You are playing your weekly game of tennis and your elbow starts to hurt…what to do? You want to stay active and you love the sport, it’s fun, social and a great workout. Stretching, icing and specific exercises are not enough. But you have heard of this new type of treatment…Theralase. This cool laser therapy is a low-level laser which is a non-invasive and drug-free treatment for musculoskeletal injuries. It uses cold laser (non-thermal), light energy, to promote healing at the cellular level. Unlike high-intensity lasers that generate heat, cool lasers use low-level light energy to stimulate tissue repair and reduce pain and inflammation.

What Does Theralase Cool Laser Therapy Do:

1. Reduces Pain

It helps modulate nerve activity and reduce pain signals by inhibiting inflammatory mediators and enhancing endorphin release.
Conditions treated include: back and neck pain, arthritis, repetitive strain injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome in the wrist, and sports injuries such as rotator cuff syndrome in the shoulder, tennis and golfers elbow, patellofemoral syndrome in the knee and ankle sprains.

2. Decreases Inflammation

The laser energy reduces pro-inflammatory cytokines (like TNF-α and IL-1β), helping to minimize swelling and inflammation.
Often used for musculoskeletal injuries, tendinitis, and joint inflammation.

3. Accelerates Tissue Repair and Healing

Light energy (typically in the 600–950 nm range) penetrates into tissues and stimulates mitochondrial activity, especially cytochrome c oxidase, leading to increased ATP production and cellular repair.
Promotes healing in soft tissues, ligaments, tendons, and even nerves.

4. Improves Circulation

Enhances microcirculation and angiogenesis (new blood vessel formation), helping oxygen and nutrients reach the injured area more efficiently.

5. Reduces Scar Tissue Formation

Encourages organized collagen production, which can lead to better remodeling and less fibrosis or scarring.

What else does it help with?

Chronic and acute pain
Sports injuries (e.g., sprains, strains, tendinitis)
Post-surgical recovery
Wound healing
Arthritis and degenerative joint conditions
Neuropathies (e.g., diabetic neuropathy, trigeminal neuralgia)
TMJ disorders
Disc herniation and nerve root compression

The Key Benefits of Theralase Specifically

Dual wavelength system: Uses both 660 nm (red) and 905 nm (infrared) light for superficial and deep tissue penetration.
Pulsed technology: Minimizes risk of tissue heating while maximizing cellular response.
Health Canada and FDA approved: For several indications, including pain relief and tissue regeneration.

And there are several peer‑reviewed studies and clinical trials demonstrating the effectiveness of Theralase therapy in treating pain, arthritis and concussions:

1. Marquina et al. 2012 – Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) on osteoarthritis (OA)
A placebo-controlled, randomized trial assessed the Theralase TLC‑1000 on chronic knee OA. After 12 treatments over 4 weeks there was a 56.8% reduction in pain.

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2. Laser Focus World 2012 – Independent clinical RCT
An “independent gold-standard randomized controlled clinical study” showed significant chronic knee pain and OA relief using Theralase systems.

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3. Sodium and colleagues (2017) – Transcranial LLLT review
Clinical and pre‑clinical analysis shows transcranial low‑level laser therapy (LLLT) may reduce inflammation, edema, and promote neural repair for traumatic brain injury/concussions.

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4. Fernandes et al. – Systematic Review on brain PBM/Therapy devices
This review of 97 studies reports promising cognitive and physiological benefits from photobiomodulation.

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5. Systematic reviews (e.g. Chow et al. Lancet, 2009) demonstrate LLLT significantly reduces neck pain.

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Cool laser therapy, combined with chiropractic adjustments, will get you back on the tennis court!