Everything You Need To Know High-Intensity Laser Therapy

High-intensity laser technology has been gaining widespread traction due to its fantastic health benefits, especially in sports injuries. It is based on a well-known principle of low-level laser therapy where high power and the choice of the right wavelength allow for deep tissue penetration.

HIL provides powerful and non-addictive pain management via natural energy transfer processes like bio stimulation and photo mechanical effect. High-intensity laser therapy speeds up healing and tissue regeneration, particularly helpful in treating sports injuries like a muscle strain or joint displacement

 

What Is Its Mechanism Of Action?

 

Laser, also known as light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, is a therapeutic process that produces monochromatic coherent and polarized light that activates the tissues and cells in an injured area and provides relief. Therapeutic lasers work on power and wavelength of choice, the latter being ideal on human tissue as they lie in the therapeutic window (approx. 650-1100 nm).

Laser therapy ensures a good ratio between the penetration and the absorption in the tissue. The preferred power range chosen for laser therapy can reduce therapy time by more than a half. 

 

Safety of Using High-Intensity Laser Therapy

 

Although therapeutic high-intensity laser is safe to use and promotes reparative processes, it can still damage eye cells, which is why you must always wear protective eye gear before undergoing high-intensity laser therapy. As the power increases, caution should be in place as its thermic effects, if not monitored, can damage the tissue.