Cold Laser Therapy in San Carlos, CA
Precise Moves Chiropractic utilizes the most up to date physiotherapy in conjunction with chiropractic and massage for patients, including cold laser therapy.
What is Cold Laser Therapy?
Cold Laser Therapy (CLT) has been approved by the FDA. It is a Low Level Laser Therapy treatment that utilizes specific wavelengths of light that affect muscles and tissues. Cold Laser Therapy expedites the healing process and is used primarily for patients suffering from an assortment of acute and chronic conditions. The main objective of CLT is to help eliminate pain, swelling, reduce spasms, increase functionality and much more.
How Cold Lasers Work:
Cold lasers are placed directly over damaged and sensitive areas for 30 seconds to several minutes, depending on the size of the treatment area or required dose. During treatment, light emitted from the laser pass through skin layers.
When the Cold Laser has passed through all of the skin layers and have reached the desired area, it then interacts with cells. When cells absorb this light energy, it it regulates injured tissue. This results in decreased pain, inflammation, edema and enhanced healing time by increasing intracellular metabolism. [1,2]
Conditions treated by Cold Laser Therapy:
Cold laser therapy stimulates all cell types so it can be used to help promote healing in muscle, ligament, cartilage and nerves. It can be used with any of the following:
- Arthritis pain
- Back pain and spinal conditions
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Knee pain
- Neck pain
- Tendonitis
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Stenosis
- Fractures
- Frozen shoulder
- IT Band syndrome
- Shin splints
- Restless Leg syndrome
- Leg cramps
- Soift Tissue Injuries
- Migraine Headaches
- Myofascial Trigger Points
- Tennis Elbow / Golfer's Elbow
- Bells’s Palsy
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Sports Injuries (ligaments and tendons)
- Sprains & Strains
- Bursitis
- Hamstring Tears
- TMJ
- Disc disorders
- Skin conditions and surgical incisions
If you would like additional information on what Cold Laser Therapy can do, please see research performed by Apollo Laser at http://apollopt.com/research.html
References:
1. Martin R. Laser-Accelerated Inflammation/Pain Reduction and Healing. Practical Pain Management. Nov/Dec 2003 3(6):20-25.
2. Marovino T. Cold Lasers in Pain Management. Practical Pain Management. Sep/Oct 2004. 4(6):37-42.
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