Can Lasers Possibly Help Reduce Neuropathy Problems?

Today's post from neuropathydr.com (see link below) looks at laser therapy for neuropathic problems. The problem is that this article doesn't explain how laser therapy works, or the science behind it; it just states that many cases of neuropathy can be helped by using directed lasers. If you're interested in the possibilities, it would be advisable to talk it over carefully with your doctor or specialist and find out exactly what's involved. it's true that lasers are being used as surgical tools but how this can help with nerve damage is unclear.

Laser Neuropathy Treatment: How Does It Help?
Posted by Editor on November 17, 2014
 
Lasers are no longer the giant, destructive beams that were featured in sci-fi movies of the past. Today, laser neuropathy treatment uses low-level focused lasers with healing powers.

Lasers used to be the stuff of science fiction, but today they seem to be everywhere—from the checkout station at your local library to the self-scan at the grocery store. Of course, lasers have also been in use as a surgical tool for many years now.

These days, the use of Low Level Laser Therapy, or LLLT, and Light Emitting Diodes (LED) is commonplace, with much continuing research that shows their effectiveness as healing modalities for neuropathic pain and discomfort.

The fact is, many cases of peripheral neuropathy can be significantly improved with the use of laser neuropathy treatment. Laser treatment can reduce symptoms in chronic pain and even for conditions like disc degeneration and spinal stenosis. What’s more, the use of lasers can also help to stimulate nerves in order to speed up the body’s natural healing process.

You don’t need to understand the actual science behind how lasers work, which can be pretty challenging for the layperson to grasp. But the user experience of laser neuropathy treatment is simple. A laser is a painless and highly focused light beam, which is carefully directed at a specific part of your body for short amounts of time. The time duration and laser power is based on research about the effects of laser treatment on certain body tissues.

Laser neuropathy treatment isn’t an immediate fix for your chronic pain or discomfort. It does take several treatments for an effect to be noticed. However, many patients see a significant positive change within about 12 treatments.

http://neuropathydr.com/laser-neuropathy-treatment-overview/