Cold Laser Therapy is an excellent treatment that is often utilized to treat a wide array of conditions and pain. This therapy allows the body to naturally heal itself by utilizing a combination of electric stimulation and cold (short wave length) laser technology. This low level laser therapy consists of a light-emitting device that can be utilized on many different parts of the body and can be used in both acute and chronic pain cases.
In addition to simple back and neck pain, cold laser therapy has been utilized for a number of inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, tendonitis and sprains. The number of conditions that have been notably increased in the usage of this therapy include carpal tunnel syndrome, shoulder and neck injuries, muscle and joint pain, as well as a long list of others.
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Current Field Research Includes:
Successful management of female office workers with "repetitive stress injury" or "carpal tunnel syndrome" by a new treatment modality — application of low level laser.
E. Wong G LEE J. Zu CHERMAN and D. P. MASON, Western Heart Institute and St. Mary's Spine Center St. Mary's Medical Center. San Francisco. CA. USA and Head and Neck Pain Center, Honolulu, HL. USA.
Female office workers with desk jobs who are incapacitated by pain and tingling in the hands and fingers are often diagnosed by physicians as "repetitive stress injury' (RSI) or "carpal tunnel syndrome' (CTS). These patients usually have poor posture with their head and neck stooped forward and shoulders rounded; upon palpation. They have pain and tenderness at the spinous processes C5—T1 and the medial angle of the scapula. In 35 such patients we focused the treatment primarily at the posterior neck area and not the wrists and hands. A low level laser (100 mW) was used and directed at the tips of the spinous processes C5—Tl. The laser rapidly alleviated the pain and tingling in the arms, hands and fingers and diminished tenderness at the involved spinous processes.
Osteoarthritis
FDA Cleared for Osteoarthritis of the Hand. The Effects of Low Level Laser Therapy on Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Hand. A Clinical Study
Dr Larry Lytle, DDS, Ph.D. and Dr. Serafettin Ozdogan, MD
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: July 2002 83(7)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether real or sham low-level laser therapy (LLLT) plus microamperes transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) applied to acupuncture points significantly reduces pain in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). RESULTS: Significant decreases in MPQ score, median nerve sensory latency, and Phalen and Tinel signs after the real treatment series but not after the sham treatment series. Patients could perform their previous work (computer typist, handyman) and were stable for 1 to 3 years. CONCLUSIONS: This new, conservative treatment was effective in treating CTS pain; larger studies are recommended. Copyright 2002 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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