Quoted from Healing
Light: Energy Medicine of the Future by Dr.
Larry Lytle:
“Below is a list
compiled from published international reports describing the
successful use of low level laser therapy at various
hospitals, private medical offices, university medical schools,
and in outpatient settings:
- Direct application of low level laser therapy to the skin is
highly effective for bed sores, burns, and ulcerations.
- Low lever laser therapy influences the proliferation of collagen,
elastic fibers, and reticular fibers (fibroblasts), and helps
in the regeneration of damaged or dysfunctional lymphatic, muscular,
and cartilage tissues.
- Low lever laser therapy induces faster healing of post-operative
wounds following surgery.
- Low lever laser therapy, when administered to the appropriate
acupuncture points and directly to trauma sites, is highly effective
in closing serious wounds such as those suffered during automobile
accidents.
- Low lever laser therapy prevents inflammation of the mucous
membranes which often results from cancer radiation therapy.
- Low lever laser therapy is quite useful for the reduction of
pain and general pain management.
- Low lever laser therapy counteracts the symptoms of neurological
disabilities and neuropathy (numbness, burning, tingling, and
itching disorders).
- Low lever laser therapy brings about symptomatic relief from
degenerative difficulties, such as peripheral nerve disease and
spinal cord injuries.
- Low lever laser therapy reduces the pain and inflammation associated
with sports injuries and other traumas.
- Low lever laser therapy diminishes the redness, swelling, pain,
and other inflammatory symptoms of arthritis, including osteoarthritis,
rheumatoid arthritis, and gout.
- Low lever laser therapy successfully treats diseases of the
ear (including the inner ear), nose, and throat.
- Low lever laser therapy has been useful in diseases specifically
affecting men, such as bacterial chronic prostatitis, benign
prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer, induratio penis plastica,
and urethral stenosis.
- Low lever laser therapy has been effectively applied to pediatric
problems and gynecological difficulties.
- Low lever laser therapy has proven useful for gastrointestinal
diseases, including malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal
system.
- Low lever laser therapy is frequently used for many types of
dental problems….
- Low lever laser therapy effectively stimulates acupuncture
points.
The example of Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome showcases the clinical effectiveness of low level
laser therapy; this is especially important because
surgery is often the only effective prescription for this very
painful condition. The FDA has approved lasers specifically for
the relief of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.”