Laser Therapy For Shoulder Impingement Syndromes

Shoulder impingement syndrome is caused by friction of the rotator cuff between the humerus and the upper outer border of your shoulder in a vicious cycle. The rubbing causes swelling and a constriction of the area, resulting in discomfort and irritation.

Shoulder impingement syndrome is particularly frequent in those who participate in sports or other activities that require a lot of overhead rotational motion, such as swimming, baseball, volleyball, or tennis, as well as window cleaning and painting.

Shoulder impingement can also result from an injury, such as a fall onto an outstretched arm or directly onto the shoulder.

More specifically, the causes of this impingement may include:

• Your tendon is torn or swollen. This can be due to overuse from repetitive activity of the shoulder, injury or from age-related wear and tear.
• Your bursa is irritated and inflamed.
• Your bursa is the fluid-filled sac between your tendon and the acromion.
• Your bursa helps your muscles and tendons glide over your bones.
• Your bursa can become inflamed due to overuse of the shoulder or injury.
• Your acromion is not flat (you were born this way) or you have developed age-related bone spurs on your acromion.

The symptoms of the disease usually develop gradually over weeks to months and they may include:

• Pain when your arms are extended above your head.
• Pain when lifting your arm, lowering your arm from a raised position or when reaching.
• Pain and tenderness in the front of your shoulder.
• Pain that moves from the front of your shoulder to the side of your arm.
• Pain when lying on the affected side.
• Pain or achiness at night, which affects your ability to sleep.
• Pain when reaching behind your back, like reaching into a back pocket or zipping up a zipper.
• Shoulder and/or arm weakness and stiffness.

When it comes to the treatment for shoulder impingement syndrome, the ultimate goal is to reduce patient’s pain and restore their shoulder function.

Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been found to have analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. The medication also has no known negative effects, making it a viable alternative for pain relief in this circumstance.

Undoubtedly,not all laser devices on the market are capable of precise diagnosis and effective non-surgical procedures. Only the sophisticated Physiotherapy 980nm Diode Laser System LASER-1.41 appears to be capable of accomplishing this.

Indeed, this Laser therapy machine has a wide range of clinical applications, including inflammatory disorders such as Shoulder Impingement Syndrome.

With a low-level 10W laser power, The device is mainly being used for shoulder pain relief.

First, it has an anti-inflammation effect as it causes vasodilation, but also because it activates the lymphatic drainage system (drains swollen areas). As a result, there is a reduction in swelling caused by the inflammation.

As for pain issues, Laser therapy has a high beneficial effect on nerve cells which block pain transmitted by these cells to the brain and which decreases nerve sensitivity. Accordingly, due to less inflammation, there will be less pain.

Researchers are only beginning to grasp why and how LLLT works because it is a relatively new therapy. Patients in discomfort (such as those with Shoulder Impingement Syndrome) choose a more cautious approach based on LLLT.

Laser-guided treatment, on the other hand, can be far more successful. In fact, using the LASER-1.41, as long as this device provides them with a non-invasive, non-toxic treatment that will lessen the pain, cause no harm, and eventually restore their shoulder’s normal physical function and thus improve their life quality, should help Shoulder Impingement patients get reassured and less sensitive to pain.

References: Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Shoulder impingement and low level laser therapy

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