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Light therapy also seems to have a biostimulating and analgesic effect through direct irradiation without causing a thermal response (Kulekcioglu, 2003). Most of the research today uses the term Low Level Laser Therapy, but there has been much confusion as to what type of laser the researcher is using. Lasers are classified by the type of material that is placed in between the two reflecting surfaces. This is called a medium. Of the many different types of lasers on the market, each has its own wavelength and characteristics based on the medium that is used. The most common mediums are the following: crystal and glass, gas and excimer, semiconductor, liquid dye, and chemical. Lasers are either high powered or low powered. High powered lasers tend to be hot or thermal and very expensive. Low powered lasers are used for wound healing and pain management (Prentice, 2003). Many clinics use low powered light therapy due to its cost effectiveness. Low powered laser is the type of laser that I focused on in this thesis. The light therapy unit that is used in the Cedarville University Athletic Training Program is a Dynatron Solaris 709 and the wavelength is 660 nm-880 nm. It has 32 infrared super luminous diodes that put out a wavelength of 880nm and 4 visible diodes that put out a wavelength of 660nm. The purpose of this thesis was to use light therapy to treat a randomly assigned group of injured athletes. The athletes that I used in this study came from the collegiate sports teams at Cedarville University. I was hoping to see swelling and pain decrease while using the light therapy as the primary therapeutic modality. 2PDF Image | Light Therapy on Pain and Swelling vs Collegiate Athletes
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