Laser Therapy For Pain Relief?

Hi,Could someone help me out by providing a simple explanation in about 2-3 sentences only how laser stimulation works for pain relief. How does the laser stimulation actually relieve pain?It would be greatly appreciated since i can only find very long and very technical explanations.ThanksRich
Answer:
The premise of laser therapy is that it uses light energy to excite cells within the tissue to stimulate healing by increasing cellular activity and increasing circulation. I have performed laser therapy before and saw some results but not consistently. There are many other treatments that I do that yielded much better results.

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I have not heard of laser therapy for pain, but (like you) did a quick search on Yahoo, and came across a lot of highly technical jargon in there! It looks as if there are some rather expensive devices and practitioners on the market - but seems some Physiotherapists do it - make sure you go somewhere reputable, and don't get ripped off. It seems this is a non-heating laser (unlike the ones used to seal blood vessels in surgery, do eye surgery etc.) that somehow stimulates the body's cells to repair themselves faster than normal, good for sports injuries or joint pain..
Perhaps it is similar to a TENS machine, but using laser instead of electrical stimulation. Whatever your problem is, do make sure the laser treatment is likely to work for that! I heard of a guy called Randy McKenzie who had a TENS machine somehow implanted into his spine to relieve severe pain..even this did not help much, BUT he then had a miraculous healing at a Christian crusade in Abbotsford BC, and there is a video available - I could tell you where to get it. I hope you find relief anyway - Bless u!

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