Medicine
LLLT ( Low Level Laser Therapy ) is the
dominant term in use today. In the literature LPLT ( Low
Power Laser Therapy ) is also frequently used. " Therapeutic
laser ", " low level laser " or " low
power laser ", " low-energy laser " are also
used for laser therapy. The term " soft laser "
was originally used to differentiate therapeutic lasers
from " hard lasers ", i.e. surgical lasers. Several
different designations then emerged, such as " MID
laser " and " medical laser ". " Biostimulating
laser " is another term, with the disadvantage that
one can also give inhibiting doses. The term " bioregulating
laser " has thus been proposed. Other suggested names
are " low-reactive-level laser ", "low-intensity-level
laser", " photobiostimulation laser " and
" photobiomodulation laser "
Laser acupuncture
The effect is photochemical (like photosynthesis in plants)
Red light aids the production of ATP thereby
providing the cell with more energy which in turn means
the cell is in optimum condition to play it's part in a
natural healing process
Shorter wavelengths (600nm-700nm) are absorbed
within a couple of mm by hemoglobin, longer wavelengths
(1,000nm + )are absorbed by fat and water
See also:
The treatment of craniofacial pain
by electroacupuncture and laser irradiation.
The treatment of patients with
chronic cerebral circulatory failure by using laser puncture
and the microclimate of the biotron
Use of low dose lasers in physiatry
The use of low energy laser radiation
in the combined treatment of patients with acute pneumonia
