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Volume 7, Issue 5
J Nov Physiother, an open access journal
ISSN: 2165-7025
Novel Physio 2017
August 21-22, 2017
4
th
International Conference and Expo on
August 21-22, 2017 | Birmingham, UK
Novel Physiotherapies
J Nov Physiother 2017, 7:5(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7025-C1-018
From inhibition of pain nerve fibers to anti-inflammatory effects: the emerging role of low level laser
therapy in pain management
David Kunashko
Meditech Rehabilitation Centre, Canada
L
ow level laser therapy (LLLT) or photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) has been extensively studied for nerve pathologies
and significant developments have been achieved in the last several decades. LLLT adoption has been steadily rising by
chiropractors and other medical professionals and has been included in several recent evidences based guidelines. LLLT is
known to induce analgesia via conduction block of central and peripheral nerve fibers and endorphin release. Research has
also shown LLLT increases neurite sprouting and outgrowth, Schwann cell proliferation, ATP production, gene expression,
angiogenesis, neovascularization as well as decreases oxidative stress and inflammation. This presentation will review LLLT
mechanisms of action as they relate to the management of pain and clinical applications for disc herniation, spinal stenosis,
nerve entrapment syndromes, chronic regional pain syndrome amongst others. Case studies and peer reviewed randomized
control trials will be discussed.
david@bioflexlaser.com