Research has determined that laser therapy can effectively treat all causes of musculoskeletal pain. NIR/LLLT can produce benefits that are short, medium, and long term, making it very effective. This includes pain relief, a decrease in inflammation, and tissue healing.

NIR Therapy for Acute and Chronic Conditions
An extensive list of chronic and acute conditions respond well to NIR therapy, allowing your practice to extend into niche market areas. For a list of some of the conditions that can be treated by NIR therapy, click the full article HERE. The use of several pads can also allow multiple pain issues to be treated simultaneously. With the ability to reduce pain and discomfort in so many conditions, NIR therapy should be considered an essential part of any chronic pain program.

Keys to Success
Tailor your program to the individual patient. Creating a corresponding in-home program may also be necessary for some patients to advance their healing progress in between office visits. Making systems easily available for purchase is also an extra source of revenue for your clinic, as units are purchased at wholesale and sold to patients at a profit. Lastly, create a streamlined option for lower- or fixed-income patients. To read in further detail, click on the full article HERE. You can also start small, purchasing only a few pads and a controller that will make a big difference in your clinic.

The Takeaway
The addition of NIR therapy to your treatment menu may allow you to greatly extend the list of conditions you treat, attract a greater range of patients, and provide more accelerated, enhanced, and effective pain relief.

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An impressive large list of health conditions have proven to respond positively to NIR Therapy. Adding NIR Therapy as a treatment option makes sense because it provides a non-invasive, simple, painless treatment modality that triggers the body’s innate ability to heal. It can improve the quality of life for those suffering from different minor or major health problems.

Frequent Treatment Is Key
For minor and acute conditions, a few sessions or a few weeks of treatment may be all that is needed to achieve results. However, for chronic conditions, daily/frequent treatments over several weeks seems to provide the most optimal results. For patients with mobility issues, transportation demands, and work, it may be too difficult to come into the office as often as is needed. The solution to this is providing in-home programs on the patient’s own schedule.

Steps to a Successful In-Home Program

1. Purchase and sell NIR therapy systems.
2. Explain NIR therapy to your patients.
3. Schedule regular office visits for therapy.
4. Assign monthly self-assessments.
5. Establish a realistic time frame.
6. Make NIR therapy sessions easy.
7. Provide diet and nutrition advice.
8. Make supplements part of your treatment protocol.
9. Encourage the patient to develop a regular exercise program.
10. Show interest and provide encouragement.

Happy Patients, Happy Practice
Following these steps can help give the patient the best chance of following the plan, achieving results, and having satisfaction. This will lead to a walking testimonial for your care and clinic! For the full article, click HERE.

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Pain is the number one reason for seeking medical consultation in the United States. Around 50 million American adults experience chronic pain, comprising around one fifth of the population. Consequently, chronic pain is having a negative financial and social effect on the United States because it is responsible for restricted mobility and lower quality of life. For more details on chronic pain in the U.S., click HERE.

Chronic Pain Treatment Options
The standard procedures for treating chronic musculoskeletal pain includes NSAIDS, steroid injections, opiate pain medications, and surgery, which each carry a slew of risks and side effects. However, there is a more natural and non-invasive approach: NIR Therapy. Combining NIR Therapy with other healing modalities, or on its own, can achieve more complete results for patients with chronic pain. To read about the stories of two doctors who integrated NIR Therapy into their clinics with excellent results, click HERE.

Strong Scientific Evidence
Over 40 years of research has shown that LLLT and LED therapy reduce inflammation and edema, facilitate pain relief, and promote healing of musculoskeletal ailments. Medical-grade NIR therapy devices have received FDA-clearances for increasing local circulation and relieving pain, stiffness, and muscle spasms. NIR therapy leads to biochemical changes on the cellular level that support the body’s innate healing abilities.

The Takeaway
If you had to choose only one alternative healing modality to introduce into your practice that would bring the fastest, most effective and most cost-effective results to your chronic pain patients, NIR therapy might be your best choice. To read the full article, click HERE.
    
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Are you a practitioner thinking about purchasing a Red Light Therapy system to provide additional benefit to your patients and expand your treatment menu?  And are you confused about all the many light therapy devices that keep popping up in the marketplace?  Here are some points to keep in mind and questions to ask to help you make a smart purchase:
Before Purchasing
Many Red Light Therapy systems are comprised of therapy pads and the controllers that operate these pads. Before you begin looking at devices, sit down and analyze your patients’ most common issues.  This will help you decide how many pads you will need for therapy sessions, and the most useful sizes and shapes for these pads. The number of pads you want to utilize will determine the number of ports needed on your system’s controller. 
 
Crucial Questions:

1. FDA Clearance: Red Light Therapy pads are considered “Class II” medical devices. Has the manufacturer received FDA 510 (k) clearance for this system, so that it meets all necessary safety standards? 
2. Warranty: Does a warranty come with this system? 
3. Repairs: Is there a repair center in the USA and how long is the turnaround time?
4. Repair Post-Warranty: Can this system be repaired after the warranty expires?  What is the cost?
5. Support: Is there a way to contact the company if you have any questions now or in the future? 
6. Versatility: Can the pads in this system handle a variety of therapy applications?

 
The Controller is Central

1. Number of Ports: Make sure to purchase a controller with enough ports to operate the number of pads you need.  Controllers are often offered in two, three, or six port configurations.
2. Automatic Shut Off: Since patients may be left unattended during therapy, a controller with automatic shut-off allows you or your assistant to not have to worry about returning precisely after the twenty-minute time period of the therapy session.
3. Size and Weight: Having a controller that is small and lightweight will make it easier to move your system from patient to patient.

Pads are Paramount

1. Size and Shape: To be most effective, the pads in your system should cover the entire body area where pain relief is needed. The largest pads are the most helpful to treat back, hip, or shoulder pain. Small rectangular pads are helpful to relieve pain in the neck, wrist, or finger(s).  Some longer pads can be wrapped around elbows and knees with Velcro, while small square pads can be used to treat more localized areas. To treat neuropathy, therapy “boots” can cover the calf and/or foot. 
2. Flexibility Equals Versatility: The pads in your system should be flexible enough to bend easily. This will allow you to use the same pad on different areas of the body, giving your system greater versatility to treat a variety of issues.
3. Durability: Choose a system with pads made of thick neoprene and diodes that sit firmly in the pad.
4. Diode Comfort: Diodes that uncomfortably poke into the patient’s skin take away from the relaxing nature of Red Light Therapy and your patient’s enjoyment of their therapy session.  Diodes that rise just slightly above the surface of the pads will not poke your patients and leave indentations in the skin.

The Takeaway
Asking these questions and knowing what to look for should lead you to purchase a well built medical-grade Red Light Therapy system that will bring many benefits to your patients and to your practice.
   
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The benefits of introducing NIR (near-infrared/red light) Therapy can help make your clinic stand out, just as it did for Dr. Collins of Hilton Head Chiropractic in Hardeeville, South Carolina. Many of his patients reported tremendous results after just one treatment. The light pads helped treat neuropathy, tennis elbow, shoulder injuries, knee swelling, and so much more in these patients. Read more about this story by clicking the link to the article HERE. 

Pain Relief For Patients
Introducing NIR Therapy to a clinic can contribute to a significant amount of pain relief in patients which can change their lives, as well as develop a positive buzz in the community about the clinic. With clinical results from decades of research to back the cases of individual patient success, NIR Therapy has become more and more prevalent as a treatment option. 
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Treatments Beyond Pain Relief
NIR Therapy has proven to be beneficial for musculoskeletal issues, reducing inflammation, reducing edema, and aiding in healing. This drug-free, noninvasive treatment option can help with general pain management as well. The light pads can be used pre-adjustment, post-adjustment, as stand-alone treatment, and in chronic pain programs.
 
Easy To Use
NIR Therapy is very easy to integrate and administer, can help expand treatment categories, and may allow your practice to enter niche markets and attract new patients. Units can also be rented or sold from the clinic to a patient as well. For more details on in-clinic usage and programs of NIR Therapy, click HERE.

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There are several options for medical providers to consider when providing therapeutic light therapy and its cost. They include cash-only, insurance, and selling units for at-home use. When treating patients, it is important to present a treatment plan that is feasible, emphasizing the value of the service. Since the treatments may not be covered by insurance, selling units for home use can be a viable option, without the insurance hassles. Units would be purchased at wholesale, and sold at retail cost, which can be beneficial for patients with chronic conditions.

Attended or Unattended?
When using insurance, consider if it is attended or unattended, requires a time component, and if it requires more documentation (ends in a “9”). For a list of codes and how to file for payment, check page 62 and 63 of the article here(link). Before using any of the codes to describe light therapy, you should check with your participating carriers. Timed CPT codes require start and stop times. Keep in mind light therapy is generally 20 minutes or greater. It is important to note Medicare is not a good option.

The Takeaway
The takeaway is most health care providers charge cash for in-office light therapy procedures, but a number of CPT codes are also available for DCs to consider.

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Learn more in the full article re-published from CHIROPRACTIC ECONOMICS  below -

The National Institutes for Health has a wealth of information on their website. They noted the following information. “Chronic pain is pain that lasts more than several months (variously defined as 3 to 6 months, but certainly longer than “normal healing”).

It’s a very common problem. Results from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey show that:

• About 25.3 million U.S. adults (11.2 percent) had pain every day for the previous 3 months.
• Nearly 40 million adults (17.6 percent) had severe pain.
• Individuals with severe pain had worse health, used more health care, and had more disability than those with less severe pain.

Chronic pain becomes more common as people grow older, at least in part because health problems that can cause pain, such as osteoarthritis, become more common with advancing age. Not all people with chronic pain have a physician-diagnosed health problem, but among those who do, the most frequent conditions by far are low-back pain or osteoarthritis, according to a national survey. Other common diagnoses include rheumatoid arthritis, migraine, carpal tunnel syndrome, and fibromyalgia. The annual economic cost of chronic pain in the United States, including both treatment and lost productivity, has been estimated at nearly $635 billion.

Chronic pain may result from an underlying disease or health condition, an injury, medical treatment (such as surgery), inflammation, or a problem in the nervous system (in which case it is called “neuropathic pain”), or the cause may be unknown. Pain can affect quality of life and productivity, and it may be accompanied by difficulty in moving around, disturbed sleep, anxiety, depression, and other problems. 

For more information about chronic pain, visit the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.”

THE BOTTOM LINE
There are a number of modalities such as light therapy, vibration therapy and laser therapy that can address chronic pain. Read more at our website www.energiamedical.com/patients.