Laser Therapy Benefits & Possible Complications

Lasers have been successfully utilized in physical medicine and rehabilitation for over 30 years in other parts of the world and have begun to gain popularity in the United States following the FDA's approval of their usage for a variety of medical reasons. Laser therapy Livingston is a procedure that involves the introduction of light radiation into damaged or injured tissues in order to promote healing by stimulating ATP generation and lymphocyte activity, among other physiological reactions.

The FDA has thoroughly investigated and certified several laser devices for the treatment of neck and shoulder pain, as well as carpal tunnel syndrome, in the United States. Additionally, the FDA has granted permission for infrared light, which is light energy with wavelengths longer than visible light, to perform the following functions:

• Improve immediate blood circulation
• Minimize muscular or joint pains, discomfort, and stiffness
• Muscle relaxation
• Muscle contractions
• Reduce the discomfort and tightness caused by rheumatoid arthritis
  
  

Though laser therapy has been used safely and properly in animal testing since the 1960s and in humans successfully since the 1970s, there’re various precautions to follow while utilizing laser therapy and some situations when laser therapy should not be used.

Only licensed and competent medical professionals should perform laser therapy Hartland. Because the infrared laser's beam is invisible to the human eye, suitable protective eyewear should be used to avoid accidental exposure. Normal blinking of the eye is unaffected by infrared light.

A laser over bone growth plates is another precaution. The use of lasers on growth plates has been demonstrated to be beneficial in very few studies. Remove reflective jewelry and avoid treating over or near shiny surfaces. If the laser is excessively powerful, the patient may not be able to sense discomfort.

The Laser should not be used to:

• Irradiate the eyes
• Over cancerous tumors
• Within four to six months of radiation therapy
• Over hemorrhage
• Over or near the thyroid or endocrine glands
• Over a fetus or uterus during pregnancy
• In cases where the patient has a photosensitivity
• Is taking photosensitive medication
• Has vascular disease
  
  

Laser therapy has been shown to be useful in the treatment and rehabilitation in Livingston for a variety of illnesses and may prove to be effective in treating others as laser application rises. Yet, caution is required when the laser is used, and special consideration should be made to the circumstances in which laser may be dangerous, in order to avoid unwanted effects.

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