What Is Cold Laser Therapy?
Cold laser therapy is low-intensity laser therapy (LLT), or laser therapy that uses low levels of light or near-infrared light to stimulate cell production in the body. Unlike surgical or aesthetic lasers, it does not cause your tissues to heat up.
How Does Cold Laser Therapy Work?
During a Cold Laser Therapy appointment, the laser which uses low-level light (LLL) is placed against the area that you are experiencing pain, swelling, tightness or inflammation. In our clinic we use both the tethered laser (small handheld laser) and the SLD clusters (small round laser ‘pods’). The tethered laser allows for a very directed and concentrated use of the LLL to a small treatment area, while the SLD clusters can be placed on a treatment area for treatment of a larger surface area. Dr. Stacey may even use both simultaneously targeting multiple areas at once. While LLL is being applied to the area, the tissues are being stimulated to regenerate and produce cells. This production of cells and regeneration of cells leads to reduced inflammation, pain, swelling and increases the rate of healing.
With LLT different wavelengths are adjusted to treat both superficial and deep tissue.This allows Dr. Stacey to adjust the wavelengths to each patient’s specific needs and allows her to use Cold Laser as a modality for different treatment needs and goals.
