Cold Laser Therapy
Macomb Spine Care specializes in treating pain with advanced Cold Laser Therapy. We only utilize state-of-the-art Cold Lasers. Cold Laser Light treatment works naturally and treats pain associated with 300+ conditions. This painless procedure offers tremendous results in a relatively short amount of time. Throughout the world, laser therapy is used to reduce acute and chronic pain quickly and effectively while maintaining wellness and improve health and athletic performance.
What is it?
Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), commonly known as “cold” laser, has been used worldwide for over 40 years to relieve pain, remove scars, heal wounds, regenerate nerves and solve addictions. On January 17th, 2002, the first U.S. Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) company, Erchonia, received FDA clearance through clinical trial. The study took 100 patients complaining of Neck and Shoulder pain. Half were treated with a useless red light (placebo group), similar to that on a computer mouse or grocery check-out, and the other half received LLLT.
The treatment group beat the placebo group by 66%! That’s 66% faster relief and more complete relief, a remarkable margin. Such a study is known as “double blind” research, and is the gold standard for measuring the validity of a therapy. Similar studies have been passed by the FDA for Carpal Tunnel, Wounds and Scar Tissue. There are over 2000 published studies on LLLT reporting zero negative side effects.
How Does it Work?
Essentially, Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) causes tissues to heal faster – muscle, skin and nerve – 66% faster according to the above FDA study.
Specifically, LLLT works at the cell level. Human cells produce a chemical known as ATP (adenosine tri-phosphate) to run the body and heal tissue. All of our body’s activities result from the use of ATP, it’s like gasoline to a car. LLLT stimulates a micro-structure within the cells called the mitochondria (nicknamed the “powerhouse” because it produces ATP) to produce slightly higher amounts of ATP. Thus with more ATP at the cell level, tissues heal faster, and therefore relief comes quicker.
Conditions and Symptoms
Carpal Tunnel, Wounds and Scar Tissue. There are over 2000 published studies on LLLT reporting zero negative side effects.
As is true of many alternative therapies, you may receive alternative benefits to being treated, in addition to what you wanted fixed in the first place. This is because the ATP being produced is “systemic”, meaning although we’re focusing the laser on a particular area, the ATP is ultimately being sent throughout your entire body. The list of symptoms responding to LLLT is growing, and more valid research is being performed on a daily basis.
- Acute and Chronic Pain
- Knee Pain
- Neck & Back Pain
- Headaches & Migraines
- Shoulder Pain
- Nerve & Disc Pain
- Carpal Tunnel
- Sciatica
- Sports Injuries
- Scars & Scar Tissue
- Tendonitis
- Wrist/Hand Pain
SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT:
Call today at 586-228-1500 or fill out our online contact form to schedule an appointment with Dr. Clark at Macomb Spine Care. We look forward to helping you achieve optimum wellness, eliminate pain and feel better.
