Useful Information Regarding Laser Therapy For Shoulder Pain

By Sandra Young


It is in the 1960s that laser technology came into existence. Soon after it was invented, it was learnt that laser therapy could improve wound healing and reduce pain, inflammation, and swelling. Therefore, researchers and scientists began finding new means of how this technology could be applied in the medicine profession. This field has become very wide and it currently involves usage of different sources of light like LED. Photobiomodulation is the name given to this process. This is what Laser therapy for shoulder pain is all about.

It is the invention of helium-neon in 1961 and ruby lasers in 1960 that inspired the concept of photobiomodulation to be developed. Endre Mester was the scientist who made the discovery that lasers could be used in medicine. When Mester made this discovery, he was working in a lab at Semmelweis University in Budapest. Mester discovered that when shaved mice are exposed to lasers, the hair on mice that did not get exposed to it grew slower than those that were exposed.

In a later demonstration, Mester proved that would healing is stimulated by exposure to helium-neon lasers. Experiments were later done on human beings before the procedure was accepted in medical application. The standardized procedure would then be made into three main applications. The three applications are reduction of inflammation, chronic joint disorders, and edema, promoting healing in wounds, nerves, and deeper tissues, and lastly in treating neurological pain and disorders.

Low level laser therapy, also abbreviated as LLLT is the term used in reference to the use of lasers to treat various medical conditions. During LLLT, low levels of red or near infrared light are shone on tissues or cell to promote healing. The term low levels is used in the description of the light because the light used is at very low energy densities.

Therefore, no harm is caused by the low energy densities. Other kinds of lasers like those used in ablation, cutting, and thermally coagulating tissues normally use extremely high energy densities which make them very risky. Therefore it is a safe process. Using light emitting diodes (LEDs) has cheapened the process although a debate about the clinical effect coming from LEDs and coherent laser lights still exists.

At the time of administration of the lasers, the source of the lasers is placed near the skin. The source is held atop the skin. Upon entrance of the photons from the lasers into the body, they interact with cytochrome C complex found in mitochondria. This results in a number of events.

Cellular metabolism is increased by these events which later reduce pain and inflammation. It is advantageous to use LLLT in medication since good results are produced without any undesirable side effects being caused. Also, patients have testified feeling long-term pain relief. However, in order to achieve long-term relief, several treatments might be needed by a person depending on how severe their condition is.

This procedure is very effective when applied immediately a person gets injured. Inflammation is reduced when LLLT is administered soonest and the healing process is triggered which reduces the severity of the condition. It the condition is chronic, persistent inflammation and pain is combated by LLLT.




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