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Healing with light
"Laser" is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Laser light is therefore light, but a very specific type of light.  A laser device creates a situation in which there are more excited atoms than grounded atoms. When the atoms are released from the device, they release energy in the form of photons (light energy). The photon emitted has a very specific wavelength (color) that depends on the state of the electron's energy when the photon is released. This wavelength is what separates medical lasers
from laser pointers and industrial lasers.
History
The idea of a laser can be traced back to Albert Einstein's theoretical work in the beginning of the 20th century. He predicted that it would be possible to stimulate electrons to emit light of a specific wavelength. But it wasn't until 1960 that an American Physicist, T.H. Maiman, built the first laser. By the end of the 1960's, many European scientists and physicians reported improved healing of wounds through low-level laser radiation. As the years passed, the number of employments the low-level laser could be used for increased greatly. And after 30 years of international usage and experimentation, not one side effect can be traced to low-level laser light.
Laser Light
Laser light is coherent monochrome light that oscillates in harmony. The different laser wavelengths dictate the depth of penetration through specific substances (such as human tissue). The true key to the benefits of laser light is found in its effects in the cell. And being that the human body is made up of approximately FIVE TRILLION cells, it is easy to understand how poor performance on a cellular level can affect the body. Laser light has been shown to affect the body on a biological and cellular level in numerous positive ways.
Low-Level Laser Therapy compared with Surgical Lasers
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