[Robotgroup] Cold laser

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The American Cancer Society seems skeptical about cold laser therapy 
but discusses some claimed benefits.

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Cold_Laser_Therapy.asp

There is a veritable ton of information out there but caveat emptor.


All the best....

Mike




At 23:44  2007-04-10, you wrote:
>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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