Deep Pain Relief

The wavelength of the laser used in Class 4 laser therapy penetrates deeper (10-12 cm.) and more efficiently than the Class 3 laser allowing it to pass energy to the nerve, muscle, ligament, and tendon tissue in a short amount of time. In fact, most sessions range from 2-6 minutes which means we can treat injured tissue in multiple areas in a single session thus improving your results. Class 4 laser therapy stimulates the production of ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) which drives many of the processes within our cells. This increased production of ATP helps speed up the healing process within cells. In the video, Dr. Blake explains that as a result of increased ATP production the patient experiences an improvement of symptoms, including reduced pain, swelling, and range of motion and of course, the heat from the laser is soothing as well.

• The benefits of class 4 laser therapy include reduced pain and swelling as well as improved range of motion but a class 4 laser has some very interesting effects that we don’t notice as obviously.
• increases tissue regeneration which is why you heal faster but it also accelerates soft tissue and bone repair through Angiogenesis
• It an also improve nerve regeneration & function as well as impact your cells to increase cell metabolism, enzymatic responses, collagen production, and promote Angiogenesis (the creation of new blood vessels).
• So yes, you walk away from class 4 laser therapy feeling better but the therapy continues to work on the cellular level to improve your musculoskeletal health after you leave the office.

Now you might be wondering what it feels like to get class 4 laser therapy. We find that many patients think that laser therapy will hurt and they’re pleasantly surprised to learn that they will feel some soothing warmth in the area we’re treating but certainly no pain. Class 4 lasers provide pain-free relief to many of our patients and can also be used in conjunction with other treatments like dry needling.

We use class 4 laser therapy on a range of issues including

• chronic knee pain or arthritis
• chronic Achilles tendonitis
• elbow pain or tendonitis in the elbow,
• chronic wrist pain.
• It decreases disc buldge thus compression on nerves decreases.
• We are able to use the class 4 laser on a wide range of Ligament injury sites and extremities to provide relief to our patients.