What is a laser?

The term laser is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation."

What is laser therapy?

Laser treatment is a non-invasive method to help reduce acute and chronic pain. This treatment is FDA cleared and enables patients to have an alternative to drugs and surgery. Laser treatments take just minutes depending on the condition being treated.

Laser therapy works by delivering deep penetrating photonic light energy to induce profound physiological changes at the cell level. Cells soak up this light energy and convert it to cellular energy.

What can patients expect?

Patients often ask what a laser treatment session actually feels like. It is basically painless and often perceived as a sensation of pleasant warmth over the affected area. The laser beam is held close to, or directly on the skin while the probe scans specific nerve distributions and referred pain patterns based on known protocols.

Results vary in expected recovery time and reduced symptoms. Some patients notice immediate dramatic improvement of symptoms after just 1 or 2 treatments. With other patients, responses are more subtle and gradual, and require a full treatment trial of at least 6 sessions before noticing symptom improvement.

Much like acupuncture or physical therapy, laser has been shown to have a cumulative affect and patients are advised to continue laser therapy as long as they continue to make improvements.