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Winning the Fight Against Obesity

Obesity continues to be a major health concern for many Americans, accounting for about 30% of the population’s weight classification. There are numerous factors that cause this condition, such as a poor diet, lack of exercise and genetics. Treatment is important, as obesity can lead to health problems and a shortened life span.

Chronic Pain Solutions

Chronic pain afflicts millions of Americans on a daily basis, and it is one of the most commonly misdiagnosed ailments of the medical world. With chronic pain, it is often seen as an easy fix, but sometimes, there is no single cause that can be reversed. Lifestyle choices and habits can create chronic pain, and unfortunately, the most common solution, pain medication can only cover up the pain for so long.
 
Common Causes of Chronic Pain
 

10 Tips to Keeping Fat Off After Weight Loss Surgery

Liposuction is still one of the most popular surgical fat removal procedures today. Its effects are dramatic, enabling patients to lose ten or more pounds of fat instantly, radically reshaping their bodies without the need for exercise and dieting. Recently, new (albeit less dramatic) alternatives to liposuction have surfaced as well; alternatives such as laser fat removal and ultrasonic liposuction are increasing in popularity.

The Effectiveness of Cold Lasers in Surgery

Cold laser therapy (also known as low level laser therapy, or LLLT) is one of the most recent developments in the field of medical laser technology, and one that is currently still undergoing the process of gaining mainstream acceptance in the medical community. The U.S.

Broad vs. Pinpoint Cold Laser Therapy

There are two basic types of cold laser treatments: pinpoint treatments and broad coverage treatments. But before delving into how these two differ, let’s take a look at the basic attributes that characterize cold laser light.

The Use of Low Level Lasers to Treat Muscle Pain

We have all experienced some sort of muscle pain at one point or another in our lives.  The difference between random pain and chronic pain is the long term effects it has on the rest of the body, even employment and social ramifications due to a constant ache. Chronic muscle pain or an injury with a long recovery process impacts the rest of the body by causing undue strain on surrounding muscles which consequently has a trickledown effect throughout the rest of the body.

How Do Medical Percussors Work?

Percussion instruments we all learned about in elementary school music class operate very similarly to medical percussors. Percussion instruments such as drums work by being repeatedly hit on the head which causes sound to bounce around the wooden frame of the drum.  Medical percussors function in a similar fashion, in that they do rely on repeated vibrations, yet they have the ability to create more than just a pretty sound, medical percussors can alleviate muscle pain, release chest congestion due to mucus build up and cystic fibrosis.

Unique Applications for Lasers in the Medical Field

Lasers existed as a scientific ideal for many years before they became a reality. Albert Einstein, for one, was already studying the fundamental principles of the creation of laser light as far back as 1917, when he wrote a paper on the subject, titled The Quantum Theory of Radiation. But it wasn’t until many decades later that the laser became an actual working tool for scientists and doctors all over the world.

Low Level Laser Treatment for Scar Reduction

Scars, whether they are purely an aesthetic flaw or a source of pain, itchiness or swelling, can be reduced with low level laser treatment.  Low level lasers, also known as cold lasers, were first developed in the 1960s and in less than a decade’s time were used by Endre Mester of Hungary to treat wounds. Since then low level lasers have been employed as a means of healing both cured and unhealed scars and wounds.

Cold Laser Treatment VS Traditional ("Hot") Laser Treatments

Cold laser treatments use the natural healing properties of light to encourage cell regeneration and growth through the body’s natural healing processes. Cold laser treatments treat the surface of the skin, while hot laser treatments affect deeper tissues. Hot laser treatments can be very effective, but there’s greater risk involved.