Light
has been recognized as a source of energy and healing since
the early days of
recorded time. Ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians practiced
heliotherapy, or
healing by sunlight to treat various ailments. In the 17th
century, Sir Isaac Newton
identified the visible spectrum of light when he separated
light with a prism. Then,
in the early part of the 20th century, Dr. Nils Finsen of
Denmark won the Nobel prize
for treating conditions like tuberculosis, rickets and
lupus with ultraviolet light. His success led to great exploration
in the therapeutic use
of artificial light. Today we use lasers, the most advanced
source of artificial light ever
developed.
Since the time that Albert Einstein first imagined laser
physics, lasers have been used in
aviation research and other industries, most notably in
medicine for surgical applications.
Endre Mester, the recognized father of laser therapy, investigated
its use at low intensity
wattage for stimulating hair growth, accelerating wound
healing and forming new blood
cells, among other benefits.
LaserCare is a cutting edge treatment
using Low Intensity Laser Therapy (LILT). Although the
roots of this form of healing extend back through the centuries,
sophisticated use of LILT in
practice has grown steadily over the last thirty years.
NASA scientists have investigated its
healing powers in space, and private practitioners have
been helping patients recover even
after their hope had long been frustrated
by the failure of traditional medicine.
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