Laser Therapy

Laser therapy — also described as photobioactivation — uses a focused beam of light to deliver energy deep into tissues. The laser generates heat and disrupts electron flow, initiating biochemical changes at the cell membrane. Cells in a poorer metabolic state tend to absorb more energy than healthier surrounding cells, targeting the therapy naturally to areas that need it most.

The primary effects of laser therapy include improved cellular proliferation and motility, activation of immune mechanisms, and up-regulated metabolism in treated tissue. These mechanisms support faster tissue repair, reduced inflammation, and pain relief.

**Indications** for laser therapy include: inflammatory pain such as tendinitis, bursitis, and synovitis; tissue repair in ligament sprains and muscle tears; joint pain including rheumatoid arthritis and finger joint pain; and trigger point pain from myofascial knots.

**Clinical functions** of laser therapy: relieves pain, reduces inflammation, deactivates trigger points responsible for myofascial pain, increases tissue repair speed and tensile capacity, improves blood circulation, stimulates immune and nerve function, promotes collagen development, and accelerates wound healing.