Cold Laser Therapy Provides a Drug-Free, Non-Invasive Approach To Pain
Reduction
by Eliot N. Bolan, MS, MBA & Susan G. Korn,
MA, MBA
As published in IN Business, Newton-Needham Chamber of
Commerce newsletter, April 2006.
Soon pills, shots and some invasive surgery may become passé. There are newer
ways to help relieve aches and some diseases, and Newton has its very own
proprietors – Eliot Bolan and Susan Korn – to offer a number of these
alternatives to staying and getting healthy.
Their company, 21st Century Healing, captured the interest of Channel Five’s
Chronicle recently which featured them on an episode entitled Building a Better
Body.
“Susan spoke about our customized nutritional supplement program with Ideal
Health,” Bolan said, “and I had the opportunity to demonstrate our Q-Series Cold
Laser, which is a drug-free, non-surgical approach to accelerated healing and
wellness.”
Following is an article by Bolan and Korn that explains what one of these
alternatives – Cold Laser Therapy – is and what it can do for you.
You know how therapeutic it feels to sit in the sun and soak up its rays.
There actually is a good reason for that. Look at our houseplants. Once they
sprout, they cannot continue to grow without light. It doesn’t matter if the
light is natural or artificial. Without some source of light, they will shrivel
and die. Just like our plants, human cells require light energy to thrive.
Normally, the body supplies its own energy for metabolic activity. But what
if the body is having problems functioning due to a serious injury or aging? How
can we add the energy that our cells need? More and more people are turning to
Cold Laser Therapy. Laser light, tuned to specific frequencies, stimulates
metabolic processes at the cellular level. In other words, light can stimulate
healing.
Cold light lasers – unlike hot cutting lasers — produce a very thin beam of
light in which high energy is concentrated. There are an increasing number of
reports of great success with Cold Laser Therapy for a wide variety of
applications including: sports injuries, carpal tunnel, migraines, rheumatoid
arthritis, smoking cessation, weight loss, TMJ and Fibromyalgia. Upwards of
2,500 clinical journal and magazine articles as well as books have been
published discussing this new pain reduction technique. Currently there are
hundreds of research studies on-going around the world.
Most importantly, Cold Laser Therapy appears to be completely safe. In over
1,500 published studies there are no reports of negative side effects. Cold
Lasers are safe, non-toxic and non-invasive, and have been classified as a Class
I non-significant risk (NSR) device by the FDA.
Athletes already have discovered the benefits of using this therapy. A
December 2005 article in Training & Conditioning magazine, noted that
professional athletes like Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong successfully
used Cold Lasers during most of the Tour’s 21 stages to unlock tight quadriceps
before the start of a stage and to stimulate tissue repair after the race. Other
star athletes including Tiger Woods and Troy Glaus, MVP of the 2002 World
Series, have incorporated cold lasers into their lives as well.
The same article referenced Ellen Spicuzza, RN who treats members of the New
England Patriots. Spicuzza uses Cold Lasers to treat contusions, sprains,
plantar fasciitus, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis and more.
“The laser is basically good for anything that’s inflamed because it
expedites the healing process,” Spicuzza explained.
Dr. Andrew Weil, in his very popular Self Healing newsletter (March 2006)
referenced rheumatologist Dan Muller, from the University of Wisconsin Medical
School, who stated he is excited about promising evidence for low-level laser
therapy … to relieve pain and morning stiffness in hands from rheumatoid
arthritis.”
Other healthcare professionals and users of the new therapy are just as
enthusiastic. Dr. N. Rakowsky, with a medical practice in Florida, said, “I have
used the Q-Series Cold Laser since June 2002. This is the most profound therapy
I have ever experienced. Every single condition for which I use the laser showed
dramatic improvement.”
A woman in Indiana described a friend’s experience… “I have a friend whose
15-year-old daughter is diabetic and was taking 22 units of insulin per day.
Using Cold Laser Therapy on her pancreas and pancreas accupoint points, she has
been able to reduce her insulin needs to only two units per day, and has been
stable at this level for over two years.”