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Choosing a healing laser or therapeutic laser is a lot like choosing an automobile or a house.

It’s all about options, features, quantity (of diodes), size (power of diodes), color (color or type of diode) and price.

Now let’s take a closer look at these options and features and see how we can use them to better determine, which therapeutic laser is right for you.

Quantity of diodes: How many does it have. How much surface area do you want to cover. A single diode is ideal for treatment of small spots or acupuncture points. The more diodes, the larger the treatment area.

Size in this case equals power of the diodes: How much power, which is measured in MilliWatts (mW) does the laser put out. More is not always better, however higher power does mean faster treatment times. Lower power of 5 mW per diode is good for unwinding stress out of the body. Higher power is good for driving photons deeper into the body faster, such as in the treatment of acupuncture points. 500mW is the maximum power you can safely get out of a continuous wave cold laser. A superpulsed laser can utilize diodes up to 30,000 mW (30 Watts) and still be safe and gentle, yet deliver photons to the deepest levels for saturation of target tissues in bones, tendons, ligaments, muscles and tissue.

Color = Type of Diode: True laser diodes work faster and more effectively than Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), however lasers such as the Q1000 laser and the TerraQuant Laser that use a combination of both true laser diodes and LEDs are popular and very effective. These days there are green lasers, blue diodes, red lasers and infrared lasers that we here about most. So how do you know which ones will be right for you? It’s quite easy actually. Red and Infrared light lasers have a 35 year proven track record and have the most testing behind them to backup their valid use in medicine and healing. A red light laser while popular has the distinct disadvantage of minimal penetration, limited to the surface of the skin and below 1/4″-1/2″.

Infrared (IR) lasers come in 4 main varieties: continuous wave, pulsed wave, superpulsed wave and IRDs, which technically are not lasers. Infrared lasers tend to be much more powerful than red lasers and they deliver photonic energy faster and deeper, which is ideal for treatment of musculoskeletal conditions, soft tissue injuries and repetitive strain disorders. The top runners up for treatment of musculoskeletal conditions, soft tissue injuries and repetitive strain disorders are the 200-500 mW continuous wave, infrared cold lasers in the 808-875 nm range and the Supurpulsed lasers utilizing galium arsenide 25-30,000 mW diodes in the 904-905 nm range

Price: Oddly enough, several high profile laser manufacturers tout their 5 mW, 2 and 4 diode lasers as the ultimate laser for treating all conditions, at the tune of over $6K-$16K. This is just ridiculous. You can get a much better and more versatile laser for significantly less money. Don’t be fooled by a dog and pony show. Stick with the category of therapeutic laser that fits your needs and budget.

If you don’t know which laser to choose, call for a free therapeutic laser consultation.

The number is toll free 1-888-824-7558. Ask for Kalon Prensky