At first glance, it might seem hard to believe that a simple beam of light could bring about pain relief and healing to someone bothered by chronic pain issues. Yet, science tells us that is exactly what happens when an energized light beam penetrates the skin and goes to work on damaged cell tissues. Low-level laser therapy has been discovered by a great many patients who haven’t found relief from any other source, and there’s a very solid reason why this is so.

Laser therapy and pain relief 

Laser therapy works much differently than the painkillers and medications many people have become accustomed to. Those pills and capsules might provide relief for a few hours, but when the effects wear off, a patient is left with all the same aches and pains, and the same level of misery. That’s because nothing is being cured with medication – it only masks the symptoms temporarily. Laser therapy repairs damaged tissue and stimulates the growth of new tissue.

However, the healing power of laser therapy doesn’t stop there – here are some other great results it can achieve:

• healing of inflammation – laser therapy increases the presence of ATP, which is basically stored energy. That stored energy accelerates repair operations on damaged cells, and the increased white blood cell count also leads to more rapid repair processes.
• tissue repair – cell production and growth are greatly accelerated by the energy of photons from laser light, and this causes tissue to be repaired dramatically faster than normal
• faster healing of wounds – since laser light stimulates the production of more collagen, wounds can be healed much faster
• better vascular activity – wherever there are damaged capillaries in the body, laser light will stimulate the formation of new capillaries, which speeds up all healing
• less scar tissue – if a patient has pain from repetitive motion injuries, laser light will reduce the formation of scar tissue
• pain relief – laser therapy reduces the presence of bradykinin, which is known to affect nerve sensitivity. At the same time, it causes the release of more endorphins, which are the body’s “feel good” hormones.

A huge benefit to orthopedic surgeons 

While laser therapy can be a tremendous boon to your patients, it can also be highly beneficial to you as an orthopedic surgeon. If you were to open a laser therapy clinic, you would be delivering a much-needed and highly valued service to your community. Pain relief is a major medical issue and it’s prevalent in every community in this country. By establishing a laser therapy center in your area, you would not only be providing a great service to your fellow community members, but you would also be establishing an entirely new line of revenue.

If you are an orthopedic surgeon interested in learning more about laser therapy, we invite you to visit our website.

OrthoLazer Orthopedic Laser Centers offer patients and their doctors an innovative and effective alternative pain management option to treat acute and chronic orthopedic conditions. Founded by Dr. Scott Sigman – the original opioid-sparing surgeon – our centers further his mission of providing his patients with non-operative and non-opioid treatment options. If you’d like more information about OrthoLazer, please visit our website at ortholazer.com.