Friday, February 16, 2007

Sciatica pain –- low level laser approach



A person seeks for help, sometimes due to pain. This the one reason patients come to a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation specialist. Now, I’m running my own private clinic, using low level laser as the major equipment.


Last Wednesday, a patient came to me due to pain felt from her back downward. It was sciatica pain. I have given her ILIB (Intravascular Laser Irradiation on Blood) for 20 minutes, and diode laser applied to 10 points. Immediately after the treatment, the pain had gone, and she could walk properly.

Discussion:

Low power laser has physiological effect to relieve pain. Low power laser equipments are relatively easy to be applied. Just turn on the power, and follow the merchant's instruction. But, in practice, it is not that simple. As a doctor, diagnosis is the most important point. For this lady, the therapy must be followed by the use of orthose for the lumbosacral and exercise.


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