The difference between Acupuncture with needles and with a laser is simple: Laser Acupuncture stimulates acupuncture points with a low level laser beam rather than with needles. Low level laser probes are both useful and beneficial for day to day acupuncture practice. Some people dislike being treated with needles, sometimes it just isn’t practical (out in the field for example) and when working with children, it’s often dificult to get them to sit still when trying to use traditional acupuncture. Combining Low Level Laser Therapy with the meridian system through the use of acupressure points, provides the best of both healing modalities.
It’s also useful for those who know their acupoints but have not trained in the traditional use of acupuncture needles.
LLLT, Acupressure and Sports Preparation
As an example, I recently began riding my mountain bike after about a year off. I would have expected soreness and stiffness for the first few rides but using the Quantum Wave Laser and one of its associated probes on Somach 36, Kidney 1 and GV 4 before riding and Gall Bladder 34, Spleen 9, Bladder 40 and Bladder 62 afterwards, and I experienced neither soreness nor stiffness!
Animals
Laser acupuncture is also useful for vets where needling a restless animal can be difficult. It is particularly useful in the equine world where musculoskeletal injuries and surface wounds can be treated very effectively.
Auricular Acupuncture and Reflexology with LLLT
Low level lasers can be used on auricular acupuncture points, again avoiding the need or needles and have been very effective for smiking cessation and weight loss. In a similar way, a Low level laser may be used on the reflexology points of the feet, meaning that reflexologists can treat people from conditions where touch is contraindicated, such as fibromyalgia. This same benefit also applies to those involved in massage; some patients cannot tolerate being touched, andlow level lasers can be used to relax muscles and normalise the body.
For those who know their meridians and acupoints, low level laser acupuncture can be applied across a wide range of conditions. Even in cases where there is excess in the system, laser acupuncture will prove beneficial as it has a normalising effect.
