Low Level Laser Therapy (for managing pain)

Low Level Laser Therapy – for managing pain and accelerating wound healing

Where appropriate, we offer alternative pain management methods including Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), for those suffering with chronic pain in the mouth, head, neck, shoulders, back and more.

Also known as or Cold Laser Therapy or Non-Thermal Laser Therapy, this is a non-invasive treatment that utilises specific wavelengths of light to stimulate cellular activity, enhance cell metabolism, reduce inflammation, accelerate tissue repair and promote natural healing processes.

At DrBK, we use the state of the art EVRL and FX 635 devices from Erchonia.  Widely used for pain management, accelerated wound healing, and various musculoskeletal conditions, these treatments offers a safe, effective, and drug-free solution for patients seeking pain relief and improved quality of life.

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EVRL

Harnessing the power of both red and violet cold low-level lasers, the EVRL uses low-level laser therapy (LLLT) to safely and effectively treat a broader range of conditions than many other cold lasers available today. The combination of lasers in this innovative design offers unique anti-bacterial and anti-microbial properties and can treat an extensive range of conditions, such as:

• Neck pain
• Shoulder pain
• Acne

With exceptional clinical research and FDA market clearance in treating conditions such as these, the EVRL laser is a trusted and proven treatment approach, allowing practitioners to change patients’ lives without the harmful side effects associated with traditional treatment options.

FX 635

The FX 635 laser provides patients experiencing chronic pain with a new treatment option. This non-invasive, pain-free, efficacious solution targets pain centres and helps to relieve musculoskeletal conditions.

The FX Series lasers by Erchonia are the only low level lasers FDA cleared to treat:

• Low back pain
• Plantar fasciitis
• Nociceptive musculoskeletal pain

The FX 635 uses low-level laser technology and patented laser diode arms to precisely target pain centers. The body absorbs the light energy, which encourages the cell’s mitochondria to produce more ATP and promotes natural healing within the cell. Because the laser merely stimulates the cells to promote healing naturally, the FX 635 provides pain relief and reduces inflammation with no known side effects.

Benefits of Erchonia’s non-thermal lasers

Clinical studies and trials of laser therapy technology indicate the following beneficial effects of Low Level Laser Therapy:

Anti-Inflammation

Low Level Laser therapy creates an anti-edema effect by dilating blood vessels and activating the lymphatic drainage system (which drains swollen areas). This reduces swelling caused by trauma or inflammation.

Anti-Pain (Analgesic)

Low Level Laser therapy exerts a very beneficial effect on pain in multiple ways. It partially blocks neural transmission of pain signals to the brain. It decreases nerve sensitivity. Laser light also lessens pain by reducing edema. A fourth pain-blocking mechanism involves the production of high levels of painkilling chemicals such as endorphins, enkephalins and opioids from the brain and adrenal gland.

Accelerated Tissue Repair and Cell Growth

Photons of light from lasers penetrate deeply into tissues and accelerate cellular reproduction and growth. The laser light also increases the energy available to the cell by increasing ATP production so that the cell can take on nutrients faster and get rid of waste products. As a result of exposure to laser light, all cells, including the cells of tendons, ligaments and muscles are repaired faster.

Improved Vascular Activity

Low Level Laser Therapy significantly increases the formation of new capillaries in damaged tissue, which speeds up the healing process, closes wounds more quickly and reduces scarring. Low Level Laser Therapy also causes vasodilation, an increase in the diameter of blood vessels, which improves the delivery of blood and healing elements to damaged tissues.

Increased Metabolic Activity

Low Level Laser Therapy stimulates higher outputs of specific pro-healing enzymes in blood cells, along with improved oxygen and nutrient delivery.

Trigger Points and Acupuncture Points

Low Level Laser Therapy stimulates muscle trigger points an acupuncture points on a non-invasive basis, providing musculoskeletal pain relief.

Reduced Fibrous Tissue Formation

Low Level Laser Therapy reduces the formation of scar tissue following tissues damaged from cuts, scratches, burns or surgery.

Improved Nerve Function

Slow recovery of nerves in damaged tissue and result in impaired sensory and motor function. Low Level Laser Therapy speeds up the process of axonal regeneration and nerve cell reconnection and increases the amplitude of action potentials to optimize muscle action.

Immunoregulation

Low Level Laser Therapy directly affects immunity status by stimulating the production of immunoglobulins and lymphocytes and by improving the ease of penetration of white blood cells into damaged tissue.

Faster Would Healing

Low Level Laser Therapy stimulates fibroblast development (fibroblasts are the building blocks of collage, which is predominant in would healing) in damaged tissue. Collagen is the essential protein required to replace old tissue or repair tissue injuries. As a result, Low Level Laser Therapy is effective on open wounds and burns.

Circumferential Reduction (Emerald Laser)

Use as a non-invasive dermatological aesthetic treatment for the reduction of body circumference in individuals with a Body Mass Index (BMI) up to 40 kg/m2. This process works by emulsifying intracellular fat in to free fatty acids, and releasing it from the cell via a transitory pore to be transported out of the body via phagocytosis and lymphatic action, whilst also converting energy into power to fuel activity.