(CASE STUDIES) 1.) Read Alberta Laser Rehabilitation Centre’s successful case in treating Lisfranc Fracture. http://www.albertalaserrehab.ca/2017/10/31/effect-laser-therapy-lisfranc-healing-process/ 2.) Fracture on the Mid-Third of the Left Tibia BACKGROUND: The stimulating effect of low level laser phototherapy on bone healing has been shown in a number of in vitro and animal studies. However, the effect of LLLT on the…
What are Trigger Points? A simple definition is “a highly irritable localized spot of exquisite tenderness in a nodule in a palpable taut band of muscle tissue.” -Travell and Simons (Davies and Davies Chap2 pg19). A trigger point is not the same thing as a muscle spasm. A spasm involves a violent contraction of the entire…
Treating Neuropathic Pain with Photobiomodulation (Laser) Therapy Photobiomodulation Therapy aka Low-Level Laser Therapy, Cold Laser, Phototherapy or simply Laser Therapy has been shown by recent studies to be a non-invasive and effective alternative for treating neuropathic pain, a chronic condition caused by nerve damage, spinal cord injury or diseases such as diabetes. Recent studies performed at the University…