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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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