5 Things You Need to Know about Laser Therapy
- It reduces pain and inflammation without side effects
Laser therapy uses a process called photobiomodulation. Photons enter the tissue and interact with the cytochrome c complex within mitochondria. This interaction triggers a biological cascade of events that leads to an increase in cellular metabolism and a decrease in both pain and inflammation. Unlike medications, laser therapy reduces pain without undesirable side effects.
It is also important to point out that patients report long-lasting pain relief.
Read full blogThe Training Room Bulletin – January 2018
Click HERE to check out the January 2018 edition of The Training Room Bulletin.
- Staff Spotlight – Akil Piggott, PT, DPT, ACSM EP-C
- Learn the difference between Strains and Sprains
- Much more!
Enjoy!
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Forgotten Shoulder Muscle: Weight Lifting and Injury Prevention with Akil Piggott, PT, DPT, ACSM EP-C
I spend a significant amount of time in the gym. Depending on who you ask, I spend too much time in the gym. But over the years I have been able to make many observations of “the average” weight lifter. Let’s have a dialogue with “the average” weight lifter and see what we can learn:
Me: How often do you train chest and shoulders?
The “average” weight lifter: Once, maybe twice a week.
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