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From: Phil Harrington

To: Therapeutic-Laser_Therapy@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:06 AM

Subject: [Therapeutic-Laser_Therapy] Re: infrared vs. red light lasers, and other puzzling issues

I am not sure about the comment, "infrared lasers (which heat the
tissue and therefore don't seem to have therapeutic effects)".... I've
been using a 980nm, 7500 mW continuous output laser for over a year. I
am a chiropractor, and have observed numerous therpaeutic benefits
from this infrared laser.

I conducted a small "study" in my office - I took ten people with
chronic knee pain, gave half of them treatment with this laser and the
other half treatment with an ordinary heat lamp. The visual analog
scales of the laser group showed significant improvement to the heat
lamp group. They received six, seven-minute treatments - over 3000
Joules - over a two-week period. Granted - this is by no means a
definitive scientific study - but it did demonstrate to me and my
patients that infrared laser is beneficial.

We are also batting 1.000 with plantar fascitis. Treatment time is 5
minutes over the entire base of the foot, usually 4 treatments in 10
days takes care of it.

Dr. Phil

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