High Power Laser Therapy
LASER means Light Amplification from Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
Laser is created by specific process within the laser device to cause the controlled emission of radiation in form of light.
Lasers were first invented by physicist Gordon Gould in 1958 and first working model was built in 1960.
They have been used in Europe and America for more than forty years and have been used in fields of dermatology, surgery. ophthalmology and physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Laser is used by physiotherapists for relief of pain, to accelerate healing and decrease inflammation.
How does Laser Work
When the light source is placed against the skin, the photons penetrates several centimetres and gets absorbed by the mitochondria. The energy fuels many positive physiological responses resulting in restoration of normal cell morphology and function but at enhanced rate.Targeted in haemoglobin and cytochrome oxidase, the high power diode laser could help in respiration and then in result have a good performance therapy.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists in Chatswood and Hills Physio Care use HPLT basically on the presumption that energised cells from the laser increase the rate of healing.
Class IV hot laser therapy (high intensity laser therapy) can treat a variety of conditions, such as:
Osteoarthritis of the knee, hip and ankle
Rheumatoid arthritis
Shoulder impingement syndromes
Hip or shoulder bursitis
Low back disc degeneration
Disc herniation
Sciatica
Tendonitis
Tennis elbow
Plantar fasciitis