Looking for a unique treatment that can help your body heal from chronic injuries and relieve pain? Low level laser therapy (LLLT), or ?cold laser? is changing the way the medical doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists and other healthcare professionals are helping individuals heal from injuries and chronic disease and improve their quality of life.
Low level laser therapy traces its history back to the early 1960?s where researchers discovered that laser light could stimulate a response at the cellular level of tissues in the body, resulting in increased energy levels (ATP). This increase in energy enables the body?s cells to metabolize at a higher rate and speed its natural ability to heal. In short, the body converts the laser light into a form of energy that it can use, (biochemical energy), to repair itself and function at a higher efficiency level. This process is similar to the human body using the sun?s energy to manufacture Vitamin D.
Researchers have since experimented over the decades to find out which intensities and wavelengths of light work best to promote healing in the body. Laser therapy has been successfully utilized in Europe, Asia, and Canada for years. In 2002, the FDA approved the use of low level laser therapy for use in the United States.
LLLT has almost endless applications because of its approach to healing. Its low intensity does not burn or cut tissue like high-powered surgical lasers and there are no known side effects in its over 40 year history of use. Laser therapy is effective in treating many conditions that are prominent today, such as chronic arthritis, tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and sports injuries just to name a few. Many pro athletes utilize laser therapy to reduce their healing times and get them back into the game with less chance of re-injury. Countless others are reaping the benefits of laser by eliminating their dependence on pain medications, keeping them away from surgery, decreasing or eliminating pain, and returning them to a healthier lifestyle.
So, are you ready to ditch some of those risky pain medications or surgeries to help manage your pain? Low level laser therapy is now my treatment of choice in providing safe, effective, lasting results for those looking for a better approach to health.
The goal of Dr. Jesse Ploessl, D.C., at Lifetime Family Chiropractic & Wellness, P.A. is to help patients and the community realize their total health potential by maintaining wellness. Dr. Ploessl received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in November 2003 from Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, MN. He has been licensed to practice chiropractic in the state of Minnesota, since January 2004 and operates a full service clinic in Plymouth, MN and treats patients with laser therapy at MN Laser & Pain clinic in Minneapolis. Dr. Ploessl has a Bachelor?s of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin ? Platteville and continues to broaden his knowledge by attending seminars and evaluating literature within the healthcare field. He received his laser therapy training under Dr. Fred Kahn at Meditech International Inc. in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Ploessl offers workshops and lectures to the community and local employers on important topics in healthcare today. He can be reached at ploesslchiro@hotmail.com for more information. | |
