So the big question is, what is laser therapy and why is it so popular?
You have seen it advertised in just about every magazine, on T.V. and on highway billboards. Chiropractic Physicians love using non-invasive tools to assist in relieving acute and chronic pain. Laser therapy offers a non-invasive, non-painful, not to mention, non-addictive approach to pain relief and restored function.. It is relatively new to the US, introduced in 2002, but it dates all the way back to the days of Albert Einstein.
The purpose of the laser, without getting too technical, is to interact with the tissues at a cellular level by stimulating your body’s power plant. It focuses within damaged cells to stimulate greater Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) production creating more energy by way of specific wavelengths. This increase in energy aids in transforming damaged, unstable cells to undamaged healthy cells in a short amount of time. When cellular function is at an optimal level, injured tissues return to normal, function is restored and pain is relieved.
Laser therapy offers relief for a wide variety of conditions such as, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute and chronic pain in the shoulders, back, neck & knees, sports related injuries, neuropathies, edema & congestion, muscle sprains, shingles, golfers & tennis elbow and many other debilitating ailments.
Laser therapy is intriguing to the general public because it is a non-invasive, non-toxic and a non-pharmaceutical. It is also a cost effective treatment for virtually any painful area of the body. When combined with other cutting edge therapies such as, non-surgical spinal decompression, therapeutic exercise and/or functional neurological rehabilitation many patients return to a pain free lifestyle and avoid many unnecessary surgeries.
Before seeking laser therapy, it is important to do a little research first. Laser therapy is classified according to its power output, with Class IV being the most powerful laser available.
The amount of power is going to determine how deep the laser will penetrate into the body. The deep penetration aids in healing deep underlying tissues, increasing blood flow and reducing inflammation. Palm Beach Chiropractic & Rehabilitation leads the way in utilizing the most advanced Class IV high powered laser therapy technology available! Check out the Summus Medical Laser Research for more information.
Dr. Travis Lamperski is a Board Certified Chiropractic Physician. Dr. Lamperski opened Palm Beach Chiropractic & Rehabilitation in 2016. The conditions treated range from orthopedic injuries such as lumbar disc herniations and shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis to Personal Injury cases. Reach the office at 561-708-5700 and at ChiroPalmBeach.com.
