Why Choose Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Pain Program?

Originally, I was one of the only doctors in the DFW area using Cold Lasers or Low-Level Lasers. Now, after several years and over 18,000 successful treatments later, there are a few more doctors that offer cold laser treatments.  However, there are no other doctors who I know of that use cold lasers to solely treat knee pain sufferers.

I do not use a cookie cutter approach to patient care.  In my office, patients with knee pain undergo a customized program depending on their knee condition to get the maximum benefits in the shortest amount of time.  I can choose from five different lasers so that patients get the proper care for their condition, and most of the time I combine multiple lasers to achieve the best results. My office uses world renowned lasers such as MedX™, ML830™, Apollo™, Quantum™ etc.  It is important to note that even though cold laser makes up a large part of our knee program there are other therapies that are used in conjunction with the laser, so that you get optimal, long lasting results.

Our goal is to help relieve pain, decrease swelling, increase range of motion and flexibility.  Ultimately, we want to help patients avoid knee surgery, and for many knee pain sufferers we are able to help them achieve that goal.   That is why our program is so successful, and every week we have patients who drive in or fly in from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Houston, San Antonio, Austin and from other cities outside of Dallas/ Fort Worth and stay in a hotel just so they can get the relief they need to help them avoid surgery.  Many of my patients travel far distances to complete treatments with us even though there are doctors that are closer to them.  They choose to receive care in my office because of our great reputation and stellar results with treating patients suffering from knee pain.

Any doctor can own Cold Laser Therapy equipment, but this does not mean they are proficient at it.  NOT every doctor understands laser or has devoted their time to laser therapy.  There are offices that claim to do laser therapy, but do not use true cold lasers. In addition, there are offices that don’t allot the time needed to administer the cold laser properly, and they wave a laser over a patient for a few minutes and refer to that as a treatment.

At the DFW Spine & Joint Center our Cold Laser Knee Program is effective because we use true cold lasers, allot proper time, and cover all bases so that you have the highest probability of a complete and lasting recovery.

If you have knee pain, and live in the Dallas/ Fort Worth Metroplex or surrounding areas, and would like more information about our Cold Laser Therapy Knee Program please fill out the form on the right hand side of this screen.  A  FREE Knee Pain Report will be mailed to you within 72 hours.  Or if you have questions please call our office at 214-596-1051.

This blog is meant to be interactive, and informative.  I’ll be adding new information regularly on this blog, so stay tuned. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to share them below.

Article by Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C.,-Your Cold Laser Professional of the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area since 2001”

Dr. Schnee Introduces Her Blog On Cold Laser Therapy In Irving, TX

Hi, my name is Dr. Alexandra Schnee, and since 2001 I have been in private practice and clinic director of the DFW Spine & Joint Center.

I often get asked why I chose to focus solely on knees and why I incorporated cold laser therapy into my practice.  The answer is simple.  Years ago I tore the meniscus in my knee practicing yoga.  Arthroscopic surgery was recommended by the doctor who consulted with me.   I knew that if I had surgery it would promote arthritis in my knee, and probably set me up for a future knee replacement because the cartilage or meniscus that was removed during surgery would never grow back.  Surgery was not what I wanted!  I knew that I needed to try a safe, nonsurgical option FIRST!

As a result, I studied and researched all of my options available to fix my knee pain.   The most common suggestion was to take medication or have a cortisone shot.  Fortunately, I knew that those were not solutions to the problem instead medications/shots would just mask the knee pain.  Physical therapy was also suggested, but wasn’t an option for me because it would do nothing to heal or repair the problem.

I had first learned about cold laser therapy in college, so I decided to do more research about the topic.   I found thousands of published studies and I discovered that the therapy was being performed in hospitals and clinics in Europe and Asia for decades.  I was pleased to find out that general practitioners, orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, pain management doctors, and chiropractors had been using low-level lasers, aka cold lasers, for years.  They successfully treated and managed patients suffering from a variety of joint and soft tissue problems.  Doctors were using lasers to help heal and repair tissue, reduce/eliminate pain, and decrease swelling and inflammation.

At that point, I knew that I had found a treatment for my knee pain that made sense, was safe and had tons of research to support its efficacy.  I decided that I had nothing to lose, and that cold laser treatments were the best option for my situation.

In my case not only was the cold laser treatment effective but I was able to avoid knee surgery, and I was able to get back to doing everything I loved.  At that time, my experience also helped me realize that cold laser therapy was being underutilized in the United States to help treat musculoskeletal problems.

Fortunately,  now all of that has changed, since 2001 cold lasers have been FDA cleared and are utilized all over the United States by doctors in rehabilitation centers, hospitals, and in clinics.

Cold laser therapy made such a profound impact in my life that after I graduated Valedictorian of my class with a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree, I received extensive training on the topic, and over the years I have successfully incorporated cold lasers with other therapies to create a specialized Cold Laser Knee Program for patients suffering with knee pain.  In my office we use this cutting edge technology to treat patients suffering from knee pain due to meniscus/cartilage problems, arthritis, baker’s cyst, tendonitis, bursitis, ‘bone on bone’, sprains/strains… etc. Since 2001 I have successfully completed over 18,000 cold laser treatments, and I constantly train other doctors on how to properly use cold lasers.    In 2007 I wrote an article about Knee Pain and Baby Boomers, and that same year I was invited to join the renowned Medical Advisory Board for Microlight lasers.  In April 2009 I was chosen as Doctor of the Month after my article on Cold Laser Therapy was peer-reviewed and published on Spine-Health.com.  I am Texas Board Certified and National Board Certified.  I am also a member of the North American Association of Laser Therapy.

If you live in the Dallas or Fort Worth Metroplex and would like more information about my Cold Laser Knee Program fill out the form on the right side of this screen to get your FREE report mailed to you today!

This blog is meant to be interactive, and informative.  I’ll be adding new information regularly on this blog, so stay tuned. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to share them below.

Article by Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C.,-Your Cold Laser Professional of the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area since 2001”