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Have you used cold laser therapy for soft tissue or other injuries

Posted by zen101 @zen101, Feb 21, 2022

I have prepatellar bursitis and plan to go to a chiropractor who does cold laser therapy. I have found an article about it and a video description of it but don't know anyone who has used it and can speak to safety and effectiveness of this treatment.

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Amanda Burnett | @amandaa | Feb 22, 2022

Hi @zen101 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.
I would like to invite @jfn and @babette to the conversation to see if they can comment on what they experienced.

You might find this discussion helpful as well.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/cold-laser-therapy-for-scar-tissue-after-knee-replacement/
What led you to seeking cold laser therapy over other treatments?

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zen101 | @zen101 | Feb 22, 2022
In reply to @amandaa "Hi @zen101 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I would like to invite @jfn and @babette..." + (show)
@amandaa

Hi @zen101 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.
I would like to invite @jfn and @babette to the conversation to see if they can comment on what they experienced.

You might find this discussion helpful as well.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/cold-laser-therapy-for-scar-tissue-after-knee-replacement/
What led you to seeking cold laser therapy over other treatments?

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What other treatments? I think cold laser therapy would be the least invasive. Almost no one I know has even heard of it. I wish I could go to a medical doctor for it but appears only chiropractors do it. Why, if it is a good treatment? I have been offered possible surgery when this prepatellar bursa is an irritation that should resolve by itself.

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brucen123 | @brucen123 | Feb 22, 2022

i tried cold laser after my first revision of a TKR...it did nothing...and i spent a fortune for 3 days/week 1.5 hour sessions...about 5 months...then had a third doctor go in an get rid of scar tissue...."i never saw so much scar tissue" - from the orthopedist 3 third doctor (first two did TKRs)

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