Resource Center > Research Phototherapy has been used extensively in
Europe for over thirty years. In a survey of physical therapists across
the UK, the following findings are summarized from the results:
LLLT achieved the premiere overall ranking for relief of pain pared with other listed electro modalities
painful conditions figured prominently as "indications for
laser therapy and as conditions identified as responding particularly
well" to such treatment.
rated overall as effective for myofascial and post-operative pain.
Phototherapy is an accepted practice and has been the subject of over
3,000 scientific papers published worldwide. In North America it is
gaining awareness and acceptance among both healthcare practitioners
and consumers. The abstracts that follow speak to the positive effects
of phototherapy.