Low Level Laser Therapy (Photobiomodulation) – as a potential treatment in the management of neuropathic pain?
Neuropathic pain is one of the most difficult to treat of all chronic pain conditions. This severe and sometimes unrelenting type of pain, is often described as burning, painful, cold or electric shocks and may be associated with tingling, pins and needles, numbness or itching. Neuropathic (nerve) pain is caused by damage, injury or dysfunction […]
Addressing pain with low-level laser therapy (cold therapy)
By Sam Gill, Chiropractor Most healthcare providers and patients are often looking for alternatives to pharmaceutical therapies when addressing various, acute and chronic, painful and inflammatory conditions. When inflammation becomes chronic it places the body under constant stress. This can interfere with your body’s healthy tissue function, resulting in permanent pain and disability, and can […]
Shining light on dementia and traumatic brain injury
Written by Sam Gill We often take our health and independence for granted, but for many thousands of Australians affected by neurological disease or injury, even tasks such as making a cup of tea or remembering their way around a supermarket can be a distant dream. Dementia Australia estimates that there were 436,366 […]
