CHIROPRACTIC PAIN CARE CENTER
San Jose's Premiere
Chiropractic Healthcare Center
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The Erchonia Laser |
The Doctors of the Chiropractic Pain Care Center have added the Erchonia Laser to their advanced clinical treatment and management protocols. Please call the office at 408-615-1193 for special scheduling. The Erchonia Lasers are the most advanced lasers on the market, with their sleek revolutionary design, patented line generated beam, and the ability to program independent frequencies in all of their family of lasers. Along with the Erchonia PL 5000 Laser, Dr. Vo and Dr. Crafts have added a VP II Percussor to facilitate scar tissue breakdown and The Adjustor™, a hand held mechanical adjustment device, to their line of advanced medicine modalities.
Dr. Vo and Dr. Crafts of Chiropractic Pain Care Center offer cutting-edge healing technology with the Erchonia PL 5000. The first of its kind to be approved by the FDA, the PL 5000 has a proven track record for healing, recovery and performance. A completely painless therapy, the low energy laser is applied to the affected body part, which may be sore or stiff.
The Erchonia Laser is specifically designed to address those descriptions in the information flow, or intelligence, in the body. For example, there could be interference in the flow of intelligence from the brain to points in the body that cause problems like numb hands, a tight lower back and knee pain. By “resetting” the communications flow, the laser is a viable treatment for problems that range from the acute inflamed tendons or those that revolve around streamlining body performance. Cold laser therapy is used for persons suffering from back and neck pain, musculoskeletal pain, joint pain associated with arthritis, fibromyalgia, tendonitis, bursitis, neuropathy, achilles tendon pain, migraine headaches, sprains and strains, carpal tunnel and other associated pains.
Laser FAQ:The following is the most common questions related to the use of the laser.
What is a TRUE Laser?The Erchonia Laser is a TRUE LASER, fully compliant to the definitions set forth by those great men of science such as Bose and Einstein who predicted LASER in 1924 and the contemporary physicists Schawlow and Townes who brought LASER into the modern age. LASER is an acronym for Light Amplification by stimulated Emission of Radiation. Light created in this way, is then culminated and directed into an intense beam of coherent light through the use of cathode and anode reflecting components in order to produce a single stable frequency. According to Webster's Dictionary, Lasers are coherent or marked by logical consistency. The Erchonia laser meets all the scientifically defined attributes of a laser and is therefore classified as a TRUE laser. We assure and maintain this classification, through our unique and patented process, which produces the emission of coherent light, generated at a precise and stable frequency, and in a focused direction. What is low-level laser?Unlike high power lasers that use heat and destroy tissue, low energy lasers affect the cellular energy of the underlying tissue. Hot lasers have a thermal effect and have an output of 1MW or above. Cold (or) Low Level Lasers do not have a thermal effect on tissue, lasers that stimulate biological function have an output below 10mw- milli watts (ten- one thousands of a watt). What is 3LT™ - Low Level Laser Therapy?Low Level Laser Therapy (3LT™) refers to the modality of applying a "low" energy or "low level" laser to tissue that stimulates cellular processes and thereby enhancing biochemical reactions. For example, studies show that LLLT increases ATP production in the mitochondria of the cell. Since more energy is now available, the cell may utilize this fuel to function or operate more efficiently. How does it work?Many theories exist as to the mechanism of action for Low Level Laser Therapy(3LT™) but simply put, photonic energy is absorbed by the photo acceptor sites on the cell membrane which trigger a secondary messenger to initiate a cascade of intracellular signals that initiate, inhibit or accelerate biological processes such as wound healing, inflammation, or pain management. What conditions can be treated?Low Level Laser Therapy(3LT™) has been successfully used to treat many conditions such as:
Are there any side effects?There are over 1500 published studies and not one of them mentions any negative side effects of semi-conductor diode lasers at the 5mW range like the Erchonia 3LT™ Lasers. Low Level Lasers are safe, non-toxic and non-invasive, there has not been a recorded side effect in over 1700 publications. There are some necessary common sense precautions that need to be considered, such as avoiding pointing the laser beam directly into the eye and maintaining it there, which could prove to be damaging to the eye. What makes one laser different from another?A laser can differ in its wavelength, power source or whether it is a continuous or pulsed wave form. The first lasers were used to cut, cauterize or ablate tissue and were classified as "hot' lasers. "Cold", "Low Energy" or "Low Level" lasers are used to enhance metabolic activity at the cellular level through non-thermal reactions. What is wavelength? And do the different wavelengths matter?Light is measured in wavelengths and is expressed in units of nanometers (nm). Different wavelengths have different energy levels and can have various effects on tissue. For example, the Erchonia 3LT™ Laser is 635 nanometers, which is found within the "red" spectrum of visible light (400-800 nm) and has anabolic tissue effects, whereas, radiation that has a wavelength shorter than 320 nm (ultraviolet (UV), gamma rays, x-rays) has ionizing effects on cells and can be harmful even in small doses. What is the difference between Lasers and LED's (light emitting diodes)?Lasers are monochromatic (single color wavelength), collimated (non-divergent) and coherent (wavelengths in- phase) in contrast, LED's are neither coherent nor collimated and generate a broader band of wavelengths (multiple). In addition, a significant difference between the two is the power output. The peak power output of lasers is measured in watts, while that of LED's, is measured in milliwatts. Also, LED's usually have a 50% duty cycle, meaning that they are "on" 50% of the time and "off" 50% of the time regardless of what frequency (pulses per second) setting is used. How long are the treatments?Treatments can vary in time from seconds to minutes depending on the condition. Research studies show that there may be a dose dependent response, so it may be more effective to treat at lower doses at multiple intervals then to treat a single time with a high dose. What kind of care plans can be expected for laser therapy?A treatment plan may vary, depending on the condition. For instance, an acute soft tissue injury may require multiple short treatments initially then the interval between treatments will lengthen as the condition improves.
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