Pain is a warning sign and should not be ignored.
Amateur sports enthusiasts and professional sports men/women are all likely to suffer from occasional sports injuries.
Injuries may be the result of poor warm up and stretching techniques, years of poor posture or a previously undetected spine or joint problem.
Failing to receive the appropriate treatment promptly and continuing to overuse the injured area may prolong the healing process and result in a chronic injury and the shortening of a promising career.
Injuries regularly treated with Body Boost LED therapy include:
- Lower back pain
- Hamstring and calf strains
- Groin & thigh sprains
- Achilles tendon injuries
- Neck pain
- Tendonitis
- Shoulder sprain/strain
- Sciatica
- Tennis/golfers elbow
- And any other injuries
Treatment
Using Body Boost Bed twice per week will be sufficient in most cases to restore normal function to your joints and muscles as well as your nervous system, which may increase control, co-ordination and muscle, strengthen the injured area, improve flexibility and prevent recurrence of the problem.
The number of sections required will depend on the nature of the condition and how long it has been present.
What is LED Treatment?
LED therapy is a technology, which has been proven to be remarkably safe, painless and effective in treating both acute injuries and chronic pain of various kinds.
It has been particularly helpful in stubborn, persistent, and “difficult-to-treat” conditions, including chronic back pain and neck pain, arthritis, plantar fasciitis and other joint and muscle pains.
The LED gives us the ability to provide you with an improved level of safe, non-invasive, drug free pain relief and accelerated healing of injuries.
The treatment involves the application of red and near infra-red light over injuries.
LED beams of light are used to stimulate the cells in the body that repair tissue, reduce inflammation and reduce pain. It is a highly effective treatment for acute soft tissue injuries, chronic pain syndromes and slow healing wounds.
Therapeutic Benefits of LED Therapy
- Anti-inflammatory Action: LED light reduces swelling, leading to decreased pain, less stiffness, and a faster return to normal joint and muscle function.
- Rapid Cell repair: LED light accelerates cellular reproduction and healing.
- Faster Wound Healing: LED light stimulates fibroblast development and accelerates collagen synthesis in damaged tissue.
- Reduced Fibrous Tissue Formation: LED light reduces formation of scar tissue, leading to more complete healing, with less chance of weakness and re-injury later.
- Increased Vascular Activity: LED light increases blood flow to the injured area.
- Stimulated Nerve Function: LED light speeds nerve cell processes, which may decrease pain and numbness associated with nerve-related conditions.
Conditions treated using LED therapy
- Acute soft tissue injuries e.g. sprains/strains
- Back and neck pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Chronic pain syndromes e.g. RSI, frozen shoulder, chronic low back pain
- Fractures and non-union fractures
- Nerve pain (Neuropathic pain) e.g. from disc injuries
- Ulcers e.g. diabetic ulcers
- Post operative care: Post operative pain, tendon repair, post mastectomy lymphoedema, infected wounds,
- Burns
Advantages of Low Level LED Therapy over medical treatment
- Safe and quick results. Can be used immediately after injury, over pins, plates and bony prominences.
- Drug free pain relief without the unwanted side-effects. It doesn’t have side effects like some anti-inflammatory medication and painkillers.
Clinical effects of LED therapy
- Reduces swelling and inflammation: Stimulates lymphatic drainage to reduce swelling.
- Reduces healing time: Stimulates the cells around the injury to increase the speed, quality and strength of tissue repair.
- Pain relief: Inhibits the nerves related to the site of pain.
How does LED or Photo medicine therapy work?
Therapeutic lasers work by supplying energy to the body in the form of photons of light. The tissues and cells then absorb this energy, where it is used to accelerate the normal rate of tissue healing. The red and near infrared light (600nm – 1000nm) commonly used in light therapy can be produced by LED or high intensity LED.
The effects of led therapy are photochemical (like photosynthesis in plants). The LED can affect cell membrane permeability and aid the production of ATP (the fuel for our cells) thereby providing the cell with more energy, which in turn means the cell is in optimum condition to play its part in a natural healing process.
Safety of LED Therapy
LED therapy is not harmful. LED’s used for tissue stimulation have insufficient strength to damage cells. 30 years of clinical studies and clinical use have shown only mild, occasional adverse effects. There are no adverse effects from led’s, however you may occasionally experience mild ache after treatment. This is due to a re-stimulation of the inflammatory phase and should settle down after 24 – 48 hours.
Frequency of Treatments
While some patients get immediate results, others require 6-10 treatments before seeing a lasting effect. Less severe or acute injuries will require fewer treatments than chronic or severe conditions. The treatment frequency recommendation is 1-2 times / week for 2-4 weeks, then 1 time / week for 2-6 weeks. This clearly will vary from one person to the next depending on the type of injury, the length of time it has been present, how well you heal etc.
In summary
The use of a LED will help your injury heal quicker, it will reduce the pain and get you back to normal activities faster. You can achieve this without any of the side-effects that you often get from taking medication.
The Advantages Of LED Therapy is:
- It is safe
- Non-invasive
- Non-toxic
- Easily applied
- Highly effective
- No negative side effects
