LASER THERAPY

CONDITIONS TREATED

The medical application of low intensity lasers exists in a great number of medical fields. The musculo-skeletal problems most effectively treated are:

(i) General
• repetitive stress injury
• fibromyalgia
• carpal tunnel syndrome
• reflex sympathetic dystrophy
• rotator cuff tear
• tempero-mandibular joint problems

(ii) Injuries
• ligament and tendon tears
• contusions
• fractures with associated soft tissue injuries
• facet joint syndrome
• subluxations / post-dislocations

(iii) Inflammatory
• tendonitis
• bursitis
• myositis
• fascitis
• synovitis
• rheumatoid arthritis

(iv) Degenerative
• osteoarthritis
• discogenic and vertebrogenic radiculopathy
• chondromalacia patella
• calcifications (e.g. bone spurs)

(v) Other Applications
• wound healing
• dermal ulcers:
   1. venous stasis
   2. atherosclerotic
   3. compression
   4. diabetic