[Robotgroup] Cold laser

[Eric Lundquist]

Sounds a little suspicious to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_therapy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_laser_therapy

Personally, I don't think I buy into the idea that low levels of laser light
is going to provide much clinical benefit for an internal physiological
condition.  The low levels of light just does not penetrate that far and our
cells are just not that photosensitive (with the exception of our eyes) such
that they react to light.  Come to think of it, the melanin in our skin that
is photoreactive over time is there to block light.

I just don't see a plausible mechanism where this would do anything
beneficial over a heating pad.  Perhaps one of our medically trained members
would have some insight as to how this would work.

- Eric




On 4/10/07, thecomers at juno.com <thecomers at juno.com> wrote:
>
> Has anyone heard of an interesting use for a cold laser (as in cold
> laser therapy,or photobiomodulation)?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob Comer
>
>
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