More Information About Laser Relief
What is a Laser?
The Laser is a fully compliant to the definitions set forth by those great men of science such as Bose and Einstein who predicted LASER in 1924 and the contemporary physicists Schawlow and Townes who brought LASER into the modern age. LASER is an acronym for Light Amplification by stimulated Emission of Radiation. Light created in the way, is then culminated and directed into an intense beam of coherent light through the use of cathode and anode reflection components in order to produce a single stable frequency. According to Webster’s Dictionary, Lasers are coherent or marked by logical consistency. We assure and maintain this classification, through our unique and patented process, which produces the emission of coherent light, generated at a precise and stable frequency and in focused direction.
What is low-level laser?
Unlike high power lasers that use heat and destroy tissue, low energy lasers affect the cellular energy of the underlying tissue. Hot lasers have a thermal effect and have an output of 1MW or above. Cold (or) Low Level lasers do not have a thermal effect on tissue, lasers that stimulate biological function have an output below 10mw-milliwatts (ten-one thousands of a watt).
What is 3LT – Low Level Laser Therapy?
Low Level Laser Therapy (3LT) refers to the modality of applying a “low” energy or “low level” laser to tissue that stimulates cellular processes and thereby enhancing biochemical reactions. For example, studies show that LLLT increases ATP production in the mitochondria of the cell. Since more energy is now available, the cell may utilize this fuel to function or operate more efficiently.
How does it work?
Many theories exist as to the mechanism of action for Low Level Laser Therapy (3LT) but simply put, photonic energy is absorbed by the photo acceptor sites on the cell membrane which trigger a secondary messenger to initiate a cascade of intracellular signals that initiate, inhibit or accelerate biological processes such as wound healing, inflammation, or pain management.
What conditions can be benefitted?
Low Level Laser Therapy (3LT) has been successfully used to aid in healing many conditions with acute and chronic pain, repetitive use disorders like carpal tunnel syndrome, soft tissue strains and sprains, inflammation, enhanced tissue healing, and cell regeneration.
Are there any side effects?
There are over 1500 published studies and not one of them mentions any negative side effects of semi-conductor diode lasers at the 5mW range like 3TL Lasers. Low Level Lasers are safe, non-toxic and non-invasive; there has not been a recorded side effect in over 1700 publications. There are some necessary common sense precautions that need to be considered, such as avoiding pointing the laser beam directly into the eye and maintaining it there, which could prove to be damaging to the eye.
What makes one laser different from another?
A laser can differ in its wavelength, power source or whether it is a continuous or pulsed wave form. The first lasers ere used to cut, cauterize or ablate tissue and were classified as “hot” lasers, “Cold”, “Low Energy” or “Low Level” lasers are used to enhance metabolic activity at the cellular level through non-thermal reactions.
What is a wavelength? And do the different wavelengths matter?
Light is measured in wavelengths and is expressed in units of nanometers (nm). Different wavelengths have different energy levels and can have various effects on tissue. For example, the 3LT Laser is 635 nanometers, which is found within the “red” spectrum of visible light (400-800nm) and has anabolic tissue effects, whereas, radiation that has a wavelength shorter than 320 nm [ultraviolet (UV), gamma rays, x-rays] has ionizing effects on cells and can be harmful even in small doses.
How long are the sessions?
Sessions can vary in time from seconds to minutes depending on the application. Research studies show that there may be a dose dependent response, so it may be more effective to use at lower doses at multiple intervals then to use a single time with a high dose.
