Cold Laser Therapy

Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) has been used worldwide for over 40 years to relieve pain, remove scars, heal wounds, regenerate nerves and solve addictions.  On January 17^th, 2002, the first U.S. Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) company, Erchonia, received FDA clearance through clinical trial. 

Such a study is known as “double blind” research, and is the gold standard for measuring the validity of a therapy.  The FDA has passed similar studies for the use of the Erchonia laser for Carpal Tunnel, Wounds and Scar Tissue.  There are over 2000 published studies on LLLT -- and no negative side effects were ever reported.
 

“What does the Low Level Laser do again?”

In a nutshell, Low Level Laser Therapy causes tissues to heal faster – muscle, skin and nerve – 66% faster according to the above FDA study.  Again the research is showing that bones, muscles, tendons & ligaments heal in 1/3 to 1/2 the normal amount of time. As a result, pain can be significantly reduced very quickly!

Specifically, LLLT works at the cell level.  Human cells produce a chemical known as ATP (adenosine tri-phosphate) to run the body and heal tissue.  All of our body’s activities result from the use of ATP; it’s like gasoline to a car.  LLLT stimulates a microstructure within the cells called the mitochondria (nicknamed the “powerhouse” because it produces ATP) to produce slightly higher amounts of ATP.   Thus with more ATP at the cell level, tissues heal faster, and therefore relief comes quicker.

Conditions and Symptoms

As is true of many alternative therapies, you may receive alternative benefits to being treated, in addition to what you wanted fixed in the first place.  This is because the ATP being produced is “systemic”, meaning although we’re focusing the laser on a particular area, the ATP is ultimately being sent throughout your entire body.   The list of symptoms responding to LLLT is growing, and more valid research is being performed on a daily basis.

Number of Treatments Needed 

4-12 treatments are necessary to begin the healing process of tissue, although in some cases relief can begin immediately.  Maximum treatment would be 1x per day per area; minimum would be 1x per week to still see results.  Multiple areas of complaint may be treated in one session.  This treatment cycle may need to be repeated, or eventually spread out.