Guest guest Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 The FDA has now cleared many low level lasers for the treatment of pain. Now here in CA we cant use lasers because of some idiots in our profession that think they know what is good for everybody. Too Bad. Alon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 Just for curiosity, what group of people was that? Chris In a message dated 4/5/2004 6:41:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, alonmarcus writes: Now here in CA we cant use lasers because of some idiots in our profession that think they know what is good for everybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 Just for curiosity, what group of people was that? Chris >>>I do not want to name names but we have a group here in CA that decided they know what education and what scope of practice we need. Because of their ignorance and testimony we have something called the little Hoover commission that may change our entire scope of practice. They testified that lasers should not be a part of our practice Alon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 In a message dated 4/5/04 6:41:44 PM, alonmarcus writes: > The FDA has now cleared many low level lasers for the treatment of pain. > Now here in CA we cant use lasers because of some idiots in our profession that > think they know what is good for everybody. Too Bad. > Alon > I think that if CSOMA asked th eboard to revisit the issue and showed that there are FDA devices out there and that there is Laser programs with certification, they might reconsider thier position. David Molony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Good Article on LEDs from NASA NASA Light Emitting Diode Medical Applications From Deep Space to Deep Sea V Cevenini, H Stinson, R Ignatius, T Martin - ecaaser5.ecaa.ntu.edu.tw .... The depth of near-infrared light penetration into human tissue has been measured spectroscopically (Chance, et al., 1988). Spectra .. Oakland, CA 94609 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Good Article on LEDs from NASA http://ecaaser5.ecaa.ntu.edu.tw/weifang/eBook/LED_therapy.pdf Oakland, CA 94609 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine & Surgery Effect of NASA Light-Emitting Diode Irradiation on Molecular Changes for Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice Apr 2003, Vol. 21, No. 2: 67-74 Harry T. Whelan, MD Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Ellen V. Buchmann, BS, Apsara Dhokalia, PhD, Mary P. Kane, BS, Noel T. Whelan, BS, Margaret T.T. Wong-Riley, PhD, Janis T. Eells, PhD, Lisa J. Gould, MD, PhD, Rasha Hammamieh, PhD, Rina Das, PhD, Marti Jett, PhD Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the changes in gene expression of near-infrared light therapy in a model of impaired wound healing. Background Data: Light-Emitting Diodes (LED), originally developed for NASA plant growth experiments in space, show promise for delivering light deep into tissues of the body to promote wound healing and human tissue growth. In this paper we present the effects of LED treatment on wounds in a genetically diabetic mouse model. Materials and Methods: Polyvinyl acetal (PVA) sponges were subcutaneously implanted in the dorsum of BKS.Cg-m +/+ Leprdb mice. LED treatments were given once daily, and at the sacrifice day, the sponges, incision line and skin over the sponges were harvested and used for RNA extraction. The RNA was subsequently analyzed by cDNA array. Results: Our studies have revealed certain tissue regenerating genes that were significantly upregulated upon LED treatment when compared to the untreated sample. Integrins, laminin, gap junction proteins, and kinesin superfamily motor proteins are some of the genes involved during regeneration process. These are some of the genes that were identified upon gene array experiments with RNA isolated from sponges from the wound site in mouse with LED treatment. Conclusion: We believe that the use of NASA light-emitting diodes (LED) for light therapy will greatly enhance the natural wound healing process, and more quickly return the patient to a preinjury/illness level of activity. This work is supported and managed through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center-SBIR Program Oakland, CA 94609 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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