Low Intensity Laser Therapy Update

As I mentioned in our last newsletter, I now offer low intensity laser therapy. It’s been about a month since I started using it with patients, and I have been very pleased with the results.

The best part is that I see many people getting back to doing the things they want and need to be doing. The laser offers many advantages over traditional chiropractic and offers me the chance to work with many I probably wouldn’t otherwise see.

People with plantar fasciitis, psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis, herniated discs, rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica and rotator cuff injuries to name a few, have received significant relief and recovery.

I keep telling people that this technology needs to prove itself to me. The research says people recover quickly (days & weeks not months and years) and have limited relapses compared with other forms of therapy.

This is because the laser stimulates tissues to heal on a cellular level. Think of how this approach is different than doing nothing, trying to exercise away pain, using a drug to mask pain or surgery. For me as a chiropractor, dare I say, this is a significant benefit even over a chiropractic adjustment!

If you are suffering with a low back, hip, knee, shoulder, elbow or whatever problem, or if you know someone who is, tell them about low level laser therapy. It is rapidly proving to me and my patients to be the treatment of choice over conventional therapies.

Filosofi is the only chiropractic clinic to offer this service in Ottawa. Treatments are billed as a chiropractic service and are covered on extended health plans with chiropractic coverage.

I have included an article on low back pain and laser therapy. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email or call me.

Back-Ache and Low Intensity Laser Therapy

dreric@filosofi.ca

613 225-1127