MLS Laser Therapy
An Advanced Option
for Faster Recovery
When a sports injury, soft tissue injury, or nerve problem interferes with your daily activities, it almost feels like your feet are encased in cement.
Not being able to follow through on your plans 100% can be a source of extreme disappointment or frustration for many. Some even try to ignore the problem outright and work through the pain, but their risks of injuring themselves even further are very high.
Our goal is always to get patients back to doing the things they love as quickly and safely as we can. That is why we are proud to have Multiwave Locked System (MLS) laser therapy as an advanced option for accelerating recovery times and relieving pain in the process.
What is MLS Laser Therapy?
How Does It Work?
MLS Laser Therapy is a non-invasive treatment that uses light energy to reduce pain, inflammation, and promote healing. The MLS laser is the only FDA-cleared dual-wave, multi-wave locked system, offering deep tissue penetration without heat and accelerating recovery without side effects.
By converting light into energy, the laser stimulates cellular processes, enhances circulation, and supports tissue repair. This results in faster healing, reduced swelling, and improved overall recovery.
During treatment, the robotic laser is positioned 8 inches above the skin to deliver energy deep into tissues, restoring cell function and stimulating the body’s natural healing processes.
Benefits of MLS Laser Therapy
1. Anti-Inflammatory
MLS Laser Therapy has an anti-edema effect. It causes vasodilation and activates the lymphatic drainage system, which drains swollen areas. As a result, there is a reduction in swelling caused by bruising or inflammation.
2. Analgesic
MLS Laser Therapy has a beneficial effect on nerve cells. It blocks pain transmitted by nerve cells to the brain, which decreases nerve sensitivity. Also, due to the decreased inflammation, there is less edema and pain. Another painblocking mechanism involves the high-level production of pain-killing chemicals such as endorphins and enkephalin from the brain and adrenal gland.
3. Accelerated Tissue Repair and Cell Growth
Photons of light from lasers penetrate deeply into tissue and accelerate cellular reproduction and growth. The laser light increases the energy available to the cell so that the cell can take on nutrients faster and get rid of waste products. As a result of exposure to laser light, damaged cells are repaired faster.
4. Improved Vascular Activity
Laser light will significantly increase the formation of new capillaries in damaged tissue, which speeds up the healing process, closes wounds quickly, and reduces scar tissue. Additional benefits include acceleration of angiogenesis, which causes temporary vasodilation and increase in the diameter of blood vessels.
5. Increases Metabolic Activity
MLS Laser Therapy increases the amount of ATP available for cells because the light energy from the laser is transferred to energy for cells.
6. Trigger Points and Acupuncture Points
MLS Laser Therapy stimulates muscle trigger points and acupuncture points on a non-invasive basis, providing musculoskeletal pain relief.
7. Reduced Fibrous Tissue Formation
MLS Laser Therapy reduces the formation of scar tissue following tissue damage from cuts, scratches, burns, or surgery.
8. Improved Nerve Function
Slow recovery of nerve functions in damaged tissue can result in numbness and impaired limbs. Laser light speeds the process of nerve cell reconnection and increases the amplitude of action potentials to optimize muscle healing.
9. Immunoregulation
Laser light has a direct effect on immunity status by stimulating immunoglobulins and lymphocytes. Laser emissions are absorbed by chromophores (molecule enzymes) that react to laser light. Upon exposure to the laser, the enzyme flavin mononucleotide is activated and starts the production of ATP, which is the major carrier of cell energy and the energy source for all chemical reactions in the cells.
10. Faster Wound Healing
Laser light stimulates fibroblast development in damaged tissue. Fibroblasts are the building blocks of collagen, which is the essential protein required to replace old tissue or to repair tissue injuries. As a result, MLS Laser Therapy is effective post-surgically and in the treatment of open wounds and burns.
What Conditions can MLS Laser Therapy be Effective On?
This form of treatment tends to work best on soft tissue injuries, of which the foot and ankle can suffer no small shortage.
Common sports injuries, sources of heel pain, and other soft tissue conditions may often see faster recovery and positive results when treated with laser. These include, but are not limited to:
- Plantar fasciitis
- Achilles tendinitis
- Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Neuromas
- Wounds
While beginning treatment sooner is always the favorable option, that does not mean chronic problems do not respond to MLS laser therapy. The treatment has the potential to “reawaken” the repair process in even long-term injuries.
