THE POWER OF LASER THERAPY

Explore the clinically proven biological effects and benefits of therapeutic laser technology.

How Does Laser Therapy Work?

Lasers work, as an example, by increasing ATP (adenosine triphosphate) synthesis in the mitochondria, activating the electron transport system, and many other biochemical and biophysical reactions in tissues and organs.

What Is Laser Therapy Used For?

Laser therapy has photobiomodulation beneficial effects for relieving pain, resolving inflammation and increasing the speed, quality and tensile strength of tissue repair. It has also been shown to stimulate the immune system, resolve infection and improve the function of damaged neurological tissue. Laser therapy is also effective in increasing collagen production, bone repair, reducing edema, increasing lymphatic drainage, and increasing production of capillary beds.

How Laser Therapy Works at the Cellular Level

During each painless treatment, laser energy increases circulation, drawing water, oxygen and nutrients to the damaged area, creating an optimal healing environment that reduces inflammation, swelling, muscle spasms, stiffness and pain. Function is restored and pain is relieved as the injured area returns to homeostasis.

Clinical studies and research using laser therapy technology indicate the following beneficial effects of laser therapy on tissues and cells.

Anti-Pain (Analgesic)

Anti-Inflammation

Improved Nerve Function

Faster Wound Healing

Increased Metabolic Activity

Improved Vascular Activity

Immunoregulation

Accelerated Tissue Repair and Cell Growth

Trigger Points and Acupuncture Points

Reduced Fibrous Tissue Formation (scars)

Biological Effects of the Laser in Detail

✺ Anti-Inflammation

Laser therapy has an anti-edema effect, causing vasodilation, activation of the lymphatic drainage system (drains swollen areas). Thus, resulting in the reduction of swelling from bruising or inflammation.

✺ Anti-Pain (Analgesic)

Laser therapy has highly beneficial effects on nerve cells, blocking pain signals transmitted to the brain, decreasing nerve sensitivity and inflammation. Less edema, less pain. Production of pain killing chemicals such as endorphins and enkephalins from the brain and adrenal gland are increased.

✺ Accelerated Tissue Repair and Cell Growth

Photons of light from lasers penetrate deeply into tissue accelerating cellular reproduction/growth. Laser light increases the intake ability of the cells enabling quicker absorption of nutrients while eliminating waste products.

✺ Reduced Fibrous Tissue Formation (Scars)

Laser therapy reduces the formation of scar tissue following tissue damage from cuts, scratches, burns, surgery and much more.

✺ Trigger Points and Acupuncture Points

Laser therapy dramatically stimulates muscle trigger points / acupuncture points non-invasively providing musculoskeletal pain relief.

✺ Immunoregulation

Laser light has a direct effect on immunity status by stimulation of immunoglobulin and lymphocytes. Laser Therapy is absorbed by chromophores (molecule enzymes) that react to laser light. The enzyme flavomono-nucleotide is activated, enabling production of ATP (adenosine triphosphate), a major carrier of cell energy and the energy source for all chemical reactions in the cells.

✺ Improved Nerve Function

Laser light increases the process of nerve cell reconnection. Increases the amplitude of action potentials, the human body’s own mechanisms of actions to optimize nerve regeneration.

✺ Improved Vascular Activity

Laser light significantly increases formation of new capillaries in damaged tissue, accelerating the healing process while reducing scar tissue. Acceleration of angiogenesis, causing temporary vasodilation, an increase in the diameter of blood vessels.

✺ Increased Metabolic Activity

Laser therapy creates increased output of specific enzymes and increased oxygen for blood cells.

Your Guides to Advanced Laser Therapy

Want to learn more about therapeutic lasers and how they work? Download our free e-books to learn about the advanced technology behind our lasers and how they provide effective, non-invasive treatments for various conditions. Whether you're a practitioner or a patient, our e-books give you the knowledge you need to understand the science of laser therapy.

Frequently Asked Questions

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  • Physicians & Healthcare professionals from all specialties have successfully added High Intensity Laser Therapy to their practice, including but not limited to: sports medicine, pain medicine (MD, DO), physical therapists (PT), chiropractors (DC) and athletic trainers. Additional practices include podiatrists (DPM), massage therapists, acupuncturists and veterinarians (DVM). Our lasers can be found in most states of the USA, and also a growing number of countries around the world.

  • Each state has specific regulations regarding the use of Class IV therapy lasers within their respective state coupled with the type of practice and its respective scope of practice. In general, most states permit any licensed health care professional to own and operate a FDA cleared Class IV therapy laser. Please Check with your particular state board for current regulations regarding laser therapy.

  • Injections and surgery may be painful, a large source of anxiety for the patient, require long periods of recovery time and usually physical therapy in some other facility and not yours. Relief from injections for the most part only lasts for short periods of time if at all, while surgery has numerous undesired side effects of its own like scar tissue which could in many instances bring about additional discomfort over and above the initial circumstance. In great contrast High Intensity Laser Therapy is non-invasive, has zero recovery time, zero side effects and frankly feels soothing and terrific. Patients routinely have a 90% reduction of pain and inflammation with a dramatic increase in Range of Motion. Treatments are completely safe, and can be administered to almost every patient in a relatively short period of time with dramatic sustained results. Laser therapy is a form of Physical Therapy to keep your patients in your own office.

  • NO. Patients will have no pain or discomfort during the treatment. However, some people feel a slight warming sensation. The laser has the ability to adjust to all clinical situations.

  • Most patients feel a warm, soothing, relaxing, feels awesome sensation while they are receiving laser therapy. Most patients feel much looser and have better Range of Motion coupled with dramatic pain reduction. Most patients are back to feeling like themselves and conduct their normal everyday routine.

  • Results vary with each patient since each and every one of us are different in many ways and have different situations affecting us. This is coupled with what we do during our respective day, as example one person may sit at a desk while others stand on concrete. However, in our experience results are immediate, last for 3-4 days from the very first treatment. The period of pain relief (sustainment) increases as more treatments are performed. Treatments are cumulative in nature, meaning the time between treatments grows larger after each treatment.

  • Berman Medical Lasers High Intensity Therapy Laser are protected by a 5-year warranty. Additional years of warranty coverage are available. Each laser model has been designed to offer multiple years of successful sustained use and operations for your practice. We also provide a loaner laser if your laser ever needs repair.