Laser Therapy
What is Laser Therapy?
Laser therapy utilizes soothing, deeply penetrating photonic energy to induce physiological changes in the body. This treatment effectively reduces inflammation and pain while promoting increased circulation at the injury site, allowing damaged tissues to initiate their natural repair process. As an innovative, scientifically based therapeutic modality, non-invasive laser provides exceptional pain relief and accelerates healing times without the need for drugs or surgical intervention. Notably, it boasts up to a 90% satisfaction rate after just one treatment, with no known risks or side effects.
Originating from scientific research over 30 years ago in Europe, laser therapy has evolved into an effective alternative to drugs and some surgical procedures. It does not involve the use of pharmaceuticals and is free of known side effects. Numerous studies have demonstrated that laser therapy yields faster, and more effective results compared to other treatment modalities. Researchers discovered that lasers could significantly accelerate the body’s healing process post-surgery. With over 2,500 published medical research papers addressing laser therapy, accelerated injury healing, and pain relief, the evidence supporting this treatment is robust. The deep penetration of laser energy facilitates quicker treatments and a wider range of applications, resulting in positive physiological outcomes.
How Does Laser Therapy Work?
Laser therapy employs the use of coherent light to interact with tissues at the cellular level, leading to increased production of ATP, which enhances metabolic activity within cells, and accelerates healing. Each painless treatment increases circulation, delivering water, oxygen, and nutrients to the damaged area, thereby creating an optimal healing environment. This process effectively reduces inflammation, swelling, muscle spasm, stiffness, and pain. As the injured area heals, normal function is restored, and pain is alleviated.
Laser Therapy is non-invasive and does not require drugs or surgery, eliminating the risks and side effects associated with other treatment methods. Additionally, it often produces faster results compared to alternative therapies. With class 4 (thermal) laser, patients typically experience a soothing warmth, which reassures them that the laser is effectively stimulating cellular activity. Low-Level (class 2) laser enhances metabolic activity at the cellular level without generating heat that could damage tissues.
Lasers have significantly advanced healthcare by enabling practitioners to address various conditions efficiently. As a non-invasive tool, the laser is particularly effective in treating soft tissue injuries, sprains, strains, and numerous other ailments.
Conditions that Laser Therapy has helped:
- Back and neck pain
- Fibromyalgia or Myofascial Pain
- Arthritis pain – Osteoarthritis
- Carpal Tunnel symptoms
- Foot and ankle pain
- Knee pain
- Rib Pain and Costochronditis
- Muscle pain
- Neuropathy- numbness/tingling in Arms or Legs
- Sciatica
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Soft tissue injuries
- Tendonitis
- Headaches
- Sprains/Strains
- Bursitis
- Chondromalacia patellae
- Plantar fasciitis
- Tennis elbow
- Nerve pain
- Jaw pain/TMJ
- Herpetic neuralgia (Shingles)
- Whiplash injury