As promised, whenever I come across a new therapy that’s safe and effective, I will share it with you. And my latest discovery is the best “painkiller” I’ve run across to date. It is called high-intensity laser therapy and it’s providing remarkable benefits—for me and my patients.
I know it works because I’ve had back pain for close to 15 years and I’ve tried just about every treatment out there. Almost all of them provided relief, but the pain always came back—until I tried high-intensity laser. After a short treatment course, I was completely pain free.
Unlike most “low level” lasers used for pain, this particular therapy delivers very high-energy wavelengths of light that penetrate the skin and tissues by as much as four inches. This is very important because it reaches deep into the affected areas where therapeutic effects are most needed. As injured and ailing cells absorb this light, their energy production and metabolism increase, and this stimulates tissue repair.
Though “high-intensity laser beams” may sound a little intimidating, this therapy is completely safe. Because the light is pulsed in microseconds rather than in a continuous stream, there’s no danger of burning or tissue damage.
High-intensity laser therapy is helpful for a number of chronic and acute pain syndromes. At the clinic, we’ve successfully used this treatment to alleviate discomfort from all manners of musculoskeletal pain including, but not limited to: back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, knee pain, neck pain, osteoarthritis, sciatica, shoulder pain, sports injuries, and many more.
I can’t guarantee that everyone will respond as well as I and many of our patients have, nor can I say with certainty how long benefits will last. However, this therapy is certainly worth checking out if you are suffering with acute or chronic pain.
