Side Effects and Contradictions

Side Effects: There are no side effects to Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) or Phototherapy. Hundreds of scientific studies (double-blind, randomized and placebo controlled where possible) have shown this technology to be safe and effective. To view some of the article abstracts supporting the safety and effectives of LLLT, see the section of our website Articles.
 
Please note that pain is often the symptom and not the disease; It is necessary to make sure the root cause of the painful condition is accurately identified and treated. Additionally, although there are no side effects to laser therapy, it is recommended that you are aware of the appropriate dose for each indication so as to maximize the beneficial effects of laser therapy (for example, fibroblasts are inhibited at a dose higher than 5J, so you don’t want to exceed this dose when stimulating wound healing).
 
Contraindications:
Do not treat:
• Directly into eyes
• (retinal exposure to Class 3B laser may cause eye damage)
• Over a pregnant uterus
• Over any suspicious lesion or cancer
• Over thyroid gland
• Over an area injected with steroids or other anti-inflammatory
• medication in previous week
• Someone hypersensitive to light in the 830nm wavelength region
• Patients with seizure disorders triggered by light
• Patients taking medications for which sunlight exposure
• is a contraindication
• Over open wounds or herpes simplex unless unit covered with
• a clear protective barrier
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