Laser treatment today plays a special role among non-drug therapies. The biostimulating effect on the human body is the effect of directional light flux on living tissue .
Method Advantages
Absorbing laser light, enzymes activate important biochemical processes, which contributes to the renewal of cells, restores their vital functions, including self-regulation mechanisms. Due to this, the natural forces of a living organism are mobilized. Laser treatment leads to the expansion of capillaries, improve blood microcirculation and tissue nutrition. This speeds up the healing process in inflamed and affected areas. Such therapy strengthens the immune system, blood viscosity decreases, and lymphatic drainage increases. In addition, cholesterol levels are reduced, the mechanism of analgesia is activated, the antimicrobial, antiviral and antiallergenic effect is enhanced.
Indications
Laser therapy has proven itself in the treatment of skin pathologies, inflammatory diseases of the genitourinary and respiratory systems, as well as some diseases of the nervous, endocrine and cardiovascular systems. At the same time, the body's sensitivity to classical drug treatment increases, so the duration of the course of the disease is reduced, and the dosage of drugs is reduced. Laser treatment practically does not cause side effects and is an indispensable means of disease prevention.
The indicated method of therapy has been used since the 60s of the last century. Laser treatment of prostatitis has proven itself and is based on the fact that it causes a sharp heating of the damaged organ, briefly affecting the prostate tissue.
Today, this technique is also leading in phlebology, since it removes the capillary network and spider veins, birthmarks, hemangiomas, varicose veins. Laser vein treatment is based on the principle of coagulation, which means that when blood vessels absorb the energy of the laser beam, the hemoglobin of the blood is heated and the walls of the vessels stick together. As a result, the vessel ceases to function. Coagulation is performed percutaneously and endovasically, depending on the type and degree of damage. Laser treatment acts directly on the vessels, and the surrounding tissue is not injured.
With varicose veins, trophic disorders of the leg and other diseases, the method of endovasal (intravenous) coagulation, which is considered minimally invasive and gentle, is more effective.
Contraindications
Contraindications to laser therapy are malignant and benign neoplasms that are progressive, pulmonary heart and vascular pathologies in the decompensation stage, thyrotoxicosis, diabetes mellitus during decompensation, active tuberculosis, agitated and febrile states, nervous system diseases with extremely high excitability, and in some cases of individual intolerance to therapy. In complex treatment, the use of antioxidants should be prescribed (for example, the drug Aevit, etc.).