High-Intensity Laser (HILT) Therapy
If you are suffering from chronic pain, or even temporary pain, what you want most is relief.
One way to achieve that is with high-intensity laser therapy.
Dr. Bradley Wildberg and Dr. Michelle Evans of Wildberg Chiropractic Office in Medford, WI, provide a variety of services to help with pain, including high-intensity cold laser therapy.
What Is High-Intensity Laser (HILT) Therapy?
High-intensity laser therapy is a non-invasive way to treat many conditions.
This therapy has been approved by the FDA for use with different injuries and issues.
The high-intensity laser can penetrate much deeper than a low-intensity laser, and it can pass through skin, fat, muscle, and bone, which allows it to get to where the pain is located.
What High-Intensity Laser Therapy Does
When the high-intensity laser penetrates into the body, it stimulates the mitochondria to produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate), which is chemical energy.
This speeds up the healing process and can give you the result you are looking for. It is a painless, non-addictive way to decrease the amount of inflammation and edema in affected areas.
The therapy time can be reduced about 50% with the use of HILT.
High Intensity Laser Therapy Benefits What Conditions?
This type of laser therapy has been found to be especially helpful with sports injuries. That may be because this is an area where rapid recovery is particularly important. It also provides pain relief for people with back pain resulting from herniated discs or cervical pain in the neck.
A study in Korea showed that it was effective in reducing the pain of frozen shoulder and increasing motion. It works to relax muscles at trigger points as well as muscle stains. If you have degenerative knee arthritis, this is a treatment to consider.
This type of treatment is absolutely painless and non-addictive. It can be continued for as long as there is a benefit being achieved. How many treatments are required depends on the severity of the issue.
To discuss whether high-intensity laser therapy is right for you, contact Dr. Wildberg and Dr. Evans of Wildberg Chiropractic Office in Medford, WI. The office can be reached at (715) 748-2334.