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Therapeutic Laser Effects


Rapid Cell Growth - Laser light accelerates cellular reproduction and growth.
Faster Wound Healing - Laser light stimulates fibroblast development and accelerates collagen synthesis in damaged tissue.
Increased Metabolic Activity - Higher outputs of specific enzymes, greater oxygen and food particle loads for blood cells and thus greater production of the basic food source for cells, Adenosine Tri-Phosphate (ATP).
Reduced Fibrous Tissue Formation - Laser light reduces the formation of scar tissue following tissue damage from: cuts, scratches, burns or post surgery.
Anti-Inflammatory Action - Laser light reduces swelling caused by bruising or inflammation of joints to give enhanced joint mobility.
Increased Vascular Activity - Laser light induces temporary vasodilatation increasing blood flow to damaged areas.
Stimulated Nerve Function - Slow recovery of nerve function in damaged tissue can result in "dead" limbs or numb areas. Laser light speeds the process of nerve cell reconnection to bring the numb areas back to life.

Diseases Treatable by Cold Laser Treatment

Treatable Conditions


Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, Arthritis, Heel Pain, TMJ, Tendonitis, and Chronic Pain Syndromes.
A partial list of medical conditions which have responded well to cold laser therapy include:

Sports Injuries:
Tennis Elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
Golfer's Elbow (medial epicondylitis)
Runner's Knee (patello-femoral syndrome)
Jumper's Knee (patello-tendinitis)
Achilles Tendonitis
Heel Cushion Pain (plantar fasciitis)
Sprains, Strains, Tendinitis
Work Related Injuries:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Back Pain (cervical, thoacic, lumbar, sacral, sacroiliac, bursitis, fibromyositis)
Pain Control:
Sciatica
Radiculopathy
Neuralgia
Arthritis:
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Therapeutic lasers have the ability to treat an extensive list of ailments that include but are not limited to:
Ankylosing Spondylitis (inflammation between the vertebrae of the spine and sacroiliac joints)
Buerger's Disease (inflammation of the arteries, nerves and veins in the legs or arms)
Bursitis (inflammation of a bursa (fluid filled pad that acts as a cushion at a pressure point in the body)
Cervical Vertebral Syndrome (pain in the neck joints)
Chondromalacia Patellae (inflammation of the cartilage directly behind the kneecap)
Contusions (bruises)
Diabetic Neuropathy (inflammation of the peripheral nerves between the central nervous system and other organs)
Fibromyositis (muscular pain)
Fracture Pain
Frozen Shoulder
Golfer's Elbow (inflammation of the epicondyle (bony prominence) on the medial side of the elbow)
Ischial Pain
Lumbago (low back pain)
Migraine Pain (severe headaches)
Morton's Metatarsalgia (pain in the metatarsal bones in the foot)
Neuralgia (pain associated by the irritation or damage of a nerve)
Occipital and Trigeminal Neuralgia (severe pain of the trigeminal nerve)
Osteoarthritis (degeneration of the cartilage that lines joints or formation of osteophytes (bony outgrowths)
Otitis Media (inflammation of the middle ear)
Plantar Fasciitis (heel spurs or inflammation of the fibrous connective tissue of the foot)
Post-Operative Pain
Prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate gland)
Radiculopathy (damage to the nerve roots that enter or leave the spinal cord)
Rheumatic Pain and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sciatica (pain that radiates along the sciatic nerve in the leg)
Sinusitis (inflammation of the sinuses)
Sore Heel Cushion (Heel Spurs)
Sprains
Strains
Tendinitis (inflammation of a tendon)
Tennis Elbow (inflammation in the tendon that attaches the extensor muscles to the humerus)
Tenosynovitis (inflammation of the thin inner lining of the sheath that surrounds a tendon)
Tietze's Syndrome (inflammation of the rib cartilage).

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