Educational seminar presenting the facts of High Power Laser Medicine and how it is used to stop pain—without surgery and without drugs. Property of AvicennaLaser.com.
34. Tissue Layer Max Power (mw/cm2) Epidermis 206 Dermis Layer 182 Dermis Plexus Super. 135 2nd Dermis Layer 115 Dermis Plexus Prof. 93 Muscle Tissue 9.7 Power Setting 5 Watts, 3.0cm spot size, 980nm (This is a snapshot in time. Calculated using computer models by U of Toledo)
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45. Laser vs. Standard Modalities You May Have Used to Treat Patients with in the Past
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50. Assessment of Laser Therapy for Late Postoperative Pain after Lumbar Fusion Surgery and For Pain And Wound Healing After Acute Traumatic Injury - Preliminary Results Ashok Biyani, MD Martin Skie, MD Despina Ciocanel, MD
Surgical lasers accomplish their objective through excessive heating of tissue are used to cut, coagulate and evaporate tissues. This type of laser replaces the scalpel of the surgeon. There are several advantages to laser surgery. One of the major benefits is that it is often referred to as "bloodless surgery." Laser procedures usually involve less bleeding than conventional surgery. The heat generated by the laser keeps the surgical site free of germs and reduces the risk of infection. Because a smaller incision is required, laser procedures often take less time (and cost less money) than traditional surgery. Sealing off blood vessels and nerves reduces bleeding, swelling, scarring, pain, and the length of the recovery period. Of course laser surgery is not without risk. Like traditional surgery, laser surgery can be complicated by: Hemorrhage Infection Perforation of an organ or tissue. Laser surgery can also involve risks that are not associated with traditional surgical procedures. Being careless or not practicing safe surgical techniques can burn or destroy healthy tissue. Although many laser surgeries can be performed in a doctor's office rather than in a hospital, the person guiding the laser must be at least as thoroughly trained and highly skilled as someone performing the same procedure in a hospital setting.
Therapeutic Lasers are used for the stimulation of cell function. The biological effect is photochemical not thermal, as is the case with surgical lasers.
Compromised cells and tissues respond more readily than healthy cells or tissues to the transfer of energy that occurs between laser therapy emitted photons and the receptive chromophores found in various cells and sub-cellular organelles. Laser energy causes photochemical reactions in the cells. Laser light photons are absorbed by receptors (chromophores) on the mitochondria which are located within the cells. This causes increased production of cellular energy (ATP), which leads to normalization of cell function, pain relief, and healing . The result is that laser therapy has a significant effect on damaged cells and tissues while normative biological constituents are appreciably less effected. A more in-depth explanation regarding the physiological effects of laser therapy will be described in greater detail, later in this presentation.
Develop safety protocols to ensure sufficient precautions are taken to protect the health and safety of all employees and patients .
Each type of tissue has its specific absorption characteristics depending on its specific components (for example, skin is composed of cells, hair follicles, pigment, blood vessels, sweat glands, etc.) The main absorbing structures within tissue are: Hemoglobin in blood Melanin in skin, hair, moles, etc. Water (present in all biological tissue) However a not so well-know fact surrounding laser light is that 5% of all laser energy is absorbed by the skin and subcutaneous tissue. That’s right…. 65% Is it any wonder why low power, Class III lasers, fail to provide the therapeutic energy necessary to stimulate favorable physiological changes on a consistent basis?
Point out that this study was done with OUR laser so we know from this how to establish our protocols, does the competition?
Snapshot in time, when laser is applied clinically its over time so power density and time are both important
This photo demonstrates the ease of specificity with your new Avicenna Laser. Imagine your chances of success treating a tendonopathy with a small diameter beam.
The nice thing about laser therapy is… that it is a modality…. that literally “does it all”. It reduces inflammation, reduces pain, accelerates healing, reduces muscle spasms and trigger points, increases circulation and so on…..plus it has been shown to provide one other characteristic that other modalities don’t do…..does you know what that is? The answer is … Regeneration...it stimulates the proliferation of chondrocytes and osteoblasts. That’s right! Lasers have been shown to reverse inter-articlar loss of cartilage and… accelerate the healing of fractures and bone implants. Additionally, laser has been shown to accelerate the repair of peripheral nerves.