Cold laser therapy in Greensboro NC can help with acute and chronic pain. Some studies support the effectiveness of cold lasers for neck pain, back pain, and tendonitis. But other studies have shown that cold laser therapy alone may not improve your mobility.

Thus, depending on what is causing your pain, you may benefit from cold laser therapy alone. Your doctor may also use cold therapy alongside pain medications, physical therapy, or chiropractic care for better outcomes.

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What Is Cold Laser Therapy In Greensboro NC?

Cold laser therapy is a treatment that uses low-level light to promote healing. Its goal is to help injured tissues heal faster or speed up recovery when the tissues are struggling to heal. The low light levels in cold lasers are not enough to heat the skin or damage the body tissues, making it a safe treatment. But the light level is enough to penetrate the skin and enter the injured body tissues.

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How Does Cold Laser Therapy Manage Acute And Chronic Pain?

Once inside the skin, the light triggers a physical reaction to speed up the breakdown of proteins in the injured tissues. This starts a series of events that leads to improved cell function and blood circulation in the damaged tissues.

The result is the release of body chemicals that encourage regrowth and prevent inflammation. As such, these chemicals help rejuvenate the injured tissues and facilitate the growth of new, healthy ones.

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What Conditions Can Cold Laser Therapy Treat?

Cold laser therapy can treat various ailments that cause acute and chronic pain. Some of these ailments include:

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Minor Sprains And Injuries

Doctors have used cold laser therapy to treat minor sprains and injuries, such as:

• Neck and lower back pain
• Migraines
• Knee pain
• Tendonitis
• Muscle sprains
• Bursitis
• Sprains in the ligament
• Tennis elbow
• Pain that comes from muscle spasms

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Inflammation Or Swelling

Cold laser therapy also helps ease swelling and encourages the healing of swollen tissue and joints. Doctors use it to treat swelling brought about by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune illnesses.

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Certain Pain Conditions

Clinics that treat pain conditions use cold laser therapy to soothe severe or lingering pain from ailments such as carpal tunnel syndrome and fibromyalgia.

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Wound Recovery

Some wounds, like those linked to diabetes, can be challenging to heal. But cold laser therapy is showing success in helping such injuries recover faster.

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Acupuncture

If you find needles uncomfortable, your acupuncturist can use cold lasers instead. The low-level light can stir up your acupoints with the same intensity as needles without puncturing your skin.

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Benefits And Risks Of Cold Laser Therapy

When considering cold laser therapy for your pain, your doctor should explain the benefits and drawbacks of cold laser therapy.

Benefits of cold laser therapy include:

• The procedure is not invasive
• The treatment is pain-free
• Your injury may heal faster

Cold laser therapy has drawbacks, and it helps to understand them. For instance, you may require several treatment sessions to get positive outcomes. The treatment may also be costly, especially if your health insurance does not cover it. Also, the effect of cold lasers on unborn kids is unclear, so your doctor may not recommend it if you are pregnant.

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For more on cold laser therapy, visit the Pain and Laser Centers of North Carolina at our office in Greensboro NC. Call (336) 299-3037 to book an appointment today.