Concierge-RN is excited to provide the Erchonia XLR8 Low Level Laser Therapy, an FDA Approved Medical device. Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) has been used worldwide for many years to relieve pain, remove scars, heal wounds and regenerate nerves. Clinical studies conclude that the use of the Erchonia laser enhances the performance of liposuction procedures and decreases pain experienced by post-surgical patients, thus lowering their dependence on narcotic pain medication.
How It Works
In a nutshell, Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) causes tissues to heal faster. It is also called cold laser therapy or photobiomodulation therapy. The treatment is designed to repair tissue, reduce pain and inflammation, and target fat to enhance emulsification, thus, facilitating fat extraction in liposuction. Treatment is done with a small hand-held device which emits a laser beam placed over the target areas. The low levels of light penetrate tissues without heating or damaging the skin. The FDA has given the device a NHN (non-heating instruments) classification.
How Low-Level Lasers can be used for pain relief?
Cold lasers can stimulate all types of cells, including muscle, ligaments, nerves and cartilage. This stimulation of light energy works similar to photosynthesis in plants, as it is absorbed and interacts with light-sensitive components in the body’s cells. By stimulating mitochondria and encouraging the cells to produce more ATP, the treatment promotes the body’s natural healing — which may have been impeded through the tissue damage.
As a non-invasive procedure, LLLT can be performed as an outpatient procedure, providing a distinct advantage over traditional laser surgery. There is no recovery time and no side effects, which makes LLLT an attractive treatment option for a variety of conditions, including but not limited to:
· Low Back Pain
· Neck and Shoulder pain
· Onychomycosis
· Plantar Fasciitis
· Post-Operation Wound Healing
Clinical studies and trials of laser therapy technology indicate the following top ten beneficial effects of Low-Level Laser Therapy.
1. Anti-Inflammation. Low Level Laser therapy creates an anti-edema effect by dilating blood vessels and activating the lymphatic drainage system (which drains swollen areas). This reduces swelling caused by trauma or inflammation.
2. Anti-Pain (Analgesic). Low Level Laser therapy exerts a very beneficial effect on pain in multiple ways. It partially blocks neural transmission of pain signals to the brain. It decreases nerve sensitivity. Laser light also lessens pain by reducing edema. A fourth pain-blocking mechanism involves the production of high levels of pain-killing chemicals such as endorphins, enkephalins and opioids from the brain and adrenal gland.
3. Accelerated Tissue Repair and Cell Growth. Photons of light from lasers penetrate deeply into tissues and accelerate cellular reproduction and growth. The laser light also increases the energy available to the cell by increasing ATP production so that the cell can take on nutrients faster and get rid of waste products. As a result of exposure to laser light, all cells, including the cells of tendons, ligaments and muscles are repaired faster.
4. Improved Vascular Activity. Low Level Laser Therapy significantly increases the formation of new capillaries in damaged tissue, which speeds up the healing process closes wounds more quickly and reduces scarring. Low Level Laser Therapy also causes vasodilation, an increase in the diameter of blood vessels, which improves the delivery of blood and healing elements to damaged tissues.
5. Increased Metabolic Activity. Low Level Laser Therapy stimulates higher outputs of specific pro-healing enzymes in blood cells, along with improved oxygen and nutrient delivery.
6. Trigger Points and Acupuncture Points. Low Level Laser Therapy stimulates muscle trigger points an acupuncture points on a non-invasive basis, providing musculoskeletal pain relief.
7. Reduced Fibrous Tissue Formation. Low Level Laser Therapy reduces the formation of scar tissue following tissues damaged from cuts, scratches, burns or surgery.
8. Improved Nerve Function. Slow recovery of nerves in damaged tissue and result in impaired sensory and motor function. Low Level Laser Therapy speeds up the process of axonal regeneration and nerve cell reconnection and increases the amplitude of action potentials to optimize muscle action.
9. Immunoregulation. Low Level Laser Therapy directly affects immunity status by stimulating the production of immunoglobulins and lymphocytes and by improving the ease of penetration of white blood cells into damaged tissue.
10. Faster Would Healing. Low Level Laser Therapy stimulates fibroblast development (fibroblasts are the building blocks of collage, which is predominant in would healing) in damaged tissue. Collagen is the essential protein required to replace old tissue or repair tissue injuries. As a result, Low Level Laser Therapy is effective on open wounds and burns.
Contact Concierge-RN to learn more and schedule your LLLT therapy today!
REFERENCES:
Low-Level Laser-Assisted Liposuction
Pain Management
Low-Level Laser Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Neck and Shoulder Pain
Funct Neurol Rehabil Ergon 2016;6(2):97-104
Gregory C. Roche; Daniel J. Murphy; Trevor S. Berry; Steven Shanks
Low-Level Laser Therapy for Treating Low Back Pain: 12-Month Follow-Up
Journal of Pain & Relief 2019, Volume 9, Issue 1
Trevor S. Berry, Paul J. Quarneri, Gregory Roche, and Travis M. Sammons
Multiple Diode Laser System for The Treatment of Pain Following Breast Augmentation
