For a long time now, I’ve been interested in the benefits of cold laser treatment (or, for that matter, any laser treatment) for Lyme disease. To set the stage, here’s some background: about 3 years ago I used to get chronic sinus infections. NOTHING would cure them. I tried everything and even had a list of about 25 things that helped, but didn’t cure me. The closest I came to a cure was nasal rinse with iodine or hydrogen peroxide – don’t try this at home!
One day, I was at the hardware store and saw a $10 laser pointer device. Figuring I had nothing to lose, I bought the small, cheap device, and on the drive home, I pointed the laser at my nose (the outside of my nose, on the skin, around the bridge of my nose and upper cheek area where the sinuses are). I immediately heard popping and cracking in my sinuses and within 2 days of doing this treatment 4x per day, my sinuses cleared up. And I can say now – I haven’t had a sinus infection in THREE YEARS! Ever since then, I’ve really wanted to further explore laser treatments.
So, my wife had a back injury and someone was telling me about this device which is similar to – not exactly the same as – cold laser therapy. Amazingly, the device is only $200 or so on Amazon. Since cold laser treatments at a doctor’s office can cost up to $100 per treatment, I quickly ordered the device from Amazon (purchase link below). I can say that this device has some profound and interesting healing effects.
In fact, if you do the research, you’ll see that laser therapy has various benefits, including immune modulation, anti-inflammatory, nerve regeneration (many more studies here), and many others. The primary use for laser therapy in medicine is on joint injuries and inflammation, and you can find hundreds of studies on this topic. However, research I’ve seen indicates that laser therapy is also useful for some of the nuanced and hard-to-reach problems Lyme sufferers have, from biofilms & inflammation to immune response & brain healing.
As far as where to exactly hold the laser on the body – I’ve experimented with different methodologies here, including wrists, acupuncture meridians, and other locations. Obviously, consult a physician before use and be careful to avoid the eyes.
A word of caution, too: I’ve talked to some Lyme sufferers who have said that laser exposure throws them into a huge, long-term, scary healing/herx reaction, sometimes of weeks or months in duration. So if you are particularly sensitive to treatments or you are still very sick, be extra cautious. And in all cases, consult your physician before beginning any new treatments – I am not a doctor!
I look forward to hearing any reports from those who will or have used laser therapy in any form. (Be aware that there are a dozen different kinds of lasers used for therapy. Some as cheap as $50 and some as expensive as $10,000 or more).
I look forward to the discussion, below in the comments section, on this interesting and promising area of medicine.
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