What is MLS Laser Therapy?

MLS Laser therapy, which is Multiwave Lock System Laser Therapy, is a treatment that is safe and has a minimally invasive procedure which uses a laser light to target the pain, reduce inflammation and give relief. The laser uses a high amount of energy to be able to penetrate deep into the skin to target those problem areas. Once it is applied, it begins to work its magic in wound healing and soft tissue repair.

How does it work?

Although it may seem like it, MLS Laser Therapy is not magic. It is a careful science that divulges the use of two therapeutic wavelengths, a 905-nanometer wavelength that is used as an analgesic and an 808-nanometer wavelength particularly used as an antiedemic and an anti-inflammatory.

What sets it apart from other treatments out there is that the laser therapy delves itself down deeper into tissues and nerves that most therapies cannot reach. They also have a wider range which then allows them to be able to not only go deeper but wider spread into the affected tissues.

Dr. Jean Santo, who is an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist, explains the process, saying that the two wavelengths synchronize together until a metabolic reaction happens in your cells, which begins the process of healing, which then ultimately leads to pain relief. These two lasers also raise your circulation levels in the problem area, which then distributes oxygen and blood to where you have pain. When there is more blood and oxygen, the tissue can then begin to heal, the cells can begin to repair, and the healthy tissue also begins to grow, taking over the bad tissue.

Another positive result of MLS laser therapy is the fact that it is pure and “natural”, not having to use drugs or surgeries. Up to today, there are also no known side effects, which is a fresh breath of air when it comes to modern medication. Most solutions to a problem also come with an extra baggage of the possibility of side effects. The therapy is also quick and convenient, which gives you an ample amount of time to do the things you want and not what you have to.

Does it work?

It also may seem way too good to be true. Studies have actually shown that this type of treatment is as or even more effective than other medicine or physical therapy.

 10 Benefits of MLS® Laser Therapy 

1. Anti-Inflammatory: MLS® Laser Therapy has an anti-edema effect as it causes vasodilation, but also because it activates the lymphatic drainage system which drains swollen areas. As a result, there is a reduction in swelling caused by bruising or inflammation.

2. Analgesic: MLS® Laser Therapy has a beneficial effect on nerve cells. It blocks pain transmitted by these cells to the brain which decreases nerve sensitivity. Also, due to the decreased inflammation, there is less edema and less pain. Another pain blocking mechanism involves the production of high levels of pain killing chemicals such as endorphins and enkephalin from the brain and adrenal gland.

3. Accelerated Tissue Repair and Cell Growth: Photons of light from lasers penetrate deeply into tissue and accelerate cellular reproduction and growth. The laser light increases the energy available to the cell so that the cell can take on nutrients faster and get rid of waste products. As a result of exposure to laser light, damaged cells are repaired faster.

4. Improved Vascular Activity: Laser light will significantly increase the formation of new capillaries in damaged tissue which speeds up the healing process, closes wounds quickly and reduces scar tissue. Additional benefits include acceleration of angiogenesis, which causes temporary vasodilation and increase in the diameter of blood vessels.

5. Increases Metabolic Activity: MLS® Laser Therapy creates higher outputs of specific enzymes, greater oxygen and food particle loads for blood cells.

6. Trigger Points and Acupuncture Points: MLS® Laser Therapy stimulates muscle trigger points and acupuncture points on a noninvasive basis providing musculoskeletal pain relief.

7. Reduced Fibrous Tissue Formation: MLS® Laser Therapy reduces the formation of scar tissue following tissue damage from cuts, scratches, burns or surgery.

8. Improved Nerve Function: Slow recovery of nerve functions in damaged tissue can result in numbness and impaired limbs. Laser light speeds the process of nerve cell reconnection and increase the amplitude of action potentials to optimize muscle healing.

9. Immunoregulation: Laser light has a direct effect on immunity status by stimulating immunoglobulins and lymphocytes. Laser emissions are absorbed by chromophores (molecule enzymes) that react to laser light. Upon exposure to the laser, the enzyme flavomononucleotide is activated and starts the production of ATP (adenosinetriphosphate), which is the major carrier of cell energy and the energy source for all chemical reactions in the cells.

10. Faster Wound Healing: Laser light stimulates fibroblast development in damaged tissue. Fibroblasts are the building blocks of collagen, which is the essential protein required to replace old tissue or to repair tissue injuries. As a result, MLS® Laser Therapy is effective post surgically and in the treatment of open wounds and burns