Laser Therapy
What is laser therapy?
Laser therapy affects pain receptors, nerve endings, and blocks pain impulses through the “gate control” theory of pain management. The heat expands blood vessels, improving blood circulation, immune system, and metabolic processes, relaxes tightened muscles, and stimulates the production of endorphins, which suppress pain.
As a result of laser therapy, the following benefits are achieved:
- Biostimulation: Accelerates the healing process.
- Analgesic effect: Alleviates acute pain. Immediate analgesic effect that lasts over time.
- Anti-inflammatory and anti-edema effect: Stimulates metabolism and quickly reduces swelling.
- Thermal effect: By increasing tissue temperature, it locally enhances microcirculation.
In the therapy of chronic pain, it is recommended to undergo a course of 6-10 sessions, 2-3 times a week. In acute situations, procedures can be performed daily, with 4-6 repeated sessions recommended. The duration of each session ranges from 2 to 15 minutes, and the procedure is felt as mild warmth.
Who is laser therapy suitable for?
Laser therapy is used for both acute traumatic injuries and chronic joint problems, including their degeneration:
- Muscle tears
- Ligament sprains
- Painful trigger points
- Muscle spasms
- Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow
- Various joint pains
- Joint deformity (osteoarthritis)
- Lower back pain
- Shoulder impingement syndrome
- Heel spur pain
- Achilles tendonitis
- Shoulder, ankle sprain consequences
- Knee arthritis
- Runner’s knee – patellar tendonitis
- Scar treatment
- Consequences of bone fractures
- Difficult-to-heal wounds, etc.
