Questions & Answers about Low Level Laser Therapy

1. What is low level laser therapy?

1. What is low level laser therapy?

In a nutshell, Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) causes tissues to heal muscle, skin and nerve faster.  Specifically, LLLT works at the cell level.  Human cells produce a chemical known as ATP (adenosine tri-phosphate) to run the body and heal tissue.  All of our body’s activities result from the use of ATP, it’s like gasoline to a car.  LLLT stimulates a micro-structure within the cells called the mitochondria (nicknamed the “powerhouse” because it produces ATP) to produce slightly higher amounts of ATP.  Thus with more ATP at the cell level, tissues heal faster, and therefore relief comes quicker.