If you’re considering adding low level laser therapy to your practice, compare wisely to ensure that the system you invest in matches the needs of your practice and patients. Dava Stewart of Chiropractic Economics offers the following guidelines for first-time buyers as well as those who are more familiar with low level laser therapy. Read the full article here.
The acronym R.I.C.E. stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation and it was coined by Gabe Mirkin, M.D. in 1978 as a way to address inflammation due to injury. Ever since, this modality has been a staple to treat sports injuries and muscle soreness issues. However, just because R.I.C.E. has been the standard, it may not always be the best way to treat injuries or to promote recovery.
Learn more about how to apply laser treatment for chronic health conditions with the Apollo Laser through a series of questions posed to Dr. Curtis Turchin, chiropractor and creator of the Apollo Laser System.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Creating a planned preventative maintenance program for your Apollo Laser unit only makes good cents in the long run uncovering minor issues early to save time and money.
Lakeshore Chiropractic Group in St. Catharines, Ontario uses the Apollo Laser to provide cold laser therapy treatments at their facility. Chiropractor Dr. Albert Scales shares his experience working with Pivotal Health Solutions and the Apollo Laser Desktop Unit.
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Both ultrasound and cold laser are treatment modalities commonly used in physical therapy, sports medicine, chiropractic and beyond. They are both used to provide a therapeutic effect on tissues of the body. Generally, they are used to:
Pain relief. Tissue healing. More rapid recovery. All at the push of a button. Practices everywhere are adopting low-level laser therapy as a modality that is low cost and high satisfaction, for both patients and practitioners.
It may come as a surprise to some what lasers are used for. Though lasers may still sound like technology of the future, health professionals know otherwise. In fact, health professionals, such as chiropractors and physical therapists, have been using lasers to accelerate the healing process for nearly five decades, starting in 1967 with the work of Professor Endre Mester, a Hungarian physician who experimented with using lasers to treat skin cancer.1,2
There’s no question that low-level laser therapy can help boost your chiropractic practice by providing an added dimension that no other modality can do. And there’s also no question that you can bill for laser therapy—but there are two issues that can make the billing process difficult.
It’s an age-old question: Which should come first, tape or low-level laser therapy?
