Physio Laser Therapy

What is Laser Therapy?

Laser is a light source and can be used to enhance the body’s own anti-inflammatory capabilities, reduce pain, and improve healing in the body. The cells within our body can absorb the light energy which leads to an increase in the metabolism of the cell. This leads to a faster rate of moving waste products out of the cell and nutrients into the cell and there for speeding up healing.

What does Laser Therapy do?

Lasers with different wave lengths between 660 nm and 905 nm, have the ability to penetrate skin, and soft/hard tissues, and stimulate the cell’s energy production centre, called the mitochondria, creating more energy, better cell communication, improved tissue growth, enhanced cell nutrition, and extended cell life.

Low Level Laser Therapy for pain (LLLT), therefore affects the function of connective tissue cells (fibroblasts), accelerates connective tissue repair and act as an anti-inflammatory agent. It is used to treat various musculoskeletal conditions.

What are the benefits of Laser Therapy?

LLLT therefore affects the function of connective tissue cells (fibroblasts), accelerates connective tissue repair and act as an anti-inflammatory agent. It is used to treat various musculoskeletal conditions.

Reduction of inflammation

Pain relief

Accelerated tissue regeneration

How long does it take for Laser Therapy to work?

LLLT immediately stimulates cell receptors to increase cell energy production and once one cell is stimulated to create energy, many other cells will also be stimulated to produce more energy. This cascade of events is immediately set into motion.

When do you use Laser Therapy?

Laser can be used immediately following a new injury, to accelerate healing and prevent muscle weakness. This aids in restoring the joint and avoiding further injury.

LLLT should also be used with chronic injuries to reduce pain, to generate energy to the nerves to stimulate the muscles and thereby, improve muscle strength, and increase joint movement.

Which conditions can be treated with Laser Therapy?

Osteoarthritis of the knee, hip and ankle

Rheumatoid arthritis

Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD)

Shoulder impingement syndromes

Hip or shoulder bursitis

Low back disc degeneration

Disc herniation

Sciatica

Neuropathic pain

Tendinitis

Tennis elbow

Plantar fasciitis

Sinusitis

Scar tissue

Wounds

How can we help you

During your first consultation, your practitioner will discuss with you the frequency of treatment required for your specific condition or type of injury.

In conjunction with laser therapy we may provide patients with complementary treatments such as Dry Needling and self-management strategies such as stress management, tailor-made rehabilitation programmes, msassage therapy for headache, migraine, and relaxation.