Is the laser total bullshit?

[s1nc1ty]

There is laser therapy for golfers elbow that i know, my doc referred me to it. I havent gone though . The laser causes inflammation and brings blood to the area, making it heal faster. It might be somrthing similar. If you were so sceptical, why didnt you ask how it works

[Fluidic Kimbo]

There is laser therapy for golfers elbow that i know, my doc referred me to it. I havent gone though . The laser causes inflammation and brings blood to the area, making it heal faster. It might be somrthing similar. If you were so sceptical, why didnt you ask how it works

He gave me a brief explanation of how it worked, saying it brought blood into the area and stimulated cells.

So whether the laser is infrared, visible light or ultraviolet, it's going to have to penetrate the skin first before reaching muscle or tendons. If the laser doesn't irritate the skin at all then I really don't think it's going to do much underneath the skin. I mean if he cut a little pinhole in the skin and then shone the laser through the pinhole directly onto a tendon, then maybe.

I might get the make and model of the laser and see exactly what kind of electromagnetic radiation it emits. I think I wrote it down when I was in his office.

I was also very weary of the sound of the fan in the laser too. I work with electronics all day, I know a cheap fan when I hear one, they hum at a high pitch and sound airy. This laser device sounded like a $5 toy.