Top 7 Foods that Are Guaranteed to Make Your Knee Pain Worse
The following lists of foods create an inflammatory reaction in the body. If your diet primarily consists of them then you are guaranteed to make more your knee pain worse.
- Sugar: A high intake of sugar is linked to an increase inflammatory response in the body, obesity and Type II Diabetes.
Did you know? Drinking one can of soda is equal to consuming 10-16 cubes of sugar a day. - Starches:Avoid white flour, white bread, white rice, noodles, and pasta. Most of these products are refined and are stripped of fiber and Vitamin B.
Did you know? If you’re on a diet starches should be avoided because most of them are filled with empty calories. - Cooking Oils: Vegetable oils have high amounts of omega 6 content and low omega 3 content. A diet consistently high in omega 6 and low in omega 3 promotes inflammation in the body. Over time this imbalance may promote heart disease and cancer. Replace vegetable oil with organic cold pressed extra virgin olive oil.
Did you know? Most restaurants use vegetable oil to cook their food. - Trans Fats:Trans fats can be found in fast foods, deep fried foods, commercially baked goods, and products cooked in partially hydrogenated oil, margarine, or vegetable shortening.
Did you know? Manufacturers can advertise that their product has zero trans fat even if it has 0.5 g of this toxic fat. Inorganic peanut butter is a good example of this. - Dairy Products:Milk, yogurt, cheese are products that are common allergens.
Did you know? Sixty percent of the world’s population is unable to digest milk. - Red Meat:Red meat has a high amount of arachadonic acid (omega 6) which increases inflammation in the body.
Did you know? Grass fed beef contains higher amounts of omega-3’s and has less saturated fat. - Artificial Food Additives:MSG, Aspartame, and other preservatives can trigger an inflammatory response in the body. Avoid drinking diet sodas, eating Chinese food, and eating frozen dinners.
Did you know? Aspartame (the sweetener in Diet sodas) has been linked to Multiple Sclerosis.
The foods listed above are just some of the foods that cause chronic inflammation in the body. Chronic inflammation doesn’t just exacerbate knee pain it also sets the stage for more serious diseases such as coronary heart disease and cancer.
Choosing the right foods will make a difference in your knee pain and more importantly your overall health.
If you suffer from knee pain due to arthritis, ‘bone on bone’, tendinitis, bursitis, meniscus tears, a baker’s cyst or post-surgical pain and want to avoid knee surgery, medications and knee injections then Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program may be able to help you. Call the DFW Spine & Joint Center at 214-596-1051. Or if you would like more information about Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program fill out the form on the right side of this screen to get your FREE report mailed to you entitled, Amazing Cold Laser Therapy the Missing Link to Knee Pain Relief!
Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C.,-Your Cold Laser Professional for the Non-Surgical Treatment of Knee Pain for Knee Pain Relief in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas, Fort Worth and surrounding areas since 2001.”
Dallas Knee Pain and How Your Diet Makes It Worse | Dallas-Fort Worth
Irving Cold Laser Expert, Dr. Schnee,D.C. shares the top foods that are guaranteed to make your knee pain worse and keep you in pain Dallas-Fort Worth
You Don’t Have to Live With Knee Pain
“Call me when you’re ready to get your knee replaced. Until then there’s nothing more I can do. You’ll have to live with the pain.”
Obviously, this is not something you want to hear when you’re dealing with severe knee pain.
But unfortunately this may sound familiar to many of you dealing with knee pain for years.
Should you be made to suffer just because you don’t want your knee replaced? What if you’re never ready to get your knee replaced?
I believe no one should have to live with knee pain. I also believe that your knee doctor should offer you EVERY option available (including cold laser therapy), and it should be your decision to choose the best option for you.
Your quality of life shouldn’t be reduced to nothing just because you don’t want to undergo a knee replacement. I have treated hundreds of patients with knee pain and almost every one of them has told me that they would have started our Cold Laser Knee Program sooner IF THEY HAD JUST KNOWN ABOUT THE TREATMENTS. There are a handful of knee surgeons that won’t tell you about non-invasive solutions only because that would mean you wouldn’t need to go back to them for medications, knee injections or knee surgery. The bottom line is business would be taken away from them.
I believe a knee replacement should only be performed after all conservative measures have been exhausted, including cold laser treatments. Once a partial or total knee replacement is performed there is no ‘turning back’. Good or bad you’re stuck with the results.
I’ve been treating patients since 2001 and our Cold Laser Knee Program has never hurt or killed anyone. Cold laser treatments won’t harm you in anyway. Death, blood clots, infections and rashes are possible side effects with surgery, medications, and injections NOT Cold laser treatments. As a matter of fact, there are NO side effects with treatments (except maybe mild soreness after the first treatment that goes away with an ice pack). If you’re one of the 8 out of 10* that are helped and experience pain relief with treatments, and are able to avoid knee surgery then it’s certainly worth trying our program.
So instead of living with knee pain and waiting for it to become so severe that it forces you to become wheelchair bound…BE PROACTIVE. Call my office today at 214-596-1051 and find out if you’re a candidate for our Cold Laser Knee Program. Get the relief you want and the quality of life you desire without knee surgery!
You don’t have to live knee pain!!
If you are suffering with knee pain then Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program is considered a complete treatment program for the treatment of knee pain that combines low-level laser treatments (cold laser treatments, cold laser therapy), knee exercises, and other modalities that promote rehabilitation of the knee.
Every patient’s program is unique depending on whether they suffer from knee pain due to knee arthritis, ‘bone on bone’, meniscus tears, knee bursitis, knee tendonitis, Baker’s Cyst, post surgical arthroscopic knee pain, or a combination of the listed conditions.
If you live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area call our office at 214- 596-1051 to find out if you’re a candidate for Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program.
Or if you would like more information about Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program fill out the form on the right side of this screen to get your FREE report mailed to you entitled, Amazing Cold Laser Therapy the Missing Link to Knee Pain Relief!
At the DFW Spine & Joint Center we also have programs available that can help most musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, sciatica, disc and nerve problems, hip, ankle, foot, hand and wrist pain, etc…
Dr. Robert Hanson, D.C., an associate at the DFW Spine & Joint Center, offers successful non-surgical programs to treat shoulder, back and neck pain. He also offers a combination program for patients who suffer from herniated, bulging, degenerated discs, stenosis, and pinched nerves in the low back or neck with Cold Laser Therapy /Spinal Decompression Therapy.
Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C., in Irving, TX at the DFW Spine & Joint Center-Your Cold Laser Doctor for the Non-Surgical Treatment of Knee Pain for the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“ Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program Has Been Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain Without Medications, Knee Injections, and Knee Surgery in the Dallas – Fort Worth Area Since 2001.”
Don’t Live With Knee Pain | Dallas-Fort Worth Non-Surgical Knee Pain Relief
Dallas-Fort Worth knee pain relief with Dr.Schnee,D.C. at the DFW Spine & Joint Center. Dr.Schnee’s Cold Laser Therapy Knee Program non-surgical treatment.
I Couldn’t Take the Pain Anymore!!!
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Before starting cold laser treatments, I was at a point that I couldn’t take the pain in my knees anymore. I couldn’t walk very long or climb stairs without pain.
Since completing knee treatments, my knees feel about 80% better, and my knees don’t hurt like they did before!
Kay G.,proud grandmother of an Olympic hopeful ice-skater, Dallas, Texas
If you suffer from knee pain due to cartilage loss, and osteoarthritis of the knee and you want to avoid a total knee replacement or you cannot undergo a total knee replacement due to other health problems then Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program may be the answer to your knee problem.
Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program is considered a complete treatment prgram that combines low-level laser treatments (cold laser treatments, cold laser therapy), and other modalities that promote rehabilitation of the knee. Every patient’s program is unique depending on whether they suffer from knee pain due to knee arthritis, ‘bone on bone’, meniscus tears, bursitis of the knee, tendonitis of the knee, Baker’s Cyst, post surgical arthroscopic knee pain, or a combination of the listed conditions.
If you live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area call our office at 214- 596-1051 to find out if you’re a candidate for Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program.
Or if you would like more information about Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program fill out the form on the right side of this screen to get your FREE report mailed to you entitled, Amazing Cold Laser Therapy the Missing Link to Knee Pain Relief!
At the DFW Spine & Joint Center we also have programs available that can help most musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, sciatica, disc and nerve problems, hip, ankle foot, hand and wrist pain, etc…
Dr. Robert Hanson, D.C., an associate at the DFW Spine & Joint Center, offers successful non-surgical programs to help treat low back, shoulder, or neck pain. He also offers non-surgical programs for the neck or back that combine the technology of cold laser therapy and spinal decompression to treat pain from herniated, bulging, degenerated discs, stenosis, and pinched nerves.
Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C. in Irving, TX at the DFW Spine & Joint Center,-Your Cold Laser Professional for the Non-Surgical Treatment of Knee Pain for the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“ Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program Has Been Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas – Fort Worth Area Since 2001.”
Dallas Patient Could Not Take Anymore Knee Pain | Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas resident’s testimonial-She had unbearable knee pain before Dr.Schnee’s Cold Laser Therapy Knee Program and now her knees don’t hurt like before
Diagnosed with Arthritis Knee Pain? Then Cold Laser Therapy May Be the Answer to Your Knee Pain…
A research study performed on patients diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the knee reported that 82% of patients suffering with knee pain and decreased joint mobility noted a significant removal of knee pain and recovery of joint mobility after receiving cold laser treatments. The research study concluded Cold Laser Therapy is concluded to be a safe, effective, and noninvasive alternative to conventional surgical and medical treatment modalities for patients diagnosed with arthritis of the knee.
If you have osteoarthritis knee pain and suffer with decreased joint mobility then Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program may be able to help you. Join the hundreds of former knee pain sufferers we have helped and call our office today at 214-596-1051.
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! Or visit http://www.helpmykneepain.com
Article by Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C.-Your Cold Laser Doctor for the Non-Surgical Treatment of Knee Pain for the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“ Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program Has Been Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area Since 2001”
Cold Laser Therapy to Help Knee Arthritis | Dallas-Fort Worth
Dr. Schnee, D.C. explains how cold laser therapy is a treatment for arthritic knees and how it can help ease arthritis knee pain Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Positive Outcomes for Infrared diode laser in low reactive-level laser therapy (cold laser) for knee osteoarthritis. M.A. Trelles, J.Rigau, P. Sala, G. Calderhead, T. Ohshiro. Laser Therapy, (1991): 3(4): 149-153.
Cold Laser Therapy, a Non-Drug Alternative for the Management of Chronic Pain
Unfortunately, addiction to pain killers has become a common problem throughout the United States. It’s almost impossible to have a day go by where the news isn’t reporting of another celebrity in rehab for drug addiction. Usually, a person will innocently start taking prescribed pain –killers as a way to help relieve chronic pain, and then overtime they become addicted and it spins out of control. Fortunately, Cold laser therapy has long ago been proven to be a drug free, safe treatment to help relieve chronic pain. Recently researchers in Australia have discovered that cold laser therapy has a direct effect on nerve cells by blocking the signals that transmit pain. They found that Cold lasers create a laser induced neural blockade by affecting the flow of cellular materials down the long axon of the nerve cells. As a result, the patient experiences laser induced pain-relief. Once again, the research proves that the application of cold laser therapy provides a drug-free, safe, and effective alternative for the management of chronic pain.
Dr. Alexandra Schnee primarily treats patients suffering with chronic knee pain due to knee surgery, arthritis, bursitis, ‘bone on bone’, tendonitis, meniscus/cartilage tears, and Baker’s Cyst’s. However, at the DFW Spine & Joint Center we have programs available that can help most conditions that cause chronic pain. For instance, we treat musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, sciatica, disc and nerve problems, hip, ankle, foot, hand and wrist pain, etc… Dr. Robert Hanson, D.C. an associate at the DFW Spine & Joint Center, also offers a non-surgical cold laser therapy programs that treat pain from herniated, bulging, degenerated discs, stenosis, and pinched nerves in the low back and neck with Cold Laser/Spinal Decompression Therapy.
If you live in the Dallas- Fort-Worth Metroplex and would like more information about how to get rid of your chronic knee pain and Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program please call our office at 214-596-1051.Or fill out the form on the right hand side of this page and a FREE 16 page report about “Cold Laser Therapy for Knee Pain” will be mailed to you within 72 hours. Or visit http://www.helpmykneepain.com
Article by Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C.,-Your Cold Laser Therapy for Knee Pain Doctor for the Non-Surgical Treatment of Knee Pain Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“ Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program Has Been Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area since 2001.”
No Drugs, Just Cold Laser Therapy for Knee Pain | Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort Worth Cold Laser Therapy for knee pain is a non-drug alternative to help with knee pain relief,as it helps heal knee pain not just mask it
Chow RT, David MA, Armati PJ. 830nm laser irradiation induces varicosity formation, reduces mitochondrial membrane potential and blocks fast axonal flow in small and medium diameter rat dorsal root ganglion neurons: implications for the analgesic effects of 830nm laser: J Peripheral Nerve Syst. 2007 Mar; 12(1):28-39.
Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Actually Contributes to ‘Bone on Bone’
A newer study published in Arthritis and Rheumatism suggests arthroscopic procedures might actually contribute to cartilage degeneration. This includes patients that undergo arthroscopic knee surgery for meniscus tears and arthritis. If the meniscus is shaved or removed it doesn’t grow back. As a result, arthritis will likely occur in the knee joint. In addition, when arthroscopic surgery is performed on an arthritic knee to ‘clean it out’ cartilage is removed. The outcome leaves the patient with less cartilage that won’t grow back, and more arthritic changes eventually occur in the knee.
Whether a patient undergoes an arthroscopic procedure for arthritis or for a meniscus tear it leaves a patient vulnerable to arthritic changes in the knee which unfortunately may lead to knee replacements later in life.
“I had Arthroscopic surgery on both knees (for cartilage tears) which caused Arthritis behind my knee caps. (After the surgery) I experienced pain daily and constantly in both knees. I (also) had tenderness and swelling on the inside of my knee caps. I couldn’t stand for more than a few minutes before the pain became severe.
After completing treatments with Dr. Schnee I don’t waddle when I walk and I have less limping. The swelling and pain has gone down tremendously and I can now stand for more than 5 minutes without needing a chair!!”- Sandra M., Irving, TX
Located in Irving, Texas, the DFW Spine & Joint Center includes a team of professionals that are dedicated to improving your quality of life. Professional and amateur athletes, dancers, musicians, retirees and people who are just suffering with pain go to the DFW Spine & Joint Center for care. Using the facility to improve their condition, thousands of successful cases have been treated since 2001.
Dr. Alexandra Schnee, D.C. primarily treats patients suffering with knee pain due to unsuccessful knee surgery, arthritis, bursitis, ‘bone on bone’, tendonitis, meniscus/cartilage tears, and Baker’s Cyst’s. However, at the DFW Spine & Joint Center we also have programs available that can help most musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, sciatica, disc and nerve problems, hip, ankle, foot, hand and wrist pain, etc… For instance Dr. Robert Hanson, D.C. an associate at the DFW Spine & Joint Center, offers non-surgical program that treats herniated, bulging, degenerated discs, stenosis, and pinched nerves with Cold Laser Therapy and Spinal Decompression Therapy.
If you live in the Dallas-Fort-Worth Metroplex and would like more information about Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program or any of our other programs please call our office at 214-596-1051, or fill out the form on the right hand side of this page and a FREE 16 page report about the treatments will be mailed to you within 72 hours.
Article by Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C.,-Your Cold Laser Doctor for the Non-Surgical Treatment of Knee Pain Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“ Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program Has Been Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area Since 2001.”
Bone on Bone Issues Worse After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery | Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas cold laser, Dr.Schnee,D.C. explains why arthroscopic knee surgery may result in more knee pain issues than you previously had Dallas-Fort Worth
References: Hotzel, Tom. Knee Replacement from the Patient’s Point of View. Velocity Press. Pg.2.
Albert Einstein and the History of Cold Laser Therapy
Cold Laser Therapy or Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) has been used in clinical practice all around the world for over four decades. In 1916 Albert Einstein conceived the theory of Light Amplification through Stimulated Emission of Radiation or LASER. In 1967 Professor Andre Mester began using low power lasers in medicine. Today, Dr. Mester is recognized as the grandfather of laser therapy. Presently there is an entire branch of science devoted to photobiology, which is the study of how light affects living things.
Since 1967 there have been over 2,500 clinical studies published worldwide. Many of these studies are double-blinded, placebo-controlled and have demonstrated cold laser therapy to be a proven method for pain relief. Cold laser therapy can stimulate all cell types including those that help make muscle, ligament, cartilage, nerves, etc. so a number of conditions can be treated including but not limited to: Arthritis pain, back, neck pain, knee pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, bursitis, trigger points, nerve and disc pain, and post operative pain.
Dr. Alexandra Schnee, D.C. primarily treats patients suffering with knee pain due to knee surgery, arthritis, bursitis, ‘bone on bone’, tendonitis, meniscus/cartilage tears, and Baker’s Cyst’s. However, at the DFW Spine & Joint Center we have cold laser programs available that can help most musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, sciatica, disc and nerve problems, hip, ankle, foot, hand and wrist pain, etc… For instance Dr. Robert Hanson, D.C. an associate at the DFW Spine & Joint Center, offers non-surgical cold laser programs that treats herniated, bulging, degenerated discs, stenosis, and pinched nerves with Cold Laser/Spinal Decompression Therapy. Visit http://www.coldlasertherapy.com to read about Dr. Hanson’s unique Cold Laser Neck, Shoulder and Low Back Programs.
If you live in the Dallas-Fort-Worth Metroplex and would like more information about Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program please call our office at 214-596-1051, or fill out the form on the right hand side of this page and a FREE 16 page report about the treatments will be mailed to you within 72 hours. Or vsit http://www.helpmykneepain.com
Article by Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C.,-Your Dallas Cold Laser Doctor for the Non-Surgical Treatment of Knee Pain Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“ Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program Has Been Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area Since 2001.”
Einstein’s Involvement With Cold Laser Therapy | Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort Worth cold laser chiropractor,Dr.Schnee shares Einstein’s involvement with cold laser therapy and how cold lasers are now used for knee pain relief.
Low-Level Laser Therapy a Trend in Treatment for Knee Pain
Cold Laser Therapy for Treating Knee Pain |Parade Magazine | Dallas-Fort Worth
Low-level laser therapy or cold laser therapy for treating knee pain was featured in the March 2009 edition of Parade Magazine. The article was entitled Keep Your Knees Healthy by Michael O’Shea.
In this article the author gave useful tips to help keeping your knees healthy so that “you don’t become one of the 20% of Americans over 60 with significant knee pain.”
A few of the tips discussed were keeping a healthy weight, exercising, consulting with a doctor, and different trends in knee treatment. One of the trends he mentions in the article to help treat knee pain, and get pain free sooner is low-level laser therapy (cold laser therapy)!
Low-Level Laser Therapy or cold laser therapy for treating knee pain continues to gain recognition as a safe, non-invasive, painless treatment to help end knee pain without the typical downsides of surgery, shots or medications.
If you live in the Dallas-Fort-Worth Metroplex and would like more information about Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program please call our office at 214-596-1051, or fill out the form on the right hand side of this page and a FREE 16 page report about Cold Laser Therapy and Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program will be mailed to you within 72 hours.
Article by Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C. in Irving, TX,-Your Cold Laser Doctor for the Non-Surgical Treatment of Knee Pain for the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“ Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program Has Been Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area since 2001.”
Cold Laser Therapy for Treating Knee Pain |Parade Magazine | Dallas-Fort Worth
Dr.Schnee shares information with us on how Cold Laser Therapy was featured as a knee treatment and is a popular trend to ease knee pain in Dallas TX
I’ve Already Had Knee Surgery Am I Still a Potential Candidate For Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program?
The good news is that knee surgery is NOT a contraindication for receiving cold laser treatments. As a matter of fact the two most common surgeries patients have had prior to getting treated in our office are arthroscopic knee surgery and/or a total knee replacement. After undergoing unsuccessful arthroscopic knee surgery or a total knee replacement the most common complaints from people is pain, swelling, stiffness and/ or decreased range of motion.
Cold laser therapy is a highly effective treatment for those who have already undergone knee surgery and are still complaining of knee pain. Cold laser therapy is a conservative treatment that painlessly reduces/eliminates pain, swelling, and stiffness and increases range of motion in the joint. During treatments not only are multiple cold lasers utilized, but several other modalities, including therapeutic exercises, are performed to accelerate the healing process.
Depending on the tissue damage and the severity of the condition people usually need a series of knee treatments. Fortunately, unlike knee surgery, there is no downtime with treatments, and people can go back to their usual activities or work immediately after the therapy.
Located in Irving, Texas, the DFW Spine & Joint Center includes a team of professionals that are dedicated to improving your quality of life. World champions, sports legends, professional and amateur athletes, dancers, musicians, and people who are just suffering with pain go to the DFW Spine & Joint Center for care. Using the facility to improve their condition, thousands of successful cases have been treated since 2001.
Dr. Alexandra Schnee, D.C. primarily treats patients suffering with knee pain due to unsuccessful knee surgery, arthritis, bursitis, ‘bone on bone’, tendonitis, meniscus/cartilage tears, and Baker’s Cyst’s. However, at the DFW Spine & Joint Center we have programs available that can help most musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, sciatica, disc and nerve problems, hip, ankle, foot, hand and wrist pain, etc… For instance Dr. Robert Hanson, an associate at the DFW Spine & Joint Center, offers a very successful non-surgical program that treats herniated, bulging, degenerated discs, stenosis, and pinched nerves with Cold Laser/Spinal Decompression Therapy.
If you live in the Dallas/ Fort-Worth Metroplex and you would like more information about Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program please call our office at 214-596-1051, or fill out the form on the right hand side of this page and a FREE 16 page report about the treatments will be mailed to you within 72 hours.
Article by Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C.,-Your Cold Laser Therapy Doctor for the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area since 2001.”
Does Knee Surgery Affect Cold Laser Therapy? | Dallas-Fort Worth
Dr. Schnee explains how those who have had knee surgery are still good candidates for Cold Laser Therapy for knee pain relief Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Cold Lasers Are Far More Effective Than Light Emitting Diodes (LED) and Super Luminous Diodes (SLD) for Treating Deeper Joint, Soft Tissue Conditions
LEDs and SLDs Not As Effective As Cold Laser Therapy | Dallas-Fort Worth
Phototherapy is the general term for light therapy. Light energy can be produced by a variety of devices such as Light Emitting Diodes, Super Luminous Diodes and Cold Lasers (low-level lasers). All three of these devices have therapeutic effects; however, the depth of penetration and tissue that is affected greatly varies between all three forms of therapy. Due to their unique properties and penetration depth Cold Lasers are far more powerful then LED’s or SLD’s, so they are more effective at treating deeper conditions.
LED’s (light emitting diodes) and SLD’s (super luminous diodes), produce broader beams of light that are referred to as non-coherent light sources. This type of light therapy is dimmer and is not as photoactive as cold lasers but can be very helpful for treating superficial wounds, ulcers and burns. LED’s will normally penetrate less than 1 cm. SLD’s are more powerful and can penetrate about 2.5 cm below the skins surface. LED’s and SLD’s are often sold to consumers on the internet or on infomercials they are not considered true cold lasers or low-level lasers.
In contrast, Cold Lasers (low-level lasers) produce coherent light waves. Coherence is at term that refers to light that is well ordered, and has synchronized light waves and has shown to be more active at deeper tissue levels. Coherence is a very unique property found only in lasers. This property is maintained when the light enters the tissue. Therefore, cold lasers are used to treat deeper joint and soft tissue conditions so discs, nerves, tendons, ligaments, muscle and other soft tissues are able to be treated. True Cold Lasers with a wavelength around 830*nm can penetrate 1-4 inches deep with a lateral spread of 1.5 inches. The wavelength of the laser is also important. For the deepest penetration 790nm-830nm has shown to be far more effective in treating tissue than any other wavelength. This is important because not all cold lasers are created equal. In our office we use FDA cleared, IIIB cold lasers when treating knee pain so that we can get to the source of the problem.
If you live in the Dallas or Fort Worth Metroplex and are tired of suffering from knee pain, and would like more information about Dr. Schnee’s 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 Doctor for the Non-Surgical Treatment of Knee Pain for the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program Has Been Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area since 2001.”
References: Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. Volume 23, Number 4, 2005; Pp. 431-434
LEDs and SLDs Not As Effective As Cold Laser Therapy | Dallas-Fort Worth
Cold laser Dallas-Fort Worth,Dr.Schnee shares with us why knee pain is more responsive to true low level laser/cold laser therapy then other devices.
