LASER

LIGHT AMPLIFICaTION BY THE STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION

BY
ROHIT

SUBTITLES
EFFECTS ON TISSUES THERAPEUTIC USES DOSAGE PRINCIPLES OF APPLICATION INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS DANGERS PRECAUTIONS

EFFECTS ON TISSUES
WHEN THESE RADIATIONS FALL ON THE
TISSUES,THEY MAY EITHER
~ BE REFLECTED FROM THE SURFACE ~ PENETRATE THE TISSUES

ON PENETRATION THE RADIATION IS

SCATTERED BY~ DIVERGENCE ~ REFLECTION ~ REFRACTION

ATTENUATION BY~ ABSORPTION

ABSORPTION IN THE TISSUES

VISIBLE RADIATION - ABSORBED IN
HAEMOGLOBIN AND MELANIN INFRARED - STRONGLY ABSORBED IN WATER RED LIGHT ABSORED BY CYTOCHROMES IN THE MITOCHONDRIA

PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
EFFECT ON CELL PERMEABILITY :
RED LIGHT

[ABSORBED BY CYTOCHROMES [INC. IN CELL PERMEABILITY [TRANSPORT OF CALCIUM ACROSS CELL MEMBRANE [ACCELERATION OF HEALING PROCESS
EFFECTIVE BIOSTIMULATION OCCURS ABOVE THRESHOLD BUT BELOW A LEVEL THAT CAUSES INHIBITION

ARNDT-SCHULTZ LAW :

EFFECT ON INFLAMMATION :
LASER RADIATION [ MACROPHAGES AT THE SITE OF LESION [ CONTROL INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE

TYPES OF THERAPEUTIC LASERS

BASED ON THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS LASER IS
CLASSIFIED INTO THREE TYPES:
1.POWER LASER 2.SOFT LASER 3.MID LASER

IN PHYSIOTHERAPY THE LASER THERAPIES USED ARE

TERMED AS LOW REACTIVE LEVEL LASER THERAPY(LLLT) AND LOW INTENSITY LASER THERAPY(LILT) AND PHOTO STIMULATION

THEIR EFFECT TERMED AS PHOTOBIOMODULATION

THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS
TWO MAJOR THERAPEUTIC USES OF LASER ARE : TISSUE HEALING

PAIN CONTROL
~ MUSCULOSKELETAL
~ NEUROGENIC ~ TRIGGER / ACUPUNCTURE POINTS

~ NERVE CONDUCTION RATE

PRINCIPLES OF APPPLICATION

PREPARATION OF TE PATIENT PREPARATION OF THE PART

APPLICATION
TERMINATION

DOSAGE

PARAMETERS:
WAVELENGTH TREATMENT AREA

MEAN POWER
DURATION OF APPLICATION PULSING FREQUENCY OF TREATMENT

INDICATIONS
SOFT TISSUE INJURIES JOINT CONDITIONS CHRONIC PAIN NON HEALING OR SLOW HEALING WOUNDS
AND ULCERS

POST OPERATIVE PAIN

CONTRAINDICATIONS

NEOPLASTIC TISSUE PREGNANT UTERUS HAEMORRHAGE INFECTED TISSUE/SKIN EPILEPSY CARDIAC PATIENTS AND PATIENTS WITH PACEMAKERS ARE NOT TREATED IN THE CHEST REGIONS

DANGERS
DAMAGE TO THE EYE:
DIRECT PASSAGE THROUGH THE LENS CAUSES RETINAL BURNS

DAMAGE TO THE BRAIN OF THE INFANT ON

EXPOSURE TO THE UNCLOSED FONTANELLE OR PREGNANT UTERUS

SPREAD OF INFECTIONS / TUMOURS

PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DANGER TO THE EYES

USING TE LASER DEVICES IN SPECIALLY
DESIGNED AREAS AVOIDING REFLECTION OF LASER BEAM FROM SHINY AREAS SWITCHING ON THE APPARATUS ONLY WHEN THE APPLICATOR IS IN CONTACT WITH THE SKIN USING APPROPRIATE GOGGLES

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