How Cold Laser Therapy Works to Relieve Back Pain

Chronic back pain due to conditions such as a herniated disc, arthritis, or acute back pain from an injury can often be difficult to manage. 

Medications like acetaminophen or cortisone injections can come with unwanted side effects and may not be effective enough. Surgery can offer a great solution to more complicated cases of back pain, but it’s a treatment option that comes with lots of risks. 

Cold laser therapy is a treatment method for pain management that’s often incredibly effective and carries little risk. 

Our team at Anodyne Pain and Wellness Solutions in Newark, Delaware, understands how important it is to find relief from chronic or acute back pain. So, we offer cold laser therapy to help you get on the road to recovery. 

Here’s what you need to know about this innovative laser-based treatment:

Cold laser therapy explained

Cold laser therapy is a treatment method that uses low-intensity light from lasers to treat pain and inflammation. It’s referred to as “cold heat” since the levels of light used aren’t high enough to heat your body’s tissues. 

Instead, the light from the handheld laser device is shone directly on damaged or injured tissue. Your body then absorbs the light, and a chemical reaction happens. As a result, the targeted cells start changing and new cell generation takes place, promoting faster healing while effectively reducing any painful swelling and inflammation. 

Cold laser therapy has been shown to help with back pain resulting from arthritis, muscle strains, spinal stenosis, nerve pain (radiculopathy), and herniated discs.  

What to expect from cold laser therapy

When you come into Anodyne Pain and Wellness Solutions for cold laser therapy, you first expose the part of your back affected by pain. You and your provider also wear special glasses to protect your eyes. 

We then touch the laser therapy wand to the targeted area and hold it to your skin for about one minute. Since there’s no heat coming from the device, you shouldn’t experience any pain. 

To reap the full benefits of the treatment, you may need multiple sessions. Physical therapy can also enhance the effects of cold laser therapy. 

Start reaping the benefits of cold laser therapy 

When you’re living with back pain, effective and nonsurgical means of pain relief can be hard to come by. So, if you want a more natural and less invasive way to relieve your pain, cold laser therapy might be the way to go. 

If you’d like to learn more about this pain management technique, schedule a consultation by calling our office or using our online booking feature today.