Chiropractic Cold Laser Treatment -- Now in Calgary

Cold Laser Therapy, also known as chiropractic laser therapy, and phototherapy, is an effective, non-invasive and drug-free treatment that stimulates the body's natural healing process.

This chiropractic laser therapy is a specialized treatment using a specific type of light generated by a low level laser. This low level laser light penetrates the skin's surface and stimulates the underlying tissue resulting in reduced pain, swelling and inflammation. This in turn leads to quicker healing.

Cold laser therapy can be used either as a stand-alone treatment or as an adjunctive treatment with other therapies and treatments.

Laser therapy is a suitable treatment for patients who are faced with contraindications for a variety of conditions.

Also, most patients have found these treatments to be very effective and quite comfortable, and, as a result of these factors, most of them go on to complete their full recommended treatments.

Some of the Beneficial Effects of Laser Therapy on the Body

This chiropractic treatment has shown to have a number of beneficial effects on the body, such as it:

• Increases cell metabolism.
• Improves localized blood circulation.
• Improves the development of collagen and muscle tissue.
• Speeds up relieve from acute and chronic pain.
• Reduces localized inflammation and edema
• Stimulates the healing process for wounds and tissue repair
• Stimulates the immune system.
• Stimulates nerve function.

How is This Treatment Applied?

This laser therapy can be applied in one or more of the following of ways:

• Directly over the injured spot.
• Via the trigger points on the body.
• Also via acupuncture points.
• The nerve roots and nerve trucks.

Conditions that can be Effectively Treated with Chiropractic Laser Therapy

• Pain reduction
• Sport injuries
• Allergies
• Migraine headaches
• Neck and back pain
• Sciatica
• Colic
• Whiplash
• Strains and Sprains
• Arthritis/rheumatism
• Tendonitis
• Repetitive Stress Injuries (i.e. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)
• Soft Tissue Injuries, Strains and Sprains
• TMJ

This low level laser treatment (phototherapy) has proven to be precise, accurate, and is considered as being very safe. In fact, it is approved by both Health Canada, and the US FDA (Federal Drug Administration) for a wide variety of conditions.

Dr John Collins at Bankers Hall Chiropractic is one of the few Calgary chiropractors certified to offer chiropractic cold laser treatment (phototherapy).

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