Some Chiropractic treatments/adjustments help immediately. But I don’t think laser is one of those.
It is supposed to help reduce inflammation and aid in healing. I don’t think it’s something that is supposed to have an immediate impact-just help. Just like Ice helps reduce inflammation due to a twisted ankle.
For most of a person’s body, using heat to bring more blood to that site help’s the body heal itself. While the heat feels good when you have joint pain, that doesn’t really help so much with the healing.
The joints heal using synovial fluid, hence slow movement of that joint is what helps with healing. It takes at least 14 months or longer for a joint to regenerate.
The machine beeps when it detects inflammation, and then the laser is used. I am better than I was 2 weeks ago, and it’s been gradual improvement - not instant. I am taking anti inflammatory Rx, hot Epsom salts baths, exercising, laser therapy, and Chiropractic adjustment, so I can’t say for sure what is making the difference.
I did some research on laser therapy and it seemed to me to be worth a try. In general, it seems that Chiropractors are better at treating back pain that MDs.
The joints of the back can be regenerated with regular Chiropractic treatment, really good healthy whole food diet, and exercise to move the joints.
For example, simply sitting on a bench and moving your foot forward and back a few inches would work the knee joint sufficiently to aid in regeneration-the body does the rest.
Even years ago, my Granny had a good Chiropractor who helped her a lot with similar issues as you have with the back.
Thanks very much. Yes, heat helps, but my chiropractor explained to me that only so much will help - he likened it to a glass that you fill with water, and eventually it’s just overflowing and doing no good.
I find Chiro adjustments very helpful, as well as physical therapy - the stretching of the lower back especially. I’m just so busy with other stuff, and lazy about doing it. When you go for treatments, you’re sort of under the gun, and have to perform. After you learn it all, and need to keep it up at home, you get lazy ;-)
I need to quit being lazy! and realize that at my age, this is just as important as the other ‘busy work’ ;-0