| Class IV laser therapy is the latest development | | | | Class IV laser therapy is a much more powerful |
| in laser technology today. Derived from the first | | | | form of treatment than laser therapy used in |
| theory by Albert Einstein written in 1916, laser | | | | years past, and it is now FDA approved and |
| therapy was later improved upon in 1967, | | | | considered a safe form of treatment by many |
| when a professor of medicine found that with | | | | practitioners. Class IV laser therapy makes use of |
| low intensity laser light, quicker wound healing | | | | radiant light and energy to activate the healing |
| occurred. The most commonly used laser today is | | | | process in the body. Class IV laser therapy can |
| the diode laser, which was made available to | | | | also boost the immune system and heal tissue |
| modern society through its low cost and was | | | | beneath the surface, which reduces the need for |
| introduced in the 1970s. | | | | further operations. |
| Class IV laser therapy is made possible by the | | | | This form of treatment also has many |
| use of the K-Laser or class four laser, and has | | | | advantages over other methods and medications |
| served as quite a breakthrough in the medical | | | | as well, in that there are no side effects, and |
| community. The class IV laser is intended solely | | | | those with chronic pain and debilitating conditions |
| for the highly specialized practice of class IV laser | | | | can lead longer, healthier, and happier lives. Class |
| therapy. Although class IV laser therapy is a non- | | | | IV laser therapy can even heal scar tissue and |
| invasive form of treatment, these lasers are | | | | muscle damage that is deep beneath the surface, |
| capable of penetrating five inches in from the | | | | something that is seldom achieved without |
| skin's surface. This is quite a significant change | | | | invasive surgeries. The Class IV laser therapy also |
| from past devices in which the light and energy | | | | stimulates the immune system and increases the |
| of the laser could not reach as far. | | | | blood supply to heal ligaments and joints. |