A Ten Dollar Laser Pointer Will Heal Tissue Faster Than Any Medication

A Ten Dollar Laser Pointer Will Heal Tissue Faster Than Any Medication



A very effective, yet suppressed treatment to alter
cellular function is using light-emitting diodes or low-level lasers.
This healing modality is available in most electronic stores for less
than ten dollars, and it will work better than any medication to relieve
pain, increase joint mobility, relax muscles and even heal wounds.


A 5mW 635nm key chain laser (above) available at
many electronic stores has more than sufficient power to stimulate and
initiate healing at the cellular level.

All light therapy is not the same; in
fact, there are several different light therapy devices that
produce totally different effects on the body -- utilizing many
different actions. All of these different actions are created by
different properties of light, power, and frequency.

Low Light Laser Therapy (LLLT)


LASERS (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) are
intended to emit energy in the infrared spectrum to provide
topical and deep heating for the purpose of elevating tissue
temperature. The mechanism of action for infrared lasers and
light units is thermal and mechanical, and healing comes about
as a byproduct of the stimulation not as a direct mechanism of
the therapy.

Low light laser therapy (LLLT) is effective in
relieving short-term pain for rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis,
acute and chronic neck pain, tendinopathy, and possibly chronic joint
disorders. The evidence for LLLT being useful in the treatment of low
back pain, dentistry and wound healing is equivocal.


Lasers are very complex in their actions because they are designed to stimulate the physiology of the body through a mechanism called biomodulation or photobiomodulation.

These principles of light or energy
medicine originated in the quantum physics of Einstein himself.
He first introduced the concept of the LASER. He also stated that every
living cell emits radiation called the “photon emission of living cells”, or what we commonly refer to as the aura.

Due to the low power density and the properties of
the wavelength used, the true low level therapy lasers are only
capable of delivering a physiological dose of
therapy. One of the most important aspects of
a physiological dose of therapy is that it is safe. It is safe
no mater what the condition or pathology is, no matter what
medications the patient is on, no matter what the patient may be
allergic to, no matter what, a true LLLT unit will do no harm.

Better Than Medication

In fact, most studies show that
LLLT can stimulate healing faster and more
effectively than almost any medication either ingested or used
topically. The reasons are primarily due to the inability of medications
to affect the brain's Neuroplasticity in the treatment of chronic
conditions. One of the most profound physiological
effects of low level therapeutic lasers is the effect of
Neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity represents the brain’s ability
to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections
throughout life. Neuroplasticity provides a way for nerve cells
(neurons) in the brain to respond and compensate for injury and
disease and adjust neuronal activity in response to a new situation or
to changes in the environment.

Neuroplasticity represents a new rapidly evolving approach to healing. Given
any trauma, realizing all traumas involve the central nervous
system recognizing the trauma (consciously or subconsciously),
quick response with active neuronal stimulation, could
theoretically maintain, repair, retain most CNS functions
(learning, memory, speech, emotional distress, movement, balance
etc.).In simpler terms, theoretically
the proper immediate use of LLLT therapy post trauma, especially
brain trauma, could eliminate much of the neurological
disabilities common in head trauma today.

Many studies have validated the incredible success
of LLLT in wound healing, joint disorders, thyroid, bone repair and many
other conditons.


Silva Junior A, Pinheiro A, Oliveira M et al. in the
Journal of clinical laser medicine & surgery
(2002) evaluated morphometrically the amount of newly formed bone after
laser irradiation of surgical wounds created in the femur of rats.
Computerised morphometry showed a significant difference between the
areas of mineralised bone in laser and non-laser treated groups
indicating that LLLT increased bone repair at early bone healing.

Pereira A, de Paula Eduardo C, Matson E et al
in Lasers Surg Med. (2002) studied cell growth and
procollagen synthesis of cultured fibroblasts by laser irradiation.
They showed the treatment remarkably increased cell growth.

In Laser Med Surg Abstract issue 2002,
Sanseverino N T M, Sanseverino C A M, Ribeiro M S et al. demonstrated
that in people with temporomandibular disorders, and an evaluation of
subjective pain assessment and measurement of the movements of the
jaw, there was a significant improvement in the laser group only.

The Mechanism of Action For 635nm Light

Biological light receptors in living tissue, termed chromophores,
have peak activation at wavelengths between 600nm and 720nm.
The most commonly used wavelengths to activate these
chromophores are from 630nm to 635nm. This is because even
though different chromophores have peak activation somewhere
between 600nm and 720nm, each chromophore can still be activated
within a wider wavelength spectrum. 635nm falls within the wavelength
spectrum of all biological chromophores in man and animals. This
means there is no need to utilize multiple colors of lasers to
activate the different chromophores in the body.

Once the light energy passes through the layers of
skin and reaches the target area, it is absorbed and interacts with
the light sensitive elements in the cell. This process can be
compared to photosynthesis in plants - sunlight is absorbed by plants,
which is then converted to usable energy so that the plant can grow.

When cells absorb light energy, it initiates a
series of events in the cell that is theorized to eventually result in
normalizing damaged or injured tissue, a reduction in pain,
inflammation, edema and an overall reduction in healing time by
increasing intracellular metabolism.

There are three specific and unique methods the 635nm wavelength lasers:

1. Within the cell, the signal is transduced and amplified by a photon
acceptor (chromophore). When a chromophore first absorbs
light, electronically excited states are stimulated,
primary molecular processes are initiated which lead to
measurable biological effects. These photobiological effects are
mediated through a secondary biochemical reaction, photosignal
transduction cascade, or intracellular signaling which amplifies
the biological response.

2. The ionizing effects of LLLT allow photon acceptors
to accept an electron. This turns on the oxidation-reduction
cycle of the stimulated chromophores such as Cytochrome oxidase,
hemoglobin, melanin, and serotonin. Changing the re-dox state of the
chromophore changes the biological activity of that chromophore
e.g., hemoglobin changes its oxygen carrying capacity. This has
the potential to triple the oxygen carrying capacity of blood
instantly.

3. When photon energy breaks a chemical bond,
changes occur in the allosteric proteins in cell membranes
(cell, mitochondrial, nuclear) and monovalent and divalent fluxes
activate cell metabolism and intracellular enzymes directly.
Direct activation of cell membranes alters ion fluxes,
particularly calcium, across that membrane. Changes in
intracellular calcium alter the concentrations of cyclic nucleotides,
causing an increase in DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis, which
stimulate mitosis and cellular proliferation.


Low Level Therapeutic Lasers (LLLT) can be recognized by the following characteristics:

1. In the product description the
   wavelength of the light will be in the visible red range,
   630nm (for HeNe tube lasers) and 635nm (for semiconductor
   laser diodes).
   
2. In the product description the total power output will be less than 5mW per laser.
   
3. The housing that contains the lasers can be
   held at a comfortable distance from the wound or tissue being
   treated.
   
4. The therapy can be administered through natural fiber cloths so that the patient seldom has to disrobe.
   
5. Eye protection is not necessary for
   the patient or the doctor; although directing any LLLT unit at
   the eyes can be dangerous.
   
6. The proper treatment will be based on the frequency utilized and the Jules of energy are never mentioned.
   
7. Photobiomodulation and biological amplification is promoted, the word “penetration” will never be found.
   
8. Low power and no heat will be promoted, High power of any kind should not be seen.
   
9. 635nm energy is visible so you always know if the unit is on and where it is pointed.
   
10. The laser can have a pulse frequency setting and they will be documented as accurate and with a broad range.
    

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