Curious About Class 4 Laser Therapy?

Speed up your healing and get out of pain faster!

Class 4 laser therapy, or High-Intensity Laser Therapy (HILT) is an advanced pain relief and healing treatment that uses high-powered laser technology to reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and promote tissue repair. Class 4 laser therapy works by using light energy to jumpstart your body’s natural healing through a process called photobiomodulation. When certain wavelengths of laser are applied to the skin, its light penetrates deep into the tissues, reaching the injured or painful area.

This cutting-edge therapy is commonly used in sports medicine, physical therapy, and chiropractic care to treat conditions such as muscle and neck and low back pain, arthritis, nerve pain, joint pain, tendonitis, bursitis, plantar fasciitis, surgical incisions, and other soft tissue injuries. Class 4 laser therapy is safe, quick, and non-invasive, providing a gentle warming sensation during treatment. Most patients experience noticeable improvement within a few sessions, making it an ideal, drug-free, and surgery-free solution for pain management and recovery. Whether you're recovering from an injury or managing chronic pain, Class 4 laser therapy can help you achieve faster healing and get back to living an active, pain-free life.

How Does Class 4 Laser Therapy Work?

To explain how Class 4 laser therapy works, we need to understand some biology basics. Get ready for a crash course!

Plants use sunlight to make energy for plants to grow through chloroplasts, which are little powerhouses in their cells. Our cells have a similar powerhouse called mitochondria. Instead of using sunlight, mitochondria create energy (called ATP) by breaking down sugar and oxygen. Oxygen is necessary in the final step of the process to create ATP, called the electron transport chain. This energy is what powers everything your body does, from healing injuries to keeping you moving.

However, when cells are stressed, whether from injury, illness, or aging, the mitochondria of cells don't produce energy as efficiently. A chemical called nitric oxide builds up and binds to an enzyme called cytochrome c oxidase, which is responsible for transferring oxygen to the final step of ATP production. That means that oxygen is blocked out of ATP production, which slows down tissue healing and increases inflammation. Over time, this can lead to slower healing and even damage to healthy cells.

Here’s where Class 4 laser therapy comes in. The laser’s specific light penetrates deep into your tissues, targeting the mitochondria. Class 4 laser therapy helps counteract this by using specific wavelengths of light that break the bond between nitric oxide and cytochrome c oxidase. This frees up the oxygen to return to its normal role in energy production, allowing the mitochondria to efficiently produce ATP. The result is reduced inflammation, faster healing, and better tissue repair.

In short, Class 4 laser therapy uses light to “recharge” your cells, helping your body heal faster and feel better naturally!

Take the Next Step!

If you're looking for a proven, effective treatment to enhance recovery and reduce pain, consider Class 4 laser therapy at Integrated Sport, Spine & Rehab, conveniently located in Laytonsville, near Olney, Brookeville, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Mount Airy, Rockville, Boyds, Norbeck, and Silver Spring. Contact us today to learn how this advanced technology can help you feel better, move better, and live better.

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