K-Laser Class IV Laser Therapy

Dr. Devlin has been offering this therapy since 2010 and has great success treating a wide variety of conditions including arthritis, frozen shoulder, knee pain - chronic and acute including surgery recovery, sprains/strains, auto accident injuries and plantar faciitis.

Laser therapy has been widely used in Europe since the 70's and has been approved by the FDA since 2002 for relief of muscle and joint aches, pain and stiffness; relaxation of muscles and muscle spasms: temporary increase in local blood circulation; and relief of pain and stiffness associated with arthritis.

Treatments are quick and painless. Click here for Commonly Asked Questions about laser therapy. The laser stimulates the body's healing process, often with dramatic results. Here's why:

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF LASER THERAPY

1. Accelerated tissue repair and cell growth. Photons of light from lasers penetrate deeply into tissue and accelerate cellular reproduction and growth. The laser light increases the energy available to the cell so that the cell can take on nutrients faster and get rid of waste products. As a result of exposure to laser light, the cells of tendons, ligaments and muscles are repaired faster.
   
   
2. Faster wound healing. Laser light stimulates fibroblast development (fibroblasts are the building blocks of collagen, which is predominant in wound healing) in damaged tissue. Collagen is the essential protein required to replace old tissue or to repair tissue injuries. As a result, laser therapy is effective on open wounds, scars, and burns.
   
   
3. Reduced fibrous tissue formation. Laser therapy reduces the formation of scar tissue following tissue damage from cuts, scratches, burns or surgery. Scar tissue is the primary source of chronic pain.
   
   
4. Anti-inflammation. Laser light has an anti-edemic effect as it causes vasodilation, but also because it activates the lymphatic drainage system (drains swollen areas). As a result, there is a reduction in swelling caused by bruising or inflammation.
   
   
5. Analgesia. Laser therapy has a highly beneficial effect on nerve cells which block pain transmitted by these cells to the brain and which decreases nerve sensitivity. Also, due to less inflammation, there is less edema and less pain. Another pain blocking mechanism involves the production of high levels of pain killing chemicals such as endorphins and enkephalins from the brain and adrenal gland.
   
   
6. Improved vascular activity. Laser light will significantly increase the formation of new capillaries in damaged tissue that speeds up the healing process, closes wounds quickly and reduces scar tissue. Additional benefits include acceleration of angiogenesis, which causes temporary vasodilation, an increase in the diameter of blood vessels. More blood flow equals faster healing and less pain.
   
   
7. Increased metabolic activity. Laser therapy creates higher outputs of specific enzymes, greater oxygen and food particle loads for blood cells. The damaged cells can repair and regenerate faster.
   
   
8. Improved nerve function. Slow recovery of nerve functions in damaged tissue can result in numbness and impaired limbs. Laser light will speed up the process of nerve cell reconnection and increase the amplitude of action potentials to optimize muscle action. Reduce nerve pain.
   
   
9. Immunoregulation. Photons are absorbed by chromophores (molecule enzymes) that react to laser light. The enzyme is activated and starts the production of ATP, which is the major carrier of cell energy and the energy source for all chemical healing reactions in the cells. Long lasting pain relief occurs.
   
   
10. Trigger points and acupressure points. Laser therapy reduces muscle trigger points and stimulates acupuncture points on a non-invasive basis providing musculoskeletal pain relief.