LLLT or Photobiomodulation as its known in medical terms, reduces pain and inflammation and promotes the healing and repair of damaged tissue. The effects are photochemical and therefore. LLLT stimulates the mitochondria in your cells to produce more cellular energy and therefore repair more quickly. It has been used for over 30 years to treat a number of different conditions.

Laser therapy has been used for many years on athletes training for the Olympics to Football Players in Premiership Teams. It is also helpful for arthritic joints, neural pain, disc injuries and wound healing.

We use LLLT in clinic predominantly, but not limited to the conditions below:

Treatments with Laser Therapy can take up to 15 minutes, depending on what is being treated. In acute conditions, it may be applied two or more times a week and weekly for more chronic conditions. We normally use it in combination with osteopathic techniques and other treatment modalities we offer to help speed up the healing process.

There are over 400 published peer reviewed papers that support the use of LLLT for certain conditions, which some have been mentioned above.

Below are a few examples of the available papers.

BMJ Sports Medicine Journal, a systematic review of surgical and conservative interventions for frozen shoulder found “strong evidence” for LLLT. (2010)
Frozen Shoulder Article

Lancet systematic review: “LLLT reduces pain immediately after treatment in acute neck pain and up to 22 weeks after completion of treatment in patients with chronic neck pain”. (2009)
Efficacy of low-level laser therapy

World Health Organisation (Bone and Joint Task Force) for neck pain Low Level Laser Therapy “more effective than no treatment, sham, or alternative interventions” (2008)
World Health Organisation (Bone and Joint Task Force)

BMJ LLLT for chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials found “moderate quality of evidence” and “clinically important benefits” in the short term. (2016)
Low-level laser therapy for chronic non-specific low back pain

American Physical Therapy Association guidelines recommend LLLT for Achilles tendonitis. (2010)

If you would like to know more about LLLT, please do contact us on the details provided on the site.