Medical Red Laser Pointers for Acupuncture?

Ironically, few people realize the extensive uses of a laser pointer even if FDA has given approval for the usage of cold light laser therapy for treatment of pain and reduction of inflammation in the human body. Certainly, most of those approved lasers are red laser, which obviously are not as powerful as green laser pointers. Here considering a laser pointer as a mere cat toy or balloon popper seems to be naive.

However, the use of laser therapy is still a recent phenomenon in chiropractic care with the use of red laser pointers, and it’s said that this laser therapy is the new alternative for non-invasive, non-surgical treatment for aiding the body's natural healing process. A few researchers like Dr. Moua is the first known Hmong chiropractic doctor to use cold light laser therapy in chiropractic sessions with patients. He mentioned the use of red laser pointer in the therapy, "The human body is made up of cells which naturally ...

In some sense, this cures takes the advantage of the principles of Chinese medicine in the light of its acupoints-related target of red laser beam. The term cold laser refers to the use of low-intensity or low levels of laser light. Proponents claim that cold laser therapy can reduce pain and inflammation. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers these laser devices investigational (experimental), and allows them to be used in studies based on some evidence that they may provide temporary pain relief though it never agree to remove the ban on over 5mw green laser pointers in US. Ironically, laser lovers can still find a variety of ways to have one while purchasing online from China, the country of biggest laser production, becomes more than easy. Certainly, as the medical red laser that reaches 200mw in the output power is rare, so most labs researchers and doctors never mind buying those instrumental lasers online.

As far as Cold laser treatment is concerned, it’ thought to help some types of pain, inflammation, and wound healing, although stronger proof is needed. These lasers are used directly on or over the affected area. The red lasers that used for acupuncture apply the laser beams to stimulating the body's acupoints rather than needles. This treatment regimen appeals to those who want acupuncture but who fear the pain of needles. And it works well. Read more on red laser pointer.