How Does Laser Therapy Work?

Pain management is a field where many practitioners get frustrated. In our clinic we view it all the time as a lot of the more difficult cases can be found in after they have observed everyone else and a chiropractor is their final resort. Chronic pain doesn't always mean that we have to do more, sometimes what appears like a very little treatment can produce marvelous results.

Take laser therapy for example; it is a popular treatment now from everything from foot fungus to weight reduction. Now personally I haven't seen the studies that it is effective for all of the numerous uses folks are finding for this but I do know from the research and from my own clinical experience that it's a highly effective therapy for pain management together with a number of the more traditional methods like physical therapy, chiropractic, acute injury and chronic injury management protocols and dynamic neuromuscular stabilization.

Lasers for use in pain therapy are starting to gain recognition in this country. The FDA cleared Low Level Laser Therapy for used in pain, inflammation, and wound healing in 2002; however, the benefits of LLLT have already been recognized and successfully used overseas for many years. Studies have shown LLLT to lessen neck and back pain by as much as 70% with no known side effects.

Visit website  may be the laser excites the targeted cells in the injured tissue, evoking the cells to send out a sign that healing must take place in your community being treated. This signal travels through the entire bloodstream, connective tissues, and nervous system to significantly increase the body's response and healing time. Interestingly, researchers have also discovered that LLLT boosts healing through the entire body, not just in the area being treated.

Many would be surprised to discover that more is not better when it comes to LLLT; the effective dose is quite small. Typical treatments can take as little as five minutes and are administered many times per week over a course of 2-3 weeks for maximum and lasting effect. Inside our clinic it is probably the most used modalities. Often patient respond quickly with minimal subjective complaints, decreased muscle spasm, and increased ROM of the affected area. If you are suffering from carpal tunnel, neck and low back pain, tendonitis, knee pain or a variety of painful conditions, give laser therapy a go to see if it is right for you.