Laser Therapy
Advanced, non-invasive laser treatment that reduces inflammation, relieves pain, and accelerates tissue healing at a cellular level.
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Advanced pain relief • Faster healing • Non-invasive recovery
Laser Therapy is a scientifically backed, non-invasive treatment that uses concentrated light energy to stimulate the body’s natural healing processes. By delivering specific wavelengths of light to damaged or inflamed tissue, laser therapy triggers a physiological response that promotes cell regeneration, increases circulation, and accelerates tissue repair.
This makes it an ideal treatment option for sports injuries, muscle spasms, joint inflammation, and other musculoskeletal conditions—without medication, injections, or surgery.
How Laser Therapy Works
Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Therapy (DTS) is a pain-free, computer-controlled treatment that applies precise cycles of stretching and relaxation to the spine. This controlled decompression helps:
Reduce pressure within spinal discs
Improve disc hydration and nutrient flow
Relieve nerve compression
Decrease muscle tension and joint stress
By creating negative pressure within the disc, decompression therapy can help bulging or herniated discs retract, easing pain and inflammation.
High- and Low-Level Laser Therapy
Physimed Health offers both Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) and High-Intensity Laser Therapy (HILT) using advanced Chattanooga (US) medical technology.
Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) (Best For)
- Surface-level soft-tissue injuries
- Mild inflammation
- Early-stage injury healing
High-Intensity Laser Therapy (HILT) (Designed For)
- Deep tissue penetration
- Chronic pain
- Long-standing inflammation
- Thick or hard-to-reach structures
HILT delivers stronger therapeutic energy several centimetres below the skin, targeting muscles, joints, nerves, and connective tissue.
Why Choose High-Intensity Laser Therapy (HILT)?
Patients often experience faster results because HILT offers:
- Deep tissue penetration for stubborn chronic injuries
- Rapid pain relief through nerve calming effects
- Powerful anti-inflammatory action
- Improved circulation and oxygen delivery
- Accelerated collagen and tissue repair
- Fewer treatment sessions needed
It is especially effective for musculoskeletal pain affecting the spine, shoulders, hips, knees, and soft tissues.
Conditions Laser Therapy Can Help Treat
Laser therapy is highly effective for a wide range of conditions, including:
- Bulging or irritated spinal discs
- Sports injuries and overuse syndromes
- Tendonitis and bursitis
- Joint inflammation and arthritis
- Muscle spasms and trigger points
- Lower back and neck pain
- Sciatica and nerve-related pain
- Cervical spondylosis
- Post-training muscle tightness
From acute injuries to chronic pain, laser therapy assists in restoring movement and comfort
Safe, Drug-Free, and Evidence-Based
Laser therapy is:
- Non-invasive
- Safe across all skin types
- Free of medication or injections
- Comfortable, gentle, and well-tolerated
Each session is customised to suit your treatment goals, clinical presentation, and tissue depth. Our trained clinicians select precise wavelengths and power settings to maximise healing outcomes.
Ideal for Active Patients & Accelerated Rehab
Laser therapy improves the healing rate of soft tissue, making it particularly useful for:
- Athletes
- Active individuals
- Those recovering from injury or surgery
- People seeking faster recovery with fewer side effects
Many patients notice improved movement, reduced swelling, and decreased pain within just a few sessions.
Get Back to Living Pain-Free
Whether you’re struggling with a new injury or managing a chronic condition, Laser Therapy at Physimed Health can help you:
- Heal faster
- Reduce inflammation
- Move more freely
- Avoid invasive treatment
Book an assessment today and begin a drug-free pathway to recovery.
Specialised In:
Aged care | NDIS home visits | Support at home (SAH) | Women’s health | Incontinence | TMJ dysfunction | Osteoarthritis | Falls prevention | Clinical Pilates
Frequently asked questions
Laser Therapy has been a staple in veterinary practices for decades.
In the past 6 years, professional sports teams have begun utilizing Laser Therapy.
- BMJ sports medicine journal, systematic review of surgical and conservative interventions for frozen shoulder found “strong evidence” for Laser Therapy. (2010)
- The International Association for the Study of Pain (Global Task force on musculoskeletal pain) found “strong evidence” for Low Level Laser Therapy on myofascial pain syndrome. (2010)
- The BMJ clinical evidence recommendations for tennis elbow 2011 now include Laser Therapy
- American Physical Therapy Association guidelines recommend Laser Therapy for Achilles tendinitis. (2010)
- Lancet systematic review: “Laser Therapy reduces pain immediately after treatment in acute neck pain and up to 22 weeks after completion of treatment in patients with chronic neck pain”. (2009)
- World Health Organisation (Bone and Joint Task Force) for neck pain Laser Therapy “more effective than no treatment, sham, or alternative interventions” (2008)In August 2010 The Lancet reported that the systematic review of Laser Therapy for neck pain was in their top 20 most downloaded papers for 2010.
There should be no pain felt whatsoever. Some mild heat or slight tingling is the normal sensation people feel during a treatment.
Laser Therapy does not damage or cut tissue, unlike surgical lasers. The question is often asked “If it’s a laser aren’t they used in surgical operations, to cauterise tissue?” The answer is “Yes” –High powered Surgical Lasers are able to cauterise (cut) tissue. However, the ones we use are “Low Level Lasers” with designed parameters that make it impossible to damage even one cell in the body. Our lasers stimulate and energise the cells.
In the past 4 years, the FDA has ruled that LLLT (Low Level Laser Therapy) is safe and the only contraindication (warning) is not to use it directly in the eyes.
For the past 30 years the technology of Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) has been formally accepted in many parts of the world such as Canada, USA, Brazil, Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and Japan. In all this time there have been no recorded long-term adverse effects from its use. It is considered to be non-invasive, painless and safe.
Industry has been using laser diodes for years in such applications as bar code readers, CD players, DVD players, laser printers and pointers. The FDA has listed bio-stimulation lasers as non-significant risk (NSR) devices.
Hundreds of research studies have shown Laser Therapy to be safe and effective. Laser Therapy is non-invasive, non-toxic and non-thermal. Unlike other forms of radiation, Laser Therapy is beneficial rather than harmful to tissue.
Over 200 LLLT clinical trials ( RCTs) and over 1,000 laboratory studies have been published. It has proven more effective and safer than pharmaceutical anti-inflammatories across a range of musculoskeletal conditions.
LLLT also improves healing and reduces muscle fatigue, muscle damage and delayed onset muscle soreness or DOMS.
There are normally no adverse effects from LLLT, however, patients occasionally experience mild discomfort/ache after treatment. This is due to a restimulation of the inflammatory phase and should settle down after 24 – 48 hours
- Over the womb for women in their first trimester of pregnancy
- Over cancerous tumour
- Direct Irradiation Of The Eyes
- Primary or secondary cancerous lesions.
The effects of LLLT are accumulative. The good news is that for most patients undergoing a treatment program, the results from the treatments are sustained. While some patients get immediate results, improvements are often not noticed until after 3 to 5 treatments. Most patients usually require 6-12 treatments to achieve resolution of the problem or a lasting effect.
More severe conditions will require more treatments than less severe injuries. Since each person’s condition varies in severity the doctor will determine after reviewing your condition how laser treatments may benefit you and how many you might require
Your situation will be assessed after 6 treatments and if there is no improvement after 6 to 8 treatments (very uncommon), LLLT will not be continued and alternatives will be looked at for your future management.
You will need to follow precautions in order to avoid re-injury or the pain may return. Low Level Laser Therapy not only helps injured tissues and wounds heal faster, it also makes them stronger and less vulnerable to re-injury.
Contact us to book a consultation at our clinic or to learn more about how this form of therapy could help you.