The article presents differences between the effects of low level and high power laser therapy.
Table of different therapeutic effects caused by biostimulation and high power laser therapy.
| Low Level Laser Therapy |
High Power Laser Therapy |
- improvement of microcirculation,
- stimulation of angiogenesis,
- increase in the nerve fiber action potential amplitude,
- increase in enzyme activity,
- membrane potential changes,
- changes in the secretion of neurotransmitters, hormones and kinin.
- acceleration of electrolyte exchange between cell and environment,
- increase in biological activity,
- anti-mutagen impact,
- changes in liquid crystal structure of biological membranes,
- increase in synthesis of collagen, proteins, RNA and ATP,
- no thermal effect
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- acceleration of micro-circulation,
- increase in circulation of oxygen,
- improvement of glucose metabolism,
- stimulation of DNA synthesis,
- increase in intracellular enzyme activity,
- increase in fibroblasts activity,
- increase in permeability across the cell membrane
- activation of phagocytosis,
- activation of Wall and Melzack’s control gate mechanism – analgesic effect,
- activation of Na/K pump on the cell membrane,
- activation of cell metabolic processes.
- occurrence of thermal effect
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Thanks to the wide spectrum of possible therapeutic results, the high power and biostimulating laser therapy can be used to treat disorders in plenty of the medical areas, including:
- sports medicine,
- orthopedics,
- rheumatology,
- neurology,
- dermatology,
- ENT,
- dentistry.
Conclusions:
- High power laser can significantly accelerate the regeneration processes, and therefore the treatment time is shorter.
- High power laser penetrates much deeper into the tissues thanks to an additional modification of the impulse mode (superpulse).
- High power laser uses two wavelengths during the treatment, which allows to obtain deep tissue biostimulation effects as well as to achieve thermal effect.
