Low energy laser therapy is a noninvasive way of healing injuries without masking their symptoms with drugs, while also decreasing muscle weakness and improving joint mobility.
Laser photons penetrate deep into tissues to stimulate cell metabolism, thus decreasing inflammation and swelling, while speeding up tissue regeneration.
The Erchonia Laser
Erchonia lasers use light energy to increase ATP production by cells, providing energy needed for regeneration and healing processes as well as providing rapid relief from pain. This type of therapy therefore produces rapid healing results while simultaneously relieving it.
Light energy is distributed across the visible and near-infrared spectrums. When properly focused, lasers emit photons which move in one direction at the same wavelength; this phenomenon is known as coherent light; this feature makes Erchonia Laser unique among other lasers on the market.
Erchonia lasers have a wavelength that has been proven to enhance cellular metabolism, increasing their natural healing processes. This range lies between 630-640 nanometers and has been shown to stimulate production of ATP, reduce inflammation, promote muscle calcium uptake, accelerate nerve regeneration and enhance other biochemical reactions in cells.
These processes also help decrease inflammation-inducing mediators, support muscle movement, increase blood and lymph flow and promote collagen formation, which often results in improved range of motion and less inflammation for patients.
Clinical studies have proven this therapy effective at relieving chronic neck and back pain as well as diabetic neuropathy-related neuropathic pain. Additionally, it can also be utilized in cases such as sprains, whiplash or tendinitis.
Many chiropractors, physical therapists, massage therapists and orthopedic surgeons rely on this technology to treat their patients. The Erchonia EVRL laser was designed with portability and ease-of-use in mind, making it the ideal solution for any clinic. As it’s cordless handheld device with an intuitive graphic user interface and 14 FDA clearances with extensive research behind its efficacy – contact us now for more details about how the Erchonia EVRL can benefit your practice!
The Power
Laser therapy discussions often center around “power,” with its impact on therapy effectiveness being measured in energy delivery capacity. But power alone doesn’t tell the entire story: there are other components at play which make a device effective and should not be solely measured against one another.
Visible light photons have the capacity to match the energy volts (eV), or frequency, of electrons in molecules and push them to higher states, which leads to chemical reactions that produce cellular energy – ATP – our cells need in order to function.
Low Level Laser Therapy has been shown to increase ATP production in the body, which allows cells to better communicate, provide nutrition, decrease pain signals and speed healing of soft tissues. Lasers also known to increase movement of ions across cell membranes into and out of mitochondria for additional energy to make proteins and produce more cytokines that contribute to immune defense systems.
GVL Laser Therapy is a drug-free therapy designed to speed the healing process at tissue, cell and molecular levels. This technology supplements chiropractic, physiotherapy and functional neurology services by increasing energy available for healing without creating harmful side effects.
Research has demonstrated that GVL lasers produce results by directly inhibiting sensory receptors for painful stimuli and blocking second order neurons that pass this information to the brain. They also produce a soothing effect in nerve endings and vascular supply to tissue which increases healing rates over time.
The GVL Laser is used for pain relief, joint health care, wound care, muscle strength training and skin rejuvenation. Common conditions treated include arthritis, muscle sprains and strains, nerve entrapments, scars, whiplash carpal tunnel syndrome sports injuries – even cancer, ADHD or neurological disorders! Safe for all ages and skin types!
The Wavelength
Laser light can penetrate skin layers and penetrate cells to promote biochemical reactions that stimulate healing. Low level laser therapy relies on photobiomodulation; when specific tissues such as muscles, nerves or tendons absorb light it causes biological processes that reduce inflammation while simultaneously aiding tissue repair.
The wavelength is the most critical element of any laser, as it determines its function and expected results. While “hot” lasers typically use wavelengths longer than 950nm to cut or cauterize tissue, cold/low energy lasers operate at shorter wavelengths such as 630-670nm. According to research studies, short wavelength lasers such as this have shown to decrease pain, inflammation, increase oxygen, blood, fibroblast proliferation, muscle calcium uptake, neurotransmitter release, accelerate wound healing and enhance neurotransmitter release for positive outcomes.
Studies have also demonstrated that laser wavelengths emitting in the visible range do not absorb significant water absorption, thus interfering with photochemical interactions and inhibiting therapeutic biostimulation. Studies also indicate there is a safe dose of laser energy required for therapeutic biostimulation (typically 2-4 joules / cm2). Higher levels can overstimulate cells; high-level laser light therapy devices, with their powerful power outputs, risk exceeding this dose and creating harmful side effects such as heat sensations.
Erchonia laser wavelength is of paramount importance as it is the only one capable of stimulating all three mitochondrial electron transport chains (ETC). An infrared laser that has been specifically tailored to interact with water molecules inside cells creates photodissociation of inhibitory nitric oxide in ETCs, leading to photodissociation of inhibitory nitric oxide from ETCs and photolysis of inhibition sites. Electrons then flow freely along this chain and produce Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), an essential building block for energy production in our bodies. As part of its normal and healing function, the ETC requires all three electron transport chain complexes to work at peak performance – that is why only high quality, low output short wavelength lasers should be utilized for therapeutic applications.
The Delivery
Health professionals use low level laser therapy to deliver laser light directly over an injured area, using different wavelengths of laser healing energy to penetrate deep into tissues and promote cell biostimulation – this process is known as photobiomodulation and shows its ability to treat the root causes of pain rather than just mask them with painkillers.
Photons entering your body accelerate muscle healing by stimulating cells to produce ATP (energy). Photons also enhance lymphocyte and immunoglobulin activity that activates and strengthens your natural immune system. Ultimately, photons may reduce inflammation by altering transcription factors – proteins which help switch on or off genes – such as COX-2 which plays a part in inflammation and pain. Researchers have demonstrated this using low level laser therapy (LLLT).
Cellular biostimulation is at the core of why medical organizations like WHO, CDC and FDA endorse low level laser therapy as a solution for various conditions. While pain medications only mask symptoms of disease; low level laser therapy treats its root cause for lasting relief of symptoms.
At each treatment session, photons of laser light are administered either continuously or intermittently; continuous waves resemble keeping a flashlight lit on and off at random intervals while pulsed therapeutic lasers act like flicking on and off a flashlight rapidly and repeatedly.
Pulsing laser light improves delivery efficiency and biological effects by diverting more of its energy away from being absorbed by water or expelled as heat which could otherwise be counterproductive to healing. Unfortunately, devices delivering energy at longer wavelengths often don’t utilize this mechanism but rely instead on other mechanisms like heat generation, which may not be as effective.
MLS, or Multi-Wave Locked System, is an innovative approach to laser energy delivery that optimizes biological and therapeutic effects. By combining low and high power laser frequencies into one patented pulse, MLS allows healing light to penetrate deeper into tissues while decreasing side effects like heat sensation and discomfort associated with more powerful treatments.