Tired of Nursing Your Tendonitis Injury? Heal Faster with Cold Laser Therapy

Tendons are strong bands of fibers that attach your muscles to your bones. They’re designed to help your joints be flexible and relieve strain on your muscles. However, even with their strong structural design, repeated strain and use can cause injury and inflammation, commonly referred to as tendonitis. 

Tendonitis can form in any tendon, but common places include your Achilles heel, elbow, wrist, and knee. Oftentimes, resting and icing the affected tendon should be enough for full healing and recovery, but sometimes tendons are slow to heal, especially when it’s impossible to fully immobilize the injured area. 

Thankfully, many regenerative therapies can encourage new tissue growth and a blood increase, which are vital to the healing process. One of those is cold laser therapy. 

Our team at Anodyne Pain and Wellness Solutions in Newark, Delaware, offers cold laser therapy to help your body heal faster and regain full use of the injured tendon. We explore what you need to know about this innovative therapy in this month’s blog. 

Understanding cold laser therapy 

Cold laser therapy is a treatment that uses light from lasers to address pain, inflammation, and swelling. Because the lasers send out a very low-intensity light, it’s called a “cold laser,” meaning it doesn’t heat any of your body’s tissues. 

During the treatment, the laser’s light is directed toward the area affected by tendonitis. Your body absorbs the light, which triggers a chemical reaction. This reaction causes cells to grow, change, and generate new cells and tissues, promoting better healing along with reductions in pain and swelling. 

Cold laser therapy for tendonitis 

No matter where your tendonitis is located, it can cause unpleasant symptoms like pain, swelling, and joint stiffness, all of which cold laser therapy can address. 

When you see us at Anodyne Pain and Wellness Solutions for cold laser therapy, our team assesses the affected area and asks you questions to ensure this treatment is a good fit. 

You may not qualify for cold laser therapy if you have any type of cancer or if you’re pregnant. You may also need several cold laser therapy sessions for the treatment to be effective. 

During your cold laser therapy sessions, the skin around the affected area is exposed, and your practitioner applies the light-emitting wand to the area for about 30-60 seconds at a time. Since the wand isn’t heated, you shouldn’t experience any discomfort. You and your provider also wear protective goggles to protect your eyes from the lasers during the procedure. 

Heal your tendonitis with cold laser therapy 

If your tendonitis is healing very slowly, cold laser therapy may be the solution for faster recovery. Schedule a consultation to learn more about this treatment by calling our office or using our online booking feature today.