Does Cold Laser Therapy really work?
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at
12:09 pm
I have read a lot of so-called reports lately that a clinic using Cold Laser Therapy is curing migraines, lower back probs, tinnitus etc etc . can anyone tell me if this treatment works or is it just another scam?
Filed under: Tinnitus Treatment
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Go to the site below to get details of the cold laser therapy system.
Note, the term “Cold Laser” is used by many to differentiate it from the surgical lasers(hot). Its correct name is Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT, Class III). In this page I will simply refer to it as Cold Laser.
Cold Laser’s light is compressed light of a wavelength (Visible and/or Infrared light) part of ElectroMagnetic spectrum. It is different from natural light in that it is one precise color; it is coherent (it travels in a straight line), monochromatic (a single wavelength) and polarized (it concentrates its beam in a defined location or spot). These properties allow laser light in the cold (red) spectrum to penetrate the surface of the skin with no heating effect, no damage to the skin and no known side effects..
Why haven’t you heard about Therapeutic Laser?
a. FDA approved 2 yrs ago class III lasers. (Used by MD’s & Therapists in Europe since 1985)
b. Can’t bill the Insurance Co. in US. (It’s billable in Europe)
c. Lack of Tech. training in this country. (Few Med. Practitioners know what to look for in a laser
and end up buying lasers that have limited therapeutic effect)