Indications

Physiotherapists use HPLT basically on the presumption that energized cells from the laser increase the rate of healing.

Class IV hot laser therapy (high intensity laser therapy) can treat a variety of conditions, such as:

• Osteoarthritis of the knee, hip and ankle

• Rheumatoid arthritis

• Shoulder impingement syndromes

• Hip or shoulder bursitis

• Low back disc degeneration

• Disc herniation

• Sciatica

• Tendonitis

• Tennis elbow

• Plantar fasciitis

• Sprain

• Tenosynovitis

• Trigger finger

• Ulcers

• Incisions

Contraindications

• Pregnancy

• Tumor

• Hemorrhage

• Pacemaker

• Thrombosis

• Chronic refractory wounds