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Effectiveness of Laser and Non-Coherent Light Therapies
Many laser therapy equipment manufacturers are designing and selling emitters or probes that contain both laser and non-coherent light diodes together in a hybrid emitter to harness the effects of both. Should you be using these?
The Treatment of Achilles Tendonitis Using Therapeutic Laser
Evidence supports considering therapeutic laser in the treatment and rehabilitation of Achilles tendonitis alone or in combination with more conventional therapies for chronic pain patients.
Enhancement of Nerve Regeneration by Therapeutic Laser
Therapeutic laser shows promise as an accelerator of healing and neural regeneration in the central nervous system. Could be an effective chronic pain treatment.
Magneto-Laser Therapy of Pulpitis and Vertebra Column Osteochondrosis
A review of a Russian stomatological hospital based study indicated magneto-laser therapy resulted in greater positive results than traditional pharmacological and physiotherapeutic treatment.
Thermal Imaging Guided Laser Therapy: Part 2
Find out about an innovative method for determining optimal treatment location and effectiveness. Infrared imaging may be a useful treatment for chronic pain patients.
Thermal Imaging Guided Laser Therapy: Part 1
Learn about an innovative method for determining optimal treatment location and effectiveness of laser therapy as a treatment option for chronic pain patients. Infrared imaging may be a helpful treatment.
Clinical Case Study of Low-level Laser Therapy
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) accelerated healing and improved symptoms and outcome for second degree scalding burns on human skin for the subject patient. Learn more about this pain management technique and if you should use it.
Treatment of Scapulohumeral Periarthritis and Post-traumatic Joint Pain
This article explains the treatment of scapulohumeral periarthritis and post-traumatic joint pain. Includes a review of a Russian hospital-based study using magneto-laser therapy.
Laser Therapy: Treating Shoulder Pain in Hemiplegic and Spinal Cord Injured Patients
Shoulder pain is a common complication in hemiplegic and spinal cord injured patients. It usually starts during the acute rehabilitation phase leading to further activity limitations. Learn what can be done with lasers to treat this shoulder pain.
Therapeutic Laser Evolution—Part 2
The recent introduction of Fourth Generation (G4) technology— mechanical and electrical laser hybrids—have inspired a whole new classification of light therapy and opened up a new realm of possibilities. These new technologies offer the promise of improved effectiveness and clinical outcomes
Therapeutic Laser Evolution: Part 1
A review of the historical generations of laser technology that leads up to the present. Lasers can be used in pain management in treating chronic or intractable pain.
Class IV Therapy Lasers Maximize Primary Biostimulative Effects
This new class of therapeutic lasers of laser therapy delivers higher-powered penetrating infrared energy to deeper target sites, as well as shortening treatment times for wide area applications. Therapeutic lasers can be used for chronic pain patients.
Laser Acupuncture as a Pain Relief Modality
Lasers provide a simple, and effective, non-invasive alternative to needle acupuncture in treating musculoskeletal pain.
Maximizing Tertiary Effects of Low Level Laser Therapy
The tertiary effects of phototherapy—namely, immune system stimulation, increases in endorphin production, and lymphatic stimulation—help to attain optimal clinical outcomes.
Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) - Part 2
A review of seminal works on the theory of non-mechanistic, quantum physics effects of low level energy on biological systems.