LLLT

Low Level Laser Therapy

Cold Laser Therapy -  Soft Laser Therapy

Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) and Low Level Lasers

Low Level Laser = Cold Laser = Soft Laser = Laser Phototherapy Devices

LLLT = Laser Phototherapy  

Light is one of the most fundamental forces of life. It provides energy and facilitates metabolic processes essential to life. 

Lasers, including low level lasers referred to as phototherapy lasers are the latest and the most advanced light sources. They generate artificial light and amplify it into focused intense beams of light. Laser technology plays a growing role in many aspects of modern life, including in medicine for pain relief and wound healing and for anti aging beauty therapy in aesthetics. Non-invasive laser phototherapy - low level laser therapy - cold laser therapy - soft laser therapy - has a bright future!

Please note that the most recent terminology refers to LLLT (low level laser therapy) as LASER PHOTOTHERAPY.

LOW LEVEL LASERS OR COLD LASERS are now frequently referred to as LASER PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICES or PHOTOTHERAPY LASERS.

In the paragraphs below, we give a background to the low level laser therapy. However, you may also wish to refer to specialist resources written by authors of global authority on laser therapy in general and especially in laser phototherapy with its numerous applications in medicine, dermatology, orthopeadics and other fields of human healthcare. For your convenience, we list the recommended laser therapy books publised by Prima Books specialising in Laser Phototherapy (LLLT). These laser therapy books are available from Win Health online shop. Simply click on a title to find out more about the book, its author and its cost.

Alternatively, visit a page dedicated to Laser Therapy Resources.    

• Laser Therapy Handbook by Jan Tuner and Lars Hode

• The New Laser Therapy Handbook by Jan Tuner & Lars Hode

• Laser Therapy, a Clinical Manual by Jennifer A Blahnik and David W Rindge

• A Practitioner's Guide to Laser Therapy and Musculo-Skeletal Injuries by Kerry and Sean Tume

• A Podiatrist's Guide to Low Level Laser Therapy by Kerry and Sean Tume

• Acupuncturist Guide to Laser Therapy and Musculo-Skeletal Injuries by Kerry and Sean Tume   

Low level laser therapy

When laser light is absorbed by a living tissue, it triggers biological reactions in the cells. Variety of endogenous chemical substances are produced in the cells and carried by blood and lymphatic flow to other parts of the system. Hence, the effects of cold laser light may not be only local, but can also achieve wide systemic effects.    

Therapeutic effects of low level laser therapy

• increased production of ATP (Adenosine TriPhosphate)

• increased cellular metabolism
• increased collagen production
• increased enzyme production

• increased protein synthesis
• better blood flow
• better lymphatic flow and drainage
• reduced inflammation    

The main and the most important effect of laser light on cells is the accelerated production of the ATP (Adenosine TriPhosphate). This process is called 'biostimulation'.

Cellular effects of low level laser therapy

ATP molecules are found in the cells of all living things. In animal and human systems, Adenosine TriPhosphate is synthesised in small cellular organelles called mitochondria. In the mitochondria, the primary cellular energy source - the ATP - is produced by combining oxygen with sugar derived from food. 

ATP can be described as the 'energy carrier' or the 'energy shuttle' capable of harnessing the chemical energy generated from the breakdown of the foodstuffs and transporting it across cellular membranes for conversion into 'fuel' that is required for normal body functioning. Adenosine TriPhosphate is often referred to as the 'energy currency of life'.

If a person has insufficient levels of ATP available, the energy cannot reach the tissues. This can lead to a variety of health problems, such as a susceptibility to infectious diseases, poor wound healing, inflammation and swellings.

In short - the low level laser therapy devices (soft lasers or cold lasers or phototherapy lasers) deliver light into living tissues (this process is also referred to as 'phototherapy'), increasing the ATP and shuttling more energy and nutrients around the body for healthy metabolism and the appropriate functioning of organs. Please note that phototherapy lasers - also called cold lasers or soft lasers - are not 'heat lamps' and they do not cause perceptible tissue heating or even warming. Cold laser light does not heat treated tissues. The laser phototherapy exerts photochemical effects rather than thermal.    

Low level laser therapy devices - cold lasers - soft lasers – laser phototherapy devices – phototherapy lasers - have been in medical and veterinary use for some 40 years. In the USA, the FDA approved phototherapy lasers for human use, because of their excellent safety profiles with no significant risks attached. To date, much effort has been vested in research into the effectiveness of the LLLT - cold laser therapy - and its applications in medicine, dermatology and anti-aging indications. Laser phototherapy is able to address many painful and inflammatory conditions and problems, ranging from pain relief to wound healing. Laser phototherapy also plays an increasing role in skin and tissue rejuvenation.    

For more detailed information about the LLLT (laser phototherapy), we recommend a book from Prima Books, entitled 'Laser Therapy Handbook' by Jan Tuner and Lars Hode and the updated version The New Laser Therapy Handbook and other books and clinical guides to laser therapy (i.e. laser phototherapy).

Low Level Laser Therapy devices (cold lasers or soft lasers) available from Win Health

• DocLaser - an advanced customisable low level laser with 33 treatment protocols for self treatment of activity related musculoskeletal painful problems - a perfect tool for athletes and active people.
  

• B-CURE Laser - hand held portable infrared pulsed laser @ 808 nm wavelength to administer effective biostimulating laser therapy for pain relief, wound healing and aged skin rejuvenation. B-CURE Laser is an innovative cutting edge phototherapy laser that is effective and so affordable that every home should have one! B-CURE Laser stops pain and heals where it hurts!

• Beurer SL30 SoftLaser - a low power (circa 5 mW power output) soft laser for home treatment of minor ailments and long term contribution to daily skincare.  
• Wellay @ home Personal Hair Growth Laser - The Wellay Hair Laser is the world's first multi wavelength personal hair laser for home treatment of hair loss and scalp health. Wellay Hair Laser helps people with hair loss conditions to re-grow their hair, making it thicker, fuller and longer. 
• Wellay Skin Laser - The Wellay Skin Laser is an advanced multi wavelength low level laser for skin rejuvenation and anti aging treatments you can perform safely, effectively and affordably at home.

For people wishing to remove unwanted hair affordably, safely and effectively in the comfort of their own home, here is the Rio IPL Hair Removal: Rio IPL 8000 Hair Remover utilises advanced Intense Pulsed Light Technology adapted for home use to deliver effective, safe and affordable hair removal treatments you can perform in the privacy of your own home.

Return to Win Health home page or visit Win Health Online Shop.

Back to top