LASER THERAPY: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
While therapeutic lasers have been researched and used for years, the technological advances in the past few years have greatly enhanced their efficacy. Painful and often crippling conditions such as osteoarthritis, pinched nerves, vertebral disc injuries, fractures, muscle tears, knee problems, arthritis are responding incredibly well with our approach to treatment.
With the seemingly endless improvements and increases in power of lasers, we realized the need for proper high powered therapeutic laser instruction and standardization--not just to maximize the efficacy, but to insure the safe use of the technology that modern medicine has stumbled upon. After all, a powerful tool is only as useful as the person who applies it.
LASER THERAPY: A BRIEF HISTORY
Studied in Europe for past 25-30 years and in the USA the past 15-20 years 1960's: Term 'laser therapy' coined when it was noticed that irradiation with a laser light lead to enhanced wound healing Theodore Maiman brought first ruby laser into medicine Endre Mester (Hungary), grandfather of Photobiomodulation (laser therapy), reported on wound healing through laser therapy February 2002: the MicroLight 830 (ML830) received FDA approval for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment 2005: the world’s longest wavelength, deepest penetrating high powered laser received FDA approval 2008: AHL was founded by Dr. Bradley Frederick, who began designing patented protocols for the treatment of deep pathologies like osteoarthritis and acute sport injuries. Dr Barry Hatch has been one of the leading doctors administering the therapy. Dr. Bradley Frederick began training doctors and physiotherapists on these new techniques and the proper use of high powered lasers.
