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What is Photobiomodulation Therapy?
Photobiomodulation therapy, or PBMT, is a non-invasive and non-pharmacological treatment that promotes the natural healing ability of the body with the help of light. Also referred to as low-level laser/light therapy (LLLT), red light therapy or cold laser therapy,...
Performance and Enhancement
Photobiomodulation Therapy (PBMT) - The performance & recovery benefits behind it I am not an athlete, not even close. Unless there is a sport for the longest time lying on a couch watching television. And I know I am not alone, as I know a lot of “sports...
Miracle Horse: A Look Back in Time
Caballisto, Beaujacques I was setting up Meditech equipment in a Psychiatrist’s office the other day and as I was enlightening his staff on the science of Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT), the doctor came in and shared his experiences with musculoskeletal issues and...
How To Get Away With Murder (Or A Bruise)
Any type of sport is a risk factor for developing a bruise (or nerd term: contusion), even non-contact sports like chess…assuming your opponent decides to throw the chessboard at you with full force. When emotions and competitiveness run high during competition, the...
Slip…and Fall!
Clinical Research Trial On Laser Therapy & Wrist Fractures This month’s professional webinar will discuss how laser (photobiomodulation) therapy can accelerate healing of wrist injuries due to falls on outstretched hands. These falls are much more common in the...
Low Back Pain & Shovelling Snow
Let it snow…let it snow…let it snow. It’s that time of year again when many of us are outside clearing snow. We’ve already had some incredible snowstorms in many regions of North America and the sheer volume of snow to remove often results in back and neck pain....
The Winter Blues, Photobiomodulation & Hype Marketing
It’s that time of the year again! The winter blues, photobiomodulation and hype marketing. Maya Chanturishvili MD I have always been a morning person, and during the height of summer, I am typically wide awake at 5:30 AM and energetically at work by 7:30 AM. I do that...
Light Up Your Practice
BIOFLEX held a live in-person Light Up Your Practice in the Toronto area in November. Attendees an exciting day of learning about how laser therapy works, the latest clinical applications and updates in research, insight on insurance and billing, treatment plans and...
New CDC Guidelines Include Laser Therapy For Low Back Pain
Laser Therapy has evolved exponentially since its’ serendipitous discovery in the 1960s by Hungarian physician, Endre Mester (1903-1984). There are currently over 1500 peer reviewed clinical research trial publications with the vast majority concluding...
CASE PROFILE: Treating the Lumbosacral Spine
The patient was an 88 y/o male complaining of a 1-year history of low back pain radiating to the right hip area after working out on a trainer bike. The pain was described as an intermittent dull ache, 3-4/10 on a visual analogue scale and gradually worsens throughout...