Laser Therapy

Laser Therapy, sometimes referred to as Low Level Laser Therapy or Photobiomodulation, is a painless, non-invasive, drug-free treatment which is used to treat a variety of pain syndromes, arthritic conditions, sports injuries, wounds, fractures, neurological conditions and pathologies.


Laser therapy can be used any time a patient needs a non-invasive procedure
for the control of pain, when conventional therapies have been ineffective,
or when the acceleration of healing from injuries is desired.

Laser Therapy Can Be Used To Treat A Variety Of Conditions:

• Arthritis

• Back Pain

• Neck Pain

• Hip Pain

• Headaches

• Sprain Injury

• Strain Injury

• ​Shoulder Injury

• Rotator Cuff Tears

• Tendonitis

• Tennis Elbow

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Knee Injury

• Plantar Fasciitis

 

What to expect during a Laser Therapy Session?


For most people, laser therapy is quite passive. Some patients have reported a slight tingling in a nerve root or a mild sensation of warmth. For the most part, the treatments, which may last 10 minutes, are not noticed at all. The Chiropractor will often combine laser therapy with some soft tissue work.

Generally, the more chronic or severe the condition, the longer it will take to respond. The majority of conditions treated will take anywhere from 10 v 15 treatments. There are some conditions that will never completely resolve but can be helped and maintained with laser therapy. It may take 6 sessions or more before a marked change is perceived. Some people however, have felt immediate but temporary pain relief after the first session.


How does laser light heal?

Lasers supply energy to the body in the form of non-thermal photons of light. Light is transmitted through the skins layers at all wavelengths in the visible range. However, light waves in the near infrared ranges penetrate the deepest of all light waves in the visible spectrum. When low level laser light waves penetrate deeply into the skin, they optimize the immune responses of our blood. This has both anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. It is a scientific fact that light transmitted to the blood in this way has positive effects throughout the whole body, supplying vital oxygen and energy to every cell.


How does Laser Therapy work?

 

• Laser Therapy promotes healing because it penetrates the skin, increases the ATP and activates cells enzymes

 

• Cells have an increase in growth factor response as a result of increased ATP and protein synthesis

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• Pain relief is a result of increased endorphin response, improved cell growth, and reproduction

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• Immune system strengthens as a result of increased levels of lymphocytes