K-Laser Therapy in Fontana, CA

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K-Laser

From hip dysplasia to stomatitis and infected wounds to soft tissue trauma, get the one tool that has no bounds, K-Laser.

USA Biological Effects of Class IV Laser Therapy

• Accelerated tissue repair and cell growth
• Photons of light from lasers penetrate deeply into tissues 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.
• 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, LT is effective on open wounds, scars, and burns.
• Reduced fibrous tissue formation
• LT reduces the formation of scar tissue following tissue damage from cuts, scratches, burns, or surgery.
• Scar tissue is the primary source of chronic pain.
• 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.
• Anti-pain (analgesic)
• Laser therapy has a high beneficial effect on nerve cells which block pain transmitted by these cells to the brain and decrease 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 and reduce nerve pain.
• 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.
• Trigger points and acupuncture points
• Laser therapy stimulates muscle trigger points (knots) and acupuncture points on a non-invasive basis providing musculoskeletal pain relief.