Class IV laser therapy is helping keep many athletes in the game. LightForce therapy lasers are proud to support our elite athlete patients, so to celebrate them this week we will feature social media posts from 4 athletes who are benefiting from class IV laser therapy: Matthew Secor, MMA Fighter, Aaron Motlop, North Eastern Australian [...]
High volume practices, despite being short on free time, often become the most successful at implementing class IV laser therapy into their daily routine and make it an overwhelming success for patients and their business. Why? Patients in pain are already at your office, treatment times are short but results are fast, and DTLT feels [...]
Class IV laser therapy is changing the lives of thousands per day – people and animals alike! Veterinary and Medical laser therapy equipment is helping reduce pain and inflammation for a wide variety of species. Companion Therapy Lasers were used to treat the following two animals who were suffering from chronic pain and inflammation.
Just like [...]
Your time is valuable – and providing your patients with the best care in the most efficient amount of time is a priority. Class IV therapy lasers are a great resource to maximize the time you spend with your patients.
Class IV therapy laser equipment enables you to deliver more Joules to a larger area of [...]
Laser for CrossFit Hand Injury
Dr. Perry Nickleston
When you train hard at what you are passionate about, injuries are inevitable. CrossFit training is no exception; it’s the nature of competition. If you do CrossFit workouts then you know how much of a beating the hands can take. Swinging kettle bells, jumping rope, sledgehammers, pull-ups, deadlifts, etc., [...]
If you are thinking of adding class IV laser therapy to your practice there are a few questions you should ask about before you make a purchase. You should be purchasing more than laser therapy equipment – but a total solution for your practice. Here’s our top 5 questions you should ask a your sales [...]
Just like the prescription of drugs there is a target dose of laser therapy energy; where oral medications are measured in mg, laser therapy dose is measured in Joules per square cm. Class IV laser therapy target doses are determined by the type of condition being treated, the depth of the target tissue and the patient’s [...]
There are many different types of therapy lasers. Class IV lasers for pain, Class IIIb therapy lasers, Class III laser therapy equipment, even class II lasers. One parameter that separates these lasers from one another is power. What role does power play in achieving clinical results?
Power impacts the functional depth of penetration of the laser light. [...]
THE CLASS DIFFERENCE: 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CLASS III VS. CLASS IV
There is a lot of discussion about different classes of therapy lasers. What’s the difference? Understand these key differences before you invest in your own laser therapy equipment.
What the classifications actually mean?
Class IIIb: IIIb lasers are hazardous to the eye when [...]
The Top 5 Conditions Laser Therapy Can Help Alleviate When Nothing Else Works
By Guest Blogger, Dr. Perry Nickelston
Some musculoskeleteal conditions are more difficult to resolve than others. They become constant chronic reminders of just how vulnerable we are to injury. Traditional therapeutic modalities and programs often hit a wall in helping chronic pain problems, forcing [...]
You have a therapy laser – now how do you start using it? Implementing any new technology into practice can be a daunting task. How do you engage your staff? How do you communicate with clients? How do you attract new clients? Here are our top 5 suggestions for how to integrate laser into your [...]
Side effects of painkillers are notoriously unpleasant – ranging the gamut from drowsiness to risk of addiction. Many of us search for drug-free solutions to pain that don’t negative impact our day-to-day life. And some, for example Air Force pilots, don’t have the option to use drugs to manage pain at all.
For those who seek [...]
Deep tissue laser therapy is the perfect modality for injured athletes. Athletes want to get better faster and will do whatever it takes to keep doing what they love. It’s an emotional connection and that’s a powerful weapon in the treatment game. Many common athletic injuries are difficult to resolve with traditional therapy, which leaves [...]
Dr. Perry Nickelston is a Chiropractic Sports Physician whose primary focus is on performance enhancement and corrective exercise and metabolic fitness nutrition. He trained at the American College of Addictionology and Compulsive Disorders and is an expert in myofascial, orthopedic, medical, and trigger point soft tissue therapy. Dr. Nickelston’s practice uses Class IV Deep [...]
