Technology Overview:

What is laser therapy?

(LLLT) has been widely used in Europe for over thirty five years in addition to being the subject of numerous studies with over 3,500 scientific papers published worldwide. There have been no reported side effects to LLLT treatments, which are painless and non-toxic.

People worldwide are realizing the benefits of LLLT more than ever before and at the same time, American consumers are increasingly interested in alternative treatments. The LLLT used in the TerraQuant is non-invasive and without any known side effects.

For a long time now L.A.S.E.R. (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) was an acronym and today a word of common use. The word LASER is the name of a device that projects intense radiation of the light spectrum. It produces a beam of light in which high energies can be concentrated. Laser light has unique physical properties, which no ordinary light has. The unique properties of coherence and monochromaticity are the key to why laser light is so effective compared to other kinds of light in pain reduction and healing. Laser therapy, also known as phototherapy and low level laser therapy, involves the application of low power coherent light to injuries and lesions to stimulate healing and reduce pain. It is used to increase the speed, quality and strength of tissue repair, resolve inflammation and give pain relief. Laser therapy has been found to offer superior healing and pain relieving effects compared to other electrotherapeutic modalities such as ultrasound, especially in chronic problems and in the early stages of acute injuries. Laser therapy is a complete system of treating muscle, tendon, ligament, connective tissue, bone, nerve, and dermal tissues in a non-invasive, drug-free modality.

How does it work?

Laser can strengthen damaged cells. Using photochemical processes, laser light inserts bio-photons into damaged cells. The cells begin to produce energy (ATP), which improves their function, assists their division, strengthens the body's immune system, and causes the secretion of various hormones. The tissues are healed, and pain disappears. If damaged cells have died, the bio-photons help the division of neighbouring cells, generating new tissues, and thus bring about healing.

• • LLLT promotes healing in many conditions because it penetrates the skin, increases the ATP and activates enzymes in the targeted cells.
• • Growth factor response within the cells and tissue as a result of increased ATP and protein synthesis.
• • Improved cell proliferation.
• • Pain relief as a result of increased endorphin release.
• • Strengthening the immune system response via increasing levels of lymphocyte activity.

Major principles of multi-factor Multi-Radiance Low Level Laser Therapy with TerraQuant.

Pulsed infrared laser radiation penetrates tissues 4—5 inches (10—13 cm) deep and has strong simulating effects on blood circulation, cell membranes, regenerating the cell

Continuous incoherent infrared radiation penetrates shallower tissue depths and has a broader spectrum compared to laser radiation.

Pulsed red light is identified with beneficial anti-inflammatory effect (especially in areolar tissue). According to long-term studies, pulsed red light in known to improve psycho emotional tonus — despite the fact that it penetrates smaller tissue depths. In addition, red light makes a treated area visible and has a local warming and psychotherapeutic effect

The effects of laser therapy are photochemical in general and with super-pulsed lasers such as the TerraQuant Laser also photomechanical. Photons enter the tissue and are absorbed in the cell’s mitochondria and at the cell membrane by chromophores. These chromophores are photosensitizers that generate reactive oxygen species following irradiation thereby influencing cellular redox states and the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Within the mitochondria, the photonic energy is converted to electromagnetic energy in the form of molecular bonds in ATP. It is obvious that in order to interact with the living cell, laser light has to be absorbed by intracellular chromophores.

Cell membrane permeability increases, which promotes physiological changes to occur. These physiological changes affect macrophages, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, mast cells, bradykinin, and nerve conduction rates.

The clinical and physiological effects are obtained by the way in which the tissues absorb laser radiation. This tissue absorption depends on the wavelength of the beam itself and the power to ensure that the laser energy reaches the target tissue at the necessary clinical levels. The use of an improper wavelength laser would not penetrate into the tissue to reach the target area. Furthermore, even if one has a laser with the proper wavelength, if the device does not have enough power to drive the energy into the tissue, the target area may not realize the potential benefits.

Each type of laser emits light at a very specific wavelength which interacts with the irradiated tissue. It also acts in particular with the chromophores present in the tissue, but in a different way. A chromophore, intrinsic or extrinsic, is any substance, colored or clear, which is able to absorb radiation. Among the endogenous chromophores, water and hemoglobin, nucleic acid and proteins can be listed. Among the exogenic chromophores we can instead find porphyrins and hematoporphyrins, which are injected into the organism. These are described as photosensitizers because they fix themselves to the tissue making it photosensitive at specific wavelengths

TerraQuant Therapy Multi-Radiance Medicine.

TerraQuant is portable and ecologically safe. This versatile device has a variety of uses in rural, field and military conditions, schools, sport centers, industrial enterprises and correctional facilities.

• • Completely safe – Multi-Radiance energy released by TerraQuant does not exceed 1.5 electron-volts (please refer to the manual), which is not sufficient to impair natural processes and disrupt polymer intermolecular links.
• • Increases efficiency of conventional drug therapy.
• • Allows significant reduction of drug dosage and in some cases alleviates the need for conventional drug therapy.
• • Leads to 2—3 times faster recovery and rehabilitation (check the list of pre-existing conditions).
• • Cuts inpatient care costs by reducing time required for inpatient treatment.
• • Offers more possibilities for outpatient treatment.
• • No side effects.
• • Non-invasive.