Women Health Matters

Laser Therapy: The New age Healing Therapy

Laser therapy can work wonders for you when most other forms of treatment have failed to provide the much needed relief. Laser treatment gained popularity as one of the most favored modes of treatment for cosmetic and non cosmetic surgeries. But now it can even be used to treat chronic injuries. Used in the form of LLLT or low level laser therapy it is increasingly being used by medical professionals and physio therapists to relieve the patient from pain resulting out of chronic ailments. Low level laser therapy is alternatively known as “cold laser” therapy, laser biostimulation and photobiomodulation and has come into the limelight in recent times.

The history of the invention of laser therapy goes back to decade of the 1960s when it was found out by scientists that laser light can generate a response in the cellular level of the body tissues. This caused the body to produce “increased energy levels”. The energy that is thus produced boosts the ability of the cells to heal naturally. In other words, the body absorbs the laser light and transforms it into a sort of biochemical energy for its utilization. It is in fact much like the way the body absorbs the rays of the sun and transforms the energy to form Vitamin D.  

The use of laser therapy has been acknowledged and accepted in different countries of Europe, Asia and Africa, and United States and Canada. It has been given the stamp of approval from the FDA since 2002.  

As its name suggests, laser therapy has therapeutic effects and is therefore used mainly for healing purposes. Since it is a low level laser and therefore of minimal intensity, it does not lead to the burning or penetration of the tissues, as is common with other laser procedures that rely on high intensity lasers. It has been extensively used to treat complicated medical cases of fibromyalgia, chronic arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis.  

It is especially beneficial for athletes or sportsmen who do not wish to go for regular surgical procedures can opt for these. The chances of recovery are almost same as regular surgery and the time required to recuperate is also much less. There is practically no chance of the injury aggravating further.  

However, in order to get the right kind of treatment you should choose a suitable laser clinic that offers the kind of treatment or laser therapy that you are looking for. You should also constantly be in touch with your doctor and have discussions and be counseled, so that by the time the laser therapy sessions begin, you have a fair idea of the process. It is also important to talk about the budget in detail as the therapy is comparatively costlier than any other treatment.  

So for those of you who do not relish the idea of constant medication, nor willing to go for a regular surgery, try out the laser therapy. It is a relatively safe and easier method of getting rid of the pain of chronic diseases. With laser therapy  you’ll have minimum pain and maximum gain.