The innovative K-Laser is a breakthrough medical technology that I am delighted to offer at Hazel Grove Health.

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K-Laser has been found to accelerate the healing process, reduce inflammation and reduce pain in a large number of conditions including acute injuries and chronic pain. It has been shown to enhance patient’s capacity to return to everyday activities as well as faster return to sports. It can also be used on people with chronic pain, helping patients to manage their symptoms and reduce their use of pain medications. It is pain-free and comfortable, lasting just a few minutes and is usually used in conjunction with manual therapy and rehabilitation.

Hazel Grove Health offers K-Laser to patients in Shropshire, Powys, Herefordshire and surrounding areas including Bucknell, Knighton, Craven Arms, Clun, Leintwardine, Presteigne, Ludlow, Shrewsbury, and Hereford.

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What can the K-Laser treat?
Laser therapy was historically used for wound management but is applied for a far wider array of musculoskeletal conditions in modern practice. I regularly treat patients in the clinic with muscle strains, joint sprains, tendinopathies, nerve-related pain and has also proven to be beneficial for many osteoarthritic patients.

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What does it involve?
During the treatment, I will check for any contraindications to the treatment, then will offer you some protective goggles to protect your eyes. Once the treatment starts you will feel, at most, a pleasant warmth and you will feel no pain or discomfort throughout the process. Occasionally patients may experience a phenomenon called the ‘rebound’ effect; this is where the area we treated may experience some irritation a short while after, but generally clears within a day at most. This is where we have essentially stimulated the area and it’s simply your body’s response to treatment, so we look at this favourably.

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How does it work?
Sometimes referred to as ‘photobiomodulation therapy’, the treatment involves the application of red and infrared light through either light-emitting diode (LED) or laser emitters.

In short, there’s a significant amount of scientific jargon, physics and biology in how laser light interacts with our bodies! 

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Essentially, the laser interacts with our cells, increasing their metabolism, leading to greater cellular activity and reproduction. This is how we may see favourable outcomes when you have injured tissues. 

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It also helps to optimise your body’s inflammatory process which it naturally goes through when healing, preventing excessive inflammation and limiting free radical activity. This reduction in inflammation, alongside altered nerve activity from exposure to laser, leads to a potentially reduced pain experience. K Laser also improves the blood flow into the soft tissues thereby improving tissue healing.

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Will it help me?
If you are wondering whether K-Laser treatment may help with your current injury or pain, please get in touch with Jane, and she will be more than happy to advise you on suitability.

 

One question we also regularly get asked is ‘how many sessions do I need?’. This varies depending on the condition, how long you’ve been experiencing your injury/pain, and most importantly, your body. Some people react well to laser therapy, requiring only one to two sessions, but in some cases, we advise up to six sessions in a short period of time to maximise outcomes.

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Please be aware that due to the nature of the treatment, we cannot treat you with laser over your abdomen if you are pregnant, if you had a steroid injection in the 48 hours leading to the treatment, are immunosuppressed, recently had radiotherapy, and overactive implants (i.e. pacemaker) or any tumour sites. Provided none of these apply to you, then laser therapy may be recommended by your therapist as part of your treatment.

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K-laser therapy is NOT available for online booking. This is because I need to make a working diagnosis and assess your suitability first, hence an initial osteopathic appointment will need to be made in the first instance.

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Call me on 07483986686, or email me at jane@hazelgrovehealth.co.uk to book an appointment. If you are interested in what the K-Laser can do for you, give me a call. If I am unable to answer your call, I will call you back as soon as possible for a chat.

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Further Information
For further information on the K-Laser, the manufacturer’s UK website has an extensive collection of information for patients that goes into greater depth about the conditions we can treat with K-Laser and the science behind how it works: Patient’s Portal | K-Laser (klaseruk.co.uk)

 

The British Medical Laser Association (BMLA) also has information about therapeutic laser standards within the United Kingdom and what you will expect from us whilst delivering this treatment modality: Home – BMLA.

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