Laser Therapy

[Case Study] Knee pain in a high school athlete

Chiropractic Economics March 21, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutesSponsored Content 18 year-old male with right knee pain in the musculo- tendinous junction and tendinous insertion of rectus femoris. Symptoms began during a baseball game on 2/19/2018 (patient is the catcher on his high school team). Pain was the worst when he would try standing up from his squatting position. As the week progressed, the pain intensity decreased from 6-7/10 (VAS) to 4-5/10, mainly with squatting/lunging movements.

How to code for low level laser therapy

Dava Stewart July 24, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesMany DCs find that adding low level laser therapy (LLLT) to their practice helps provide more comprehensive care for patients as well as increases profits. LLLT can be used to effectively treat inflammation, for pain management and to treat a variety of wounds and injuries.

Chiropractic care for Bell’s palsy

Tina Beychok June 30, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesResearchers found that both LLLT and HILT were effective in treating Bell’s palsy, as compared to those who just received facial massage and exercise.

Pain in the neck

Chiropractic Economics June 24, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhether due to tension or sleeping in the wrong position, neck pain can have serious consequences for patients. This may include difficulty working at a computer screen for long periods of time, lifting heavy objects or, worse, the inability to turn their head while driving. In many cases, low level laser therapy (LLLT) serves as an appropriate treatment for this condition.

All about cold lasers

Dava Stewart June 11, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesLasers have been a part of modern Western medicine for many years. Most of the time when people think of lasers, they imagine cauterization or radiation therapy. But cold lasers work much differently. Also also called low level lasers, cold lasers do not generate heat, and work at low frequencies.