Pain management is a field where many practitioners get frustrated. In our clinic we see it on a regular basis as most of the more difficult cases can be found in after they have seen everybody else and a chiropractor is their final resort. Chronic pain doesn't always imply that we have to do more, sometimes what seems like an extremely little treatment can produce marvelous results.
Take laser therapy for example; it is just a popular treatment now from everything from foot fungus to weight reduction. Now personally I haven't seen the studies that it's effective for all of the numerous uses people are finding for it but I know from the research and from my own clinical experience that it's an effective therapy for pain management in conjunction with a few of the more traditional methods like physical therapy, chiropractic, acute injury and chronic injury management protocols and dynamic neuromuscular stabilization.
website for used in pain therapy are needs to gain recognition in this country. The FDA cleared Low Level Laser Therapy for used in pain, inflammation, and wound healing in 2002; however, the advantages of LLLT have already been recognized and successfully used overseas for many years. Studies show LLLT to reduce neck and back pain by as much as 70% without known side effects.
The theory is the laser excites the targeted cells in the injured tissue, causing the cells to distribute a sign that healing must take place in your community being treated. This signal travels throughout the bloodstream, connective tissues, and nervous system to significantly increase your body's response and healing time. Interestingly, researchers have also discovered that LLLT boosts healing throughout the body, not just in the area being treated.
Many will be surprised to discover that more isn't better with regards to LLLT; the effective dose is fairly small. Typical treatments can take as little as five minutes and are administered many times per week over a training course of two to three weeks for maximum and lasting effect. Inside our clinic it is one of the used modalities. Often patient respond quickly with reduced subjective complaints, decreased muscle spasm, and increased ROM of the affected area. In case you are experiencing carpal tunnel, neck and low back pain, tendonitis, knee pain or a variety of painful conditions, give laser therapy a go to see if it is right for you.