LightForce therapy is a great complement to medical therapeutic training.
When injuries occur, addressing inflammation and speeding up recovery is paramount. Non-invasive deep tissue laser therapy helps both block pain in the short term and improve long-term function.
More than 250 professional and university sports teams in the United States use LightForce therapeutic lasers in their training rooms to treat athletes.
Generation IV laser therapy is recommended by PFATS - Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society.
Applications:
- joint swelling,
- Muscle tension or pain,
- tendinopathy,
- myofascial pain,
- Pain associated with osteoarthritis,
- Neck and back pain (chronic and acute),
- plantar fasciitis,
- Achilles tendon pathology,
- DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness),
- headaches,
- Optimize muscle performance (ergogenic support).
What I really like about the Generation IV laser is the versatility of the cases it can treat. So when it comes to acute and chronic conditions, it is applicable to both. If we take an acute muscle injury, for example, in the early days, when the athlete is quite sore even when walking, I believe that just using the laser helps speed up recovery, and the athlete himself finds that the pain has subsided more quickly. - Mark Hoy, chief physiotherapist Rotherham United Football Club
Recommended Sources:
Low back pain in the lumbosacral region
Effect of diode laser in the treatment of patients with nonspecific chronic sacral pain: a randomized controlled trial.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25141218
Musculoskeletal disorders
Effectiveness of high-energy laser therapy in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30572425
Plantar fasciitis
Effects of high-intensity therapy and low-level therapy in the treatment of plantar fasciitis: a randomized clinical trial.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29627888
Low-level laser therapy for the treatment of plantar fasciitis: a randomized controlled trial.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29273892
Subcarpal compression syndrome
Low-level laser and topical corticosteroid injection in the treatment of subclavian compression syndrome: a controlled clinical trial.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24519921
Short-term effects of high-intensity laser therapy versus ultrasound therapy in the treatment of people with subacromial compression syndrome: a randomized clinical trial.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19482902
Tendinopathy
Photobiomodulation and eccentric exercise for Achilles tendinopathy: a randomized controlled trial.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26610637
Laser treatment of low-grade tendinopathy: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19708800