What is Cold Laser Therapy?
The term cold laser refers to the use of low-intensity or low levels of laser light. Proponents claim that cold laser therapy can reduce pain and inflammation. Cold laser treatment is thought to help some types of pain, inflammation, and wound healing, although the FDA considers it experimental.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Fibromyalgia | 2 | 1 |
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| ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) | 1 | 1 |
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| Tremor(s) | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Pain | 1 | 1 |
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| Increase effect of another treatment | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Male Pattern Baldness | 1 | 1 |
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Cold Laser Therapy
Always |
2 | 50% |
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Usually |
2 | 50% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Cold Laser Therapy
Very |
0 | 0% |
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Somewhat |
1 | 25% |
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A little |
1 | 25% |
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Not at all |
2 | 50% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Cold Laser Therapy
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
1 | 100% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
0 | 0% |
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