| As a chiropractor in the Plano, TX area, I treat patients | | | | pain, fibromyalgia, tendonitis, busiitis, neuropathy, achilles |
| for all types of arthritis. One of the most common | | | | tendon pain, migraine headaches, sinus blockage, |
| types of arthritis is osteoarthritis. I've found that using | | | | sprains and strains, carpal tunnel and other associated |
| Cold Laser Therapy provides tremendous benefit to | | | | pains. Cold laser therapy also treats conditions such as |
| my patients who have arthritic issues with their neck, | | | | TMJ, reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) and other |
| back, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and knees. If you have | | | | inflammatory and scarring conditions. |
| a joint issue, this type of therapy can help. | | | | Cold laser therapy is non-thermal and noninvasive. With |
| Arthritis affects more than 50 million people living in the | | | | the proper combination of cold laser and electric |
| US, every year, and that number will only increase. | | | | stimulation, laser therapy is one of the most effective |
| Osteoarthritis is one of the most common types of | | | | healing therapies in the medical community today. |
| arthritis I treat. This disease is degenerative in nature | | | | Completed in ten to twelve sessions, laser therapy is |
| and causes cartilage to wear away along with giving | | | | not only significant in reducing treatment times, it is cost |
| you a lot of pain and discomfort. There are more | | | | effective as well. |
| forms of arthritis than I can count on my hand, but I'm | | | | How Cold Laser Therapy Works: |
| guessing you've heard of bursitis, tendinitis, carpal tunnel | | | | The laser instrument is applied directly to the area |
| syndrome, and so on. | | | | needing treatment. By sending short burst of photon |
| All forms of arthritis have one common symptom, | | | | laser light into the skin, it blocks pain transmitted by |
| PAIN. Pain develops as a result of multiple factors | | | | nerve cells. This in turn reduces/eliminates inflammation |
| including inflammation, joint deformity, and can lead to | | | | preventing further swelling in the joint and stopping the |
| lack of mobility and partial disability. Chiropractic | | | | pain. Another benefit of the laser is the ability to assist |
| treatment with cold laser has great results but this is | | | | the body in releasing high levels of pain killing chemicals |
| not to discount the possible need for medicines, | | | | such as endorphins and enkephalins. The laser therapy |
| injections, and surgery. Each has their place and value | | | | also benefits your body by accelerating cellular |
| in helping with arthritis pain, but there is still a need for | | | | reproduction and growth. |
| potentially useful adjunctive modalities that can | | | | When the cell is damaged or injured, for instance in |
| accelerate the recovery and reduce pain faster. | | | | arthritis, it is not able to repair itself so the joint |
| Beyond arthritis, cold laser therapy is excellent for | | | | continues to deteriorate. This is why it is so important |
| treating various forms of chronic and acute pain. | | | | to help the cells repair themselves so that the |
| Chiropractors also use laser therapy for patients | | | | deterioration stops and the regenerative cells of |
| suffering from back and neck pain, musculoskeletal | | | | tendons, bone, ligaments and muscles repair faster. |