Laser Therapy for Tendinopathy

Tendinopathy is the broad term for any tendon condition that causes pain and swelling. Your tendons are rope-like tissues in your body that attach muscle to bone. When your muscles tighten and relax, your tendons and bones move.

Tendinitis means inflammation of your tendon. It’s a painful injury that can either be short-term (acute) or long-term (chronic). You may develop tendinitis after a sudden injury from lifting a heavy weight or from repetitive activities that cause micro-tears in your tendon over time.

The exact cause of tendinopathy isn’t always clear. It’s often related to multiple factors. In addition to being in a higher risk group, other risk factors include:

• High-intensity training.

• Muscle imbalances.

• Incorrect training equipment or poor training surfaces.

• Lack of flexibility.

• Lack of strength.

• Too much weight on your tendon (from lifting something).

Patients  may have tendinopathy if they are experiencing pain or tenderness with some or all of the following symptoms:

• Burning.

• Difficulty moving your joint.

• Feeling a crackling or grating sensation when you move your joint.

• Muscle weakness and loss of strength.

• Red, warm skin in the painful area. Which sometimes indicates an infection.

Tendinopathy treatment depends on the type you have. The treatments for tendinosis aren’t the same as the treatments for tendonitis. Treatment also depends on which tendon is bothering the patient.

One of the possible treatments available now is the use of low-level laser therapy. Compared to other types of treatment like placebo, LLLT proved to be effective enough in the treatment of tendinopathy. low-level laser therapy has actually demonstrated consistent results in the treatment of this disease.

It is of importance to note,however, that the quality of the laser machine used for such type of treatment should be highly considered as it directly impacts and even augments recovery chances.

Dealing with Tendinopathy issue, the Physiotherapy Diode Laser System. SIFLASER-1.41 has often been specialists’ top choice as it proved its high-efficacy in treating such an issue.

Indeed, this Laser therapy machine has a wide range of clinical applications, including painful tendon issues typically like Tendinopathy.  

With a low- level 10W laser power, The device is mainly being used for tendon pain relief meaning it will work on relieving patients from the recurrent burning, stiffness and swelling feelings.

Unlike many pharmacological treatments that mask pain or only address the symptoms of disease, Laser Therapy treats the underlying condition or pathology to promote healing. This means that Tendinopathy treatment is indeed effective and the benefits of Laser Therapy are long-lasting.

To explain in more details, The device is targeted in hemoglobin and cytochrome c oxidase. So, in sharp contrast to “Cold lasers” which provide no feeling or sensation, high power diode laser therapy will provide a warm and soothing feeling which is the exact thing requested from Tendinopathy patients.

Without proper treatment, tendinitis can increase your risk of experiencing tendon rupture — a much more serious condition that may require surgery.

 Luckily, Laser therapy has been developed to provide accurate therapeutic services for this specific issue. Accordingly, Tendinopathy patients can get reassured and less sensitive to stiffness and swelling as long as SIFLASER-1.41 is specifically designed to provide them with the needed treatment that will effectively restore their physical function and life comfort.

Reference: The effects of laser treatment in tendinopathy: a systematic review

Disclaimer: Although the information we provide is used by different doctors and medical staff to perform their procedures and clinical applications, the information contained in this article is for consideration only. SIFSOF is not responsible neither for the misuse of the device nor for the wrong or random generalizability of the device in all clinical applications or procedures mentioned in our articles. Users must have the proper training and skills to perform the procedure with each Laser system.

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