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Successful New Pain Treatment for Arthritis, Joint, Muscle, Nerve Damage.


Using Revolutionary Class IV Laser Therapy

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Treating pain reduction is a specialty of Orange County, Southern California-based Dr. Melissa Ritter, D.C., who is using a revolutionary infrared laser beam for conditions such as arthritis, joint/muscle/nerve pain, and fibromyalgia fibromyalgia

Chronic syndrome that is characterized by musculoskeletal pain, often at multiple sites. The cause is unknown. A significant number of persons with fibromyalgia also have mental disorders, especially depression.
. In many cases up to 90% success rate. http://laserpainreliefoc.com/laser-treatments.php. Injuries brought on by sports, automobile accidents or work-related traumas are treated non-surgically with this laser therapy.

Laser pain reduction therapy works well for swelling, arthritic pain, herniated disc, spinal stenosis Spinal Stenosis Definition

Spinal stenosis is any narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal nerve cord. Spinal stenosis causes pain and may cause loss of some body functions.
, diabetic neuropathies, shingles, sciatic sciatic /sci·at·ic/ (si-at´ik)
1. near or related to the sciatic nerve or vein.

2. ischial.


sci·at·ic
adj.
1.
 pain, osteoarthritis osteoarthritis
 or osteoarthrosis or degenerative joint disease

Most common joint disorder, afflicting over 80% of those who reach age 70. It does not involve excessive inflammation and may have no symptoms, especially at first.
 and rheumatoid arthritics, gout gout, condition that manifests itself as recurrent attacks of acute arthritis, which may become chronic and deforming. It results from deposits of uric acid crystals in connective tissue or joints. , back, leg and neck problems. http://laserpainreliefoc.com/faq-about-laser-therapy.php. There is little or no sensation during treatment. Occasionally, one feels mild, soothing warmth or tingling tin·gle  
v. tin·gled, tin·gling, tin·gles

v.intr.
1. To have a prickling, stinging sensation, as from cold, a sharp slap, or excitement: tingled all over with joy.
.

It has been shown that close-in-time treatments are more efficient at the beginning (every two days or every three days for two weeks) and then at increasingly longer intervals (e.g. once a week for several weeks). Suspending the treatment temporarily after a certain number of introductory sessions does not cause any problems, and can be beneficial.

The laser's uniquely combined wavelengths expand the therapeutic value

by reducing inflammation, pain and, to a degree, scar tissue scar tissue
n.
Dense, fibrous connective tissue that forms over a healed wound or cut.
. Laser light directs biostimulative light energy to the body's cells which then convert into chemical energy. The laser increases local blood flow to the affected area. This new technology combines a synchronized, high-powered, dual wavelength infrared laser in a single beam aimed directly at the origin of the pain. http://laserpainreliefoc.com/how_laser_therapy_works.php.

Slow to heal wounds that have been resistant to treatment, are candidates for laser therapy. This includes fractures, soft tissue injuries, ulcers and multiple trigger points (sore spots in the muscles).

"I have seen patients with serious pain come into my office who sometimes after only one treatment, walk out pain free," explains Dr. Ritter. "The laser does not always cure problems, but it can, in many cases, completely eliminate the painful effects of a series of problems." http://laserpainreliefoc.com/case-studies.php.
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