Erchonia Low Level Laser
The Erchonia low level laser is the first FDA approved laser for treating pain and increasing range of motion on the market. It has been found to be extremely beneficial for enhancing and accelerating wound healing and reducing acute inflammation. Research also suggests that a high quality laser like the Erchonia can regenerate damaged nerve tissue if used 90 minutes a day.
The research has been done and more is planned. With over 200 clinical studies – many of which are double-blind, placebo-controlled – and in excess of 2000 published articles on LLLT (low level laser therapy), this innovative new technology has a well-documented research and application history. Having grown far beyond its distant Institutional Review Board (IRB) and experimental treatment status, LLLT is now being considered a therapy of choice for difficult pain management challenges such as fibromyalgia and myofascial pain.
Its positive effects are many and well-researched. For example, research demonstrates that the laser increases oxygen, healing and tensile strength of healed tissue. It reduces swelling, increases blood flow, reduces inflammation, increases cellular metabolism and repair, promotes collagen formation, and much more.
But how does it work? If you are like most people, when you first see a demonstration of the laser you might find yourself thinking, “How is this possible? All you are doing is shining a blinking red light on patients and they are getting quick and often amazing results.” To answer that question properly you would have to investigate the fascinating interface between biology and quantum mechanics – a huge undertaking.
Stated in its simplest form the cold laser is a biomodulator. If the body is doing too much of something or not enough of something else, then the laser will up-regulate or down-regulate it accordingly. It accomplishes this regulation by returning the targeted area of the body back to normal frequency. The concept of entrainment comes from physics.
Entrainment is defined as a situation in which two rhythms that have nearly the same frequency become coupled to each other so that both have the same rhythm. For example, a number of pendulum clocks mounted on the same wall will eventually entrain, so that all the pendulums swing in precise synchrony. For this to happen, the pendulums must have about the same period, which is determined by their length. What couples the pendulums are vibrations (elastic or sound waves) conducted through the structure of the wall.
The laser restores balance, harmony, and order by entraining the out-of-step frequencies back to their proper oscillations. The laser is actually integrative in its effects. You simply program in the appropriate frequencies, laser the effected areas, and the body is entrained back to coherence, and hence, normal functioning.
The Erchonia PL5 has four channels and generates two parallel lines of laser light. The four channels give Dr. Chimes the ability to treat four different areas of the body at once and the line-generated beam is versatile enough to target small areas such as a nerve root or large areas such as an entire muscle or even the patient’s entire body. But the Erchonia laser also allows you to program in specific frequency oscillations that have been found to affect various tissues and organs. The oscillations that resonate with the targeted areas of the body are achieved by turning the light on and off at very specific and precise rates. The number of frequencies you can program is almost limitless and includes all of the known Life frequencies.
Treatments can vary in time from seconds to minutes depending on the condition. Research studies show that it may be more effective to treat at lower doses at multiple intervals then to treat a single time with a high dose.