techniques, and trade secrets gained from two decades treating pets,

  • Research references

  • RACE® approved for 20 Credits

  • Discounts for clinics

 No matter what TYPE OF laser you have, you’ll LEARN how to obtain optimum, life-changing results with your machine!

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Who is this course for?

This course was created with all experience levels in mind!* Whether you’ve been using laser therapy in your practice for years or you’re brand new to this modality and don’t own a machine yet, you will find the content accessible, engaging and life-changing for your patients.

Technicians ready to grow their skill set and become more of an asset in their clinic.

Clinics seeking a comprehensive laser training program for staff. We offer discounts for clinics.

Veterinarians eager to expand their range of care and improve patient outcomes.

Rehab Professionals desiring the most effective, efficient results possible.

*Note: This course was designed for medical professionals and is not intended for use by pet parents without prior medical knowledge or experience. If you are a pet parent, see the course designed just for you!

What’s included in your 1-year of access?

 

This program is a living, breathing textbook. Besides being easy to navigate, reference, and understand, the information is constantly being updated with the latest research as it becomes available.

  • PDFs of lecture slides and proceedings for application

  • Over 100 references for clinical studies

  • 50+ short, easy-to-understand videos

  • Quizzes to aid retention

  • Private, student-led community forum

  • RACE® APProved for 20 Credits

this is the reference and training tool you’ve been searching for!

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“LAURIE IS ONE OF THE BEST TEACHERS THAT I HAVE EVER HAD THE HONOR OF LEARNING FROM.

HER TEACHING STYLE IS CLEAR, CONCISE & INTERESTING, AND HER HANDS-ON APPROACH ALLOWS A PERSON TO EASILY UNDERSTAND THE HOW’S & WHY’S.”

— Lisa Kluslow, DVM, CVA, CCRT, VSMT, TCHVM

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

a 2-PART PrOGRAM FOR OPTIMIZING YOUR PATIeNT OUtCoMES

 

 

Part I consists of 25 short, digestible video lectures on laser science and foundational concepts.

Forget getting “good” results—I want to help you get optimum results efficiently by helping you understand what you're doing and why. By understanding fundamental concepts & how to think through cases, this course will help you not only in laser treatments, but in working with all of your patients. Part I topics include:

  • Did you know Einstein talked about laser theory in 1917, that rubies are more than just pretty stones, or that light therapy was used with success all the way back in 1895? Let’s walk through the journey of where it all started and bring it to today.

  • If you only know a piece of what lasers can do, you can’t use them to their full potential. Learn the scope of what can be accomplished with a laser so you can know when to apply laser therapy for optimum patient care.

  • Power, wavelength, frequency, dosage, how often to treat for what kind of condition—let’s survey what we know, and what we don’t yet know, so that we can be strategic problem-solvers, not just “point, shoot and hope for the best” practitioners.

  • If you meander through life, you will get somewhere. But if you set clear goals and keep them in sight, you will get where you want to be. Let’s do that with our laser therapy. By setting specific goals at the start, we can better measure progress toward achieving desired patient outcomes.

  • Even drinking too much water can harm you. Everything has its indications and contraindications. Knowing your boundaries allows you to have success without taking unnecessary risks. Let’s go over the boundaries of laser therapy.

  • Although laser is awesome, it is not a silver bullet. Laser therapy is most effective as part of a multimodal approach to Optimum Pet Vitality. Let’s look at how and when we can best use laser with the other tools in our tool box.

  • Do you do acupuncture, but have some patients that will not tolerate needles? Or perhaps you have patients that won’t tolerate needles in certain locations? Laser acupuncture has science behind it, and although it may not have as significant of an effect as needles, it can have the effect you need.

  • This is it—what you have been waiting for! These two lectures are packed with all of the gems I’ve gleaned over 20+ years of working in the field. These trade secrets are experientially-based, rather than researched-based, that is for the other lectures. This is down and dirty, thought-provoking information!

  • We all strive for optimal quality of life for our patients, and this can be especially difficult to achieve with oncology patients. Let’s look at research using laser therapy for cancer—both for the side effects of using this treatment for cancer, and for treating cancer itself in cool new ways.

  • Can you increase the rate of building strength, endurance, and agility? Yes, you can! But depending on your goal, research has shown that there are different methods for the best outcome. We review how to treat for your goal(s).

  • Muscle injuries require more than just R&R, they deserve to be identified and treated for optimum results. Laser therapy can help muscles heal in about half the time! We’ll review protocols to treat muscle injuries for optimal healing time and results.

  • There is nothing more rewarding than treating a paralyzed patient and getting them walking and running again. Learn how to use your laser for optimum results in these patients.

  • We have come a long way in the area of pain control. Laser therapy, used with certain variables, can sometimes have an instantaneous effect on pain. Certainly within a few sessions, there can be tremendous effects. Learn how it happens and how to make it happen.

  • When you understand inflammation, you realize all of the problems it creates. With lasers, we can diminish or eliminate it for optimum health and function of our patients. Learn the how and why of laser therapy with inflammation.

  • Photons of energy into tissue have physiologic effects. Learn how to feel the tissue and the patient for insight on taking laser therapy to the next level.

  • We always want to use the correct tool for the job. Once you understand the why of the tool you are using, you will never again need to look up which tool to use for optimum results.

  • Are you following all OSHA guidelines? Did you know you need an LSO in the building every time you turn the laser on? Do you know what an LSO is? No worries—we’ll go through everything you need to know, including handing you your checklists.

  • Do you worry about double-booking your laser therapy at your practice? If not, then you are not using it to its fullest potential. Here are some tips to help you get maximum impact with your laser—including impacting your bottom line!

  • Laser has been shown to increase circulating stem cells and associated cytokines. Learn how to manipulate this process for optimum healing.

 

Part II includes step-by-step Video instruction for treating 25+ Body parts/conditions—with any laser!

  • Anal Sac Disease

  • Carpal Osteoarthritis

  • Cervical Vertebrae—Spondylomyelopathy

  • Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease 

  • Ears—Internal & External

  • Elbow—Fragmented Coronoid Process & Osteoarthritis 

  • Eyes—Corneal Ulcers

  • Hip Musculature

  • Hips—Osteoarthritis

  • Iliopsoas Muscle Injury 

  • Laser Acupuncture (9 Points Included)

  • Laser for Strengthening & Post-Exercise

  • Lower Abdomen—Bladders and Blocked Urethras in Cats & Dogs

  • Lumbar Vertebrae—IVDD, FCE

  • Lumbosacral Joint Pain

  • Oral—Dentistry, Gingivitis & Tooth Extraction

  • Pneumonia 

  • Post Bone Surgery Plate vs. No Plate

  • Sacroiliac Joint Pain

  • Sesamoiditis

  • Shoulder—Osteochondrosis Dissecans & Osteoarthritis 

  • Skin—Wounds, Burns & Hotspots

  • Stifles Osteoarthritis & Stifle Muscles

  • Tarsus—German Shepherd Instability

  • Thoracic Vertebrae—DM, IVDD, FCE

  • Upper Abdomen—Intestines, Kidneys & Liver

MEET YOUR INSTRUCtoR

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Dr. McCauley has had a lifelong passion to help as many pets as possible live an Optimum Quality of Life. A pioneer in the field of Veterinary Rehabilitation, Dr. Laurie designed the first underwater treadmill for dogs and opened the first Veterinary Rehabilitation Clinic.

She was on faculty at Canine Rehabilitation Institute for 14 years, is certified in Acupuncture and Chiropractic therapy, and in 2014 became Board Certified in Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. 

Dr. McCauley is an International lecturer and contributing author in many textbooks and journals. She was awarded the 2011 Iams AARV Award of Excellence in the Field of Rehabilitation and the 2015 AHVMA Holistic Practitioner of the Year Award. In 2017, Dr. McCauley opened Red Tail Rehab mobile practice in North Carolina, and in 2020, she started the online education platform Optimum Pet Vitality to fulfill her lifelong calling to help as many pets as possible.


Offering Clinic Discounts

offer Greater patient satisfaction; get more revenue and profit

  • $50 off per person for 3 users

  • $60 off per person for 5 users

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“HANDs DOWN THE VERY BEST OF THE BEST. DO NOT EVER HESITATE TO TAKE A COURSE WITH HER!”

— Dr. Nina Pregont, DN

YOUR INveSTMENT IN LIFE-ALTERING OUtComES

Get 1-year of access to the course, community forum, plus bonus content—all for an incredible value!

Individual USER

One-Time Payment of $597 for the 1st year
-OR- 2 Monthly Payments of $327
$99 per year renewal

 

CLINIC PACKAGES

Save $50/person for 3 users!

Save $60/person for 5 users!

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*WE STAND bEHIND OUR COURSES and OUR STUDENTS. If you aren’t completely satisfied, contact us within 7 days of purchase to receive a full refund.


THAnk YOU TO OUR SPONSORs FOR PROVIDING THE UNITS FEATURED IN THIS COURSE!

FAQs

  • Enrollment for this program is always open!

  • At OPV, we stand behind our programs and our students. If you aren’t completely satisfied, contact us within 7 days of purchase to receive a full refund. Refunds will not be issued after this period.

  • The OPV support team will email setup instructions to whomever paid for the course within 2 business days. The person that paid for the course should then distribute those instructions to each team member who is to take the course. All users must complete their individual registration in the course within 1 week. After 1 week, there will be a $30.00 per person administration fee to complete setup for any unregistered users.

  • Seats in the course are non-transferable once set up. To reassign a seat to a different person, you will be required to purchase a new seat at the discounted first-year tuition rate for clinics of $495.00 per person.

  • Your access is for 1 year starting from the date of enrollment. After that, you may renew your membership annually in the course & community forum at a special renewal rate. If you are purchasing multiple seats, access for each user will begin on the date that each individual enrolls.

  • No, you will be notified via the email address you enrolled in the course with when your renewal date is approaching & you will be asked to re-enroll at the special, lower renewal rate. If you choose to let your membership lapse, you will need to re-enroll at regular price if and when you want to regain access to the course or community forum.

  • It will take approximately 30 hours to work through all of the videos and quizzes. How much time you spend in our community forum is up to you, though we ask that all students post an update and/or question in the group at least once per month to get the maximum benefit from our thriving community!

  • At a minimum, you will need a computer with internet in order to access the course & forum. That’s it! Having access to a laser while watching the videos is great, but not required.

  • While we love your enthusiasm and appreciate your interest in laser therapy for your pets, this course was designed solely for medical professionals and is not intended for use by pet parents without prior medical knowledge or experience. See our courses for pet parents!

  • This course was created with all experience levels in mind. Whether you’ve been using laser therapy in your practice for years or you’re brand new to this modality & don’t own a machine yet, you will find the content accessible, engaging & life-changing for your patients. Having access to a laser while watching the videos is helpful, but not required.

  • Throughout the course, we cover inputs for four different laser manufacturers, as well as settings for all classes of laser. We did this intentionally to ensure that everyone enrolled in the course can achieve optimum results—no matter which machine they have!

  • Our 2020 sponsors were carefully chosen by Dr. McCauley herself in order to achieve OPV’s educational objectives for this course. Optimum Pet Vitality will only ever partner with companies that share our commitment to quality, integrity, and improving the lives of pets everywhere.

  • Yes! After watching all videos & scoring at least a 70% or higher on all quizzes, email the OPV team at thrive@optimumpetvitality.com with your name/title as you’d like it displayed on your certificate, and we’ll get it emailed to you asap after verifying your course completion.

  • Dr. McCauley is a RACE® Approved Provider, and this course is RACE® approved for 19 credit hours!

    To receive your credits, you must watch all videos and score at least a 70% or higher on all quizzes, then email us at thrive@optimumpetvitality.com to request your certificate.

HAVE MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE course?

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