Laser Technology
About lasers in general
Lasers can be divided into two large groups according to their biological effects:
- High power = "hard lasers" - surgical lasers
- Low power = "soft lasers" - medical lasers
High-power surgical lasers are suitable for various surgical interventions and operations due to their very strong thermal effects (thermal effects: cutting, evaporation, coagulation)
Soft lasers use the photochemical effect of laser light to trigger beneficial biological processes.
How does soft laser therapy work?
As early as 1947, research showed that the mitochondria in our body's cells are sensitive to light. Mitochondria in different cells react differently to different wavelengths (colors) of light. Of the entire light spectrum, red (e.g. 660 nm) and infrared (e.g. 808 nm) light have the strongest healing effect.
The "soft laser" has a "BIOSTIMULATING" (stimulating) effect on a living organism. This means that cells and tissues can regenerate faster when illuminated with "soft laser light" (e.g. wound healing is accelerated). Laser light also increases cell metabolism and the formation of new cells, tissues and capillaries. Soft laser light also stimulates the immune system.
In short: laser light stimulates the body's ability to heal!
In addition, it has many beneficial effects on the body: e.g. reduces inflammation and swelling, relieves pain, reduces muscle tension...
What are the physiological effects of soft laser light?
Soft laser treatment has three basic healing effects on the human body:
1. Pain relief
2. Anti-inflammatory
3. Biostimulating effect - stimulates the body's ability to heal itself!
In our body, laser light activates certain enzyme processes that trigger ATP production. ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the most important form of energy that drives all chemical reactions in every cell of the body. The increased energy production results in more efficient cell function (metabolism) and faster regeneration, thus shortening the treatment time for diseases.
Soft laser treatment not only relieves the symptoms of diseases, but in many cases also eliminates the causes as a result of a complex biological and chemical process.
What is the most effective laser power for treatment?
This depends on the disease you want to treat.
Simpler soft lasers can be purchased in the range of 1-10 mW, which have an extremely long treatment time and are suitable only for stimulating the skin surface. From a medical point of view, they have low efficiency.
The next range is 30-250 mW, which is already suitable for the treatment of subcutaneous tissues, muscles, ligaments and small joints. However, this range is not yet effective enough to relieve pain or regenerate deeper muscles and cartilage.
400-2000 mW is the highest category of soft lasers. Numerous clinical studies and practical experience have shown that excellent results in pain relief can be achieved with this procedure even in cases where lasers with lower power have been ineffective. Castano experimentally proved that for pain in the knee joints, high-power infrared lasers can achieve similar results to treatment with steroid injections (dexamethasone).
A team of Hungarian doctors led by Dr. Klára Barabás has experimentally demonstrated that high-power infrared lasers (25 J/cm2) can be used to trigger biochemical processes that are necessary for cartilage regeneration.
Safe Laser Technology
Safe Laser technology is that a special scattering surface turns a parallel, eye-dangerous light beam of the laser into a beam that is completely harmless to the eye.
Thanks to this new technology, these special "soft lasers" can now be safely used at home!
Safe Laser devices have a new, special laser light source that, like other lasers, emits polarized, coherent, monochromatic light, but unlike conventional lasers, its light is not parallel and cannot be visually aimed at a point.
This new technology is called a "safe laser".
Damage to the eye is caused by the fact that the light falling on the lens is concentrated on a smaller area by the lens and the resulting high power density can damage the eye.
Light from conventional lasers (almost parallel) can reach the lens of the eye even from a long distance and focus it to a point. The resulting high power density will damage the eye.
"Safe laser" optics scatter laser light using a lens system.
This is followed by a secondary (tertiary) large scattering area, which ensures that the lens of the eye cannot focus light to the point. This scatters the light over a large area in the focal plane, so there is no harmful power density.
Safe laser devices are harmless to the eye, since the light comes from a fairly large scattering area, has a large scattering, so the lens cannot focus on a small point of light, and therefore does not damage the optic nerve or the optic nerve.
Safe Laser devices are classified as safety class I and II laser devices.
Safety laser glasses are not required.
However, safety regulations for class I and II lasers must be observed!
SL500 Infra and SL1800 Infra = "Class 1" laser devices,
SL150= "Class 2" laser equipment;
according to MSZ EN60825-1 "Radiation safety requirements for laser products".
- The requirements of the scattered radiation standard have been used for classification.
- Measurement and classification carried out by the optical laboratory of the Wigner Physical Research Center (formerly KFKI-SZFKI).
-Do not look into the laser beam or direct it into other people's eyes!
- Do not aim the laser beam at the reflective surface!
- 660 nm radiation emitted by the laser device (SL30 and SL150) is not dangerous to the eyes, since the automatic blinking reflex of the eye (with a reaction time of 0.25 s) provides protection. If no optical device (e.g. convergent lens) is inserted, no protective equipment (e.g. glasses) is required.
- The power density of the laser system (SL500 Infra) at the viewing distance defined by the standard meets the conditions of laser class 1 and is safe for the eyes.
- The device must be kept out of reach of children!
- The device is only allowed to turn on when it is pointed at the target area!
- Do not use the device if it is damaged or malfunctioning!
- DO NOT remove the optics or turn on the optics if they are damaged!
- To avoid danger, service should only be carried out by the manufacturer.
- The user must use the device at his own risk. Neither the manufacturer nor the distributor is liable for damages caused by improper use.
About lasers in general
Lasers can be divided into two large groups according to their biological effects:
- High power = "hard lasers" - surgical lasers
- Low power = "soft lasers" - medical lasers
High-power surgical lasers are suitable for various surgical interventions and operations due to their very strong thermal effects (thermal effects: cutting, evaporation, coagulation)
Soft lasers use the photochemical effect of laser light to trigger beneficial biological processes.
How does soft laser therapy work?
As early as 1947, research showed that the mitochondria in our body's cells are sensitive to light. Mitochondria in different cells react differently to different wavelengths (colors) of light. Of the entire light spectrum, red (e.g. 660 nm) and infrared (e.g. 808 nm) light have the strongest healing effect.
The "soft laser" has a "BIOSTIMULATING" (stimulating) effect on a living organism. This means that cells and tissues can regenerate faster when illuminated with "soft laser light" (e.g. wound healing is accelerated). Laser light also increases cell metabolism and the formation of new cells, tissues and capillaries. Soft laser light also stimulates the immune system.
In short: laser light stimulates the body's ability to heal!
In addition, it has many beneficial effects on the body: e.g. reduces inflammation and swelling, relieves pain, reduces muscle tension...
What are the physiological effects of soft laser light?
Soft laser treatment has three basic healing effects on the human body:
1. Pain relief
2. Anti-inflammatory
3. Biostimulating effect - stimulates the body's ability to heal itself!
In our body, laser light activates certain enzyme processes that trigger ATP production. ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the most important form of energy that drives all chemical reactions in every cell of the body. The increased energy production results in more efficient cell function (metabolism) and faster regeneration, thus shortening the treatment time for diseases.
Soft laser treatment not only relieves the symptoms of diseases, but in many cases also eliminates the causes as a result of a complex biological and chemical process.
What is the most effective laser power for treatment?
This depends on the disease you want to treat.
Simpler soft lasers can be purchased in the range of 1-10 mW, which have an extremely long treatment time and are suitable only for stimulating the skin surface. From a medical point of view, they have low efficiency.
The next range is 30-250 mW, which is already suitable for the treatment of subcutaneous tissues, muscles, ligaments and small joints. However, this range is not yet effective enough to relieve pain or regenerate deeper muscles and cartilage.
400-2000 mW is the highest category of soft lasers. Numerous clinical studies and practical experience have shown that excellent results in pain relief can be achieved with this procedure even in cases where lasers with lower power have been ineffective. Castano experimentally proved that for pain in the knee joints, high-power infrared lasers can achieve similar results to treatment with steroid injections (dexamethasone).
A team of Hungarian doctors led by Dr. Klára Barabás has experimentally demonstrated that high-power infrared lasers (25 J/cm2) can be used to trigger biochemical processes that are necessary for cartilage regeneration.
Safe Laser Technology
Safe Laser technology is that a special scattering surface turns a parallel, eye-dangerous light beam of the laser into a beam that is completely harmless to the eye.
Thanks to this new technology, these special "soft lasers" can now be safely used at home!
Safe Laser devices have a new, special laser light source that, like other lasers, emits polarized, coherent, monochromatic light, but unlike conventional lasers, its light is not parallel and cannot be visually aimed at a point.
This new technology is called a "safe laser".
Damage to the eye is caused by the fact that the light falling on the lens is concentrated on a smaller area by the lens and the resulting high power density can damage the eye.
Light from conventional lasers (almost parallel) can reach the lens of the eye even from a long distance and focus it to a point. The resulting high power density will damage the eye.
"Safe laser" optics scatter laser light using a lens system.
This is followed by a secondary (tertiary) large scattering area, which ensures that the lens of the eye cannot focus light to the point. This scatters the light over a large area in the focal plane, so there is no harmful power density.
Safe laser devices are harmless to the eye, since the light comes from a fairly large scattering area, has a large scattering, so the lens cannot focus on a small point of light, and therefore does not damage the optic nerve or the optic nerve.
Safe Laser devices are classified as safety class I and II laser devices.
Safety laser glasses are not required.
However, safety regulations for class I and II lasers must be observed!
SL500 Infra and SL1800 Infra = "Class 1" laser devices,
SL150= "Class 2" laser equipment;
according to MSZ EN60825-1 "Radiation safety requirements for laser products".
- The requirements of the scattered radiation standard have been used for classification.
- Measurement and classification carried out by the optical laboratory of the Wigner Physical Research Center (formerly KFKI-SZFKI).
-Do not look into the laser beam or direct it into other people's eyes!
- Do not aim the laser beam at the reflective surface!
- 660 nm radiation emitted by the laser device (SL30 and SL150) is not dangerous to the eyes, since the automatic blinking reflex of the eye (with a reaction time of 0.25 s) provides protection. If no optical device (e.g. convergent lens) is inserted, no protective equipment (e.g. glasses) is required.
- The power density of the laser system (SL500 Infra) at the viewing distance defined by the standard meets the conditions of laser class 1 and is safe for the eyes.
- The device must be kept out of reach of children!
- The device is only allowed to turn on when it is pointed at the target area!
- Do not use the device if it is damaged or malfunctioning!
- DO NOT remove the optics or turn on the optics if they are damaged!
- To avoid danger, service should only be carried out by the manufacturer.
- The user must use the device at his own risk. Neither the manufacturer nor the distributor is liable for damages caused by improper use.
