Some massage therapists’ legal scope of practice allows the use of lasers – and utilizing this tool in session could help reduce massage clients’ pain.
New research shows low-level laser therapy (LLLT) reduces pain after treatment for non-specific neck pain.
Chronic neck pain is a highly prevalent condition, affecting 10 to 24 percent of the population, according to a press release from the University of Sydney, Australia, where the study’s researchers are.
LLLT uses noninvasive, painless laser irradiation to aid tissue repair, relieve pain and stimulate acupuncture points. Incidence of adverse effects is low and similar to that of placebo, with no reports of serious events, the release noted.
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