Yes, Possi, it is also referred to as a cold laser, or infrared. The treatment is overseen by a DO as part of a pain clinic. Since she's a bit too young to look forward to starting down the path of narcotics for pain, we try everything possible that won't have any side effects to help.
I know the frequency of the light matters, depending on what is being treated. The idea is that the laser has been proven to help with inflammation, stimulating cell repair on the mitochondrial level, and acts as an antimicrobial (which is what interested me the most, since I've been told the laser penetrates about 6" into the soft tissue of the body). So maybe on the bacteria front, it's killing some kleb...but that's just a hope on my part.
I can tell when she hasn't had her treatment. Her pain levels go up, and energy levels go down. My hope was that someone else may be trying this so I could compare notes with how often they go, and if it helps them more. Possi, how long did you go, and how often? About how long were the treatments, and do you happen to know what frequency they used? I'm also assuming they did them on your lower back, like they do for my daughter, but they had a hand held unit they could use at the same time on her hands or ankles when they were flaring.
