High Power Laser Therapy

Difference between Low Level Laser Therapy and High Power Laser Therapy

greater than 500 mW or

0.5 Watts are termed High Power Laser Therapy HPLT (Class IV lasers in the USA). HPLT creates heat on the surface of the skin due to their higher power

density (irradiance). LLLT is often referred to as “Cold Lasers” since they do not create a heating sensation during treatment.

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapists use HPLT basically on the presumption that energised cells from the laser increase the rate of healing.

Class IV hot laser therapy (high intensity laser therapy) can treat a variety of conditions, such as:

· Osteoarthritis of the knee, hip and ankle

· Rheumatoid arthritis

· Shoulder impingement syndromes

· Hip or shoulder bursitis

· Low back disc degeneration

· Disc herniation

· Sciatica

· Tendonitis

· Tennis elbow

· Plantar fasciitis