Hilt (laser)

High Intensity Laser Therapy (HILT) is currently one of the most modern therapeutic (physical) methods used in physiotherapy. High-intensity laser therapy (HILT) is a non-invasive treatment method that gives a lasting and almost immediate analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect in pathologically affected areas of the body. The unquestionable advantage of high-energy laser therapy is the biostimulative effect, which at the cellular level stimulates numerous regenerative processes accelerating the course of treatment.

Higher peak power of the high-energy laser, the use of two wavelengths 808 nm and / or 980 nm during treatment, the ability to modulate the beam, and the mode of operation (superpulse mode) compared to traditional low-power lasers enables the user to quickly deliver a larger dose of energy and deeper penetration, so we give therapy to places where access was previously limited (we reach deeper tissues).

Effects of HILT laser treatment:

• analgesic effect,
• Anti-inflammatory effect (subacute and chronic phase),
• anti-edema effect,
• reducing muscle tension,
• Increasing the elasticity of the scar,
• Increasing tissue regeneration,
• Accelerating tissue regeneration,
• Increasing blood circulation to the irradiated area.

Indications for HILT laser treatment:

• Inflammation of muscles and joints, bursae, tendon sheaths (Dequervain’s syndrome),
• Overload and degenerative changes of muscle attachments so-called Enthesopathies,
• intramuscular hematomas,
• Post-traumatic conditions of muscles (pulling, tearing, contracture),
• Post-traumatic conditions of periarticular tissues (damage to the meniscus, ligaments),
• degenerative changes in the joints,
• Rheumatic diseases (RA in remission, AS),
• Obstructed bone fusion.

Contraindications for the use of high energy dose laser:

• cancer diseases,
• pulmonary tuberculosis,
• bleeding tendencies,
• Acute inflammation and febrile conditions,
• pregnancy,
• Arrhythmia and circulatory failure,
• hypersensitivity to light,
• unstabilized diabetes,
• open wounds,
• Sensory disturbances at the treatment site,
• Eye area,
• Bacterial, viral and fungal diseases,
• electronic implants.

Wskazania do zabiegu z wykorzystaniem lasera HILT:

• stany zapalne mięśni i stawów, kaletek, pochewek ścięgnistych (zespół Dequervaina),
• zmiany przeciążeniowo – zwyrodnieniowe przyczepów mięśni tzw. Entezopatie,
• krwiaki śródmięśniowe,
• stany pourazowe mięśni (naciągnięcie, naderwanie, przykurcz),
• stany pourazowe tkanek okołostawowych (uszkodzenie łąkotki, więzadeł),
• zmiany zwyrodnieniowe stawów,
• choroby reumatyczne (RZS w stanie remisji, ZZSK),
• utrudniony zrost kostny.

Przeciwwskazania dla użycia lasera o wysokiej dawce energii:

• choroby nowotworowe,
• gruźlica płuc,
• skłonności do krwawień,
• ostre stany zapalne i stany gorączkowe,
• ciąża,
• arytmia i niewydolność krążenia,
• nadwrażliwość na światło,
• cukrzyca nieustabilizowana,
• rany otwarte,
• zaburzenia czucia w miejscu terapii,
• okolice oczu,
• choroby bakteryjne, wirusowe i grzybicze,
• implanty elektroniczne.