Laser therapy1 is the term most commonly used to describe the therapeutic application of laser light at low intensity. In general, laser therapy is given at gentle, non-ionizing wavelengths within the red to near-infrared portion of the spectrum and at modest output powers below the threshold of heat damage to tissue2.
An adverse reaction has never been documented in over fifty years of clinical and research use, perhaps because of the gentle intensity and long wavelengths. More than 5,000 studies and articles have been published.
Results have been stunning!
What can laser therapy treat?
Because of fundamental effects of low intensity lasers (and other methods of biomodulation) to add energy to cells, perhaps nearly any health condition is likely to benefit. Positive results have been documented in:
Acne · Allergic Purpura · Alopecia Areata · Angina / Ischemic Heart Disease · Asthma · Atherosclerosis / Arteriosclerosis · Atheroembolism · Arthritis (Osteo and Rheumatoid) · Back Pain · Bone Healing · Biphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BRONJ) · Breast Tenderness · Bronchitis · Burger’s Disease · Burns · Burn Scars · Candidiasis · Cardiovascular Disease · Carpal Tunnel Syndrome · Cerebral Palsy · Chlamydia· Cholecystitis · Coronary Stent Implantation · Dental Applications (many) · Diabetes · Diabetic Retinopathy · Ear Disorders · Epicondylitis · Epididymitis · Episiotomy · Erectile Dysfunction · Eye Disorders · Facial Neuropathy/ Facial Pain · Fertility · Fibromyalgia · Gallbladder Inflammation · Gallstones · Glaucoma · Glossodynia · Hair Regrowth · Headaches / Tension – Migraine · Hearing Loss · Hepatitis · Herpes · Hyperacusis · Hyperlipidemia · Hypertension · Kidney Failure · Kidney Stones · Knee Pain · Lacrimal Duct Disease · Lichen Planus · Lymphedema · Macular Degeneration · Maxillofacial Disorders · Meniere’s Disease · Mucositis · Neck Pain · Nerve Regeneration · Neuralgia · Neuropathy · Osteomyelitis · Osteonecrosis · Osteoporosis · Pain (Musculoskeletal, Myofascial, Nerve) · Pancreatobiliary Disease · Parkinson’s Disease · Peyronie’s Disease · Pleurisy · Pneumonia · Pneumothorax · Post-Herpetic Neuralgia · Prostatitis · Rosacea · Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy · Respiratory Disorders · Scars · Sciatic Nerve Regeneration · Scleroderma · Shingles · Shoulder Pain · Sinusitis · Skin Disorders · Snakebite · Sports Injuries · Stomatitis · Stroke · Temporomandibular Joint Disorder · Tendonitis · Thyroid Disorders · Tinnitus · Trauma · Trigeminal Neuralgia · Tuberculosis · Ulcerative Colitis · Ulcers · Vitiligo · Xerostomia · Wound Healing
To see what researchers have reported, visit the Laser Research Library, and click on any of the conditions listed above and much, much more. We encourage you to review the scientific literature on this site and elsewhere and to consider how laser therapy might best be applied in your practice and for the benefit of your patients.
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Articles by David Rindge
1“Low level laser therapy”, “low intensity laser therapy”, “laser photobiostimulation” and “low power laser therapy” are a few of the other terms which have also been used. Recently “laser phototherapy” has been proposed as a more accurate name to differentiate treatment with low intensity, coherent, monochromatic light from surgical or other high powered applications.
2The exception to this is Class IV therapeutic lasers which have positive biostimulatory effects but also heat tissue to a greater degree and carry higher risk. High Power Laser Therapy or High Intensity Laser Therapy are terms which have been suggested to distinguish these treatments.
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