Anyone over the age of 50 knows pain and slow wound healing are common as we get older. Our joints may ache, headaches can become more common, and the pain from injuries in our youth can seem to haunt us daily. Bruises may not go away very quickly. Cuts can take longer to heal, and injuries may seem to hurt for much longer than they used to.
These are just some of the many problems we may encounter as we age. But what if I told you there is a device that can stop your pain and speed healing of just about any wound? You might think it was too good to be true. Especially when I told you the device looks like it came right out of Star Trek.
In Star Trek, anyone who was injured would go see Dr. McCoy in sickbay. There, injured crew would simply lie motionless on the table. Sometimes you would see a light on the body. Other times you would not see anything. But somehow almost all of them miraculously recovered without so much as anyone touching them. Of course, that was fiction. What I am about to tell you is every bit as incredible, but its not fiction. Its very real.
You may know that I am a fan of light therapy. I wrote a special report on the topic and have used colored light to heal many people. In fact, many of you have used that report and the colored filters that came with it to heal your own ailments. Some of the testimonials Ive received are truly amazing.
Dinshah Ghadiali pioneered light therapy, as we know it. But science has pushed this marvelous therapy quantum leaps beyond anything Dinshah ever imagined when he first began experimenting with his colored lanterns. Today, we have the ability to heal in ways we never thought possible simply by using powerful light beams known as lasers.
Most science fiction uses lasers to cut and destroy. While certain lasers have some of those abilities (such as we see used in many surgeries today), others can have the opposite effect. Instead of cutting or destroying, these lasers can heal.
The technology has been around for a couple of decades. In 1988, I purchased my first laser for about $4,500. Its a huge machine, but it works remarkably well. Using that laser, Ive healed wounds and joints with amazing speed. Its an amazing treatment I still use today. Most people never heard of this treatment thanks to the government. My machine was one of a few to get through production before the FDA stepped in and shut down the factory.
But now, 20 years later, there is an even better machine. Its FDA approved. Its small enough to fit in your hand. And it can treat most pain and wounds with just a few treatments.
I found out just how well this laser works a couple of years ago after a particularly strenuous cross-country skiing expedition. I had not skied since I left Alaska in 2001. The high Sierra conditions are worse than Alaska because its a warmer climate, so the snow melts into slush. Hitting several of theses pockets, I went down many times and unknowingly wrenched my left shoulder.
The pain began the next day and continued despite my best treatment efforts. It was agony turning over in bed. After three weeks, I started getting sympathy pain on the other side. I was convinced my cross-country skiing days were finished. Eight weeks later, still in major pain, I met Gerry Graham, DC at a medical conference, where he had his laser on display. I took one home on loan.
Dr. Graham has developed the laser to operate at different frequencies. These frequencies affect different tissues in different ways. For instance, by switching the frequency, you can program the device to help ligaments, wounds, general pain, and many other ailments.
In just three days on the ligament program, my pain was down over 70% and I had no trouble turning over in bed. The total treatment time was less than 60 minutes (20 minutes a day). In a few weeks, I was free of pain. My shoulder strength returned to normal. One year later, I returned to the same cross-country resort, this time with much better conditions. I did over 20 kilometers of very rugged work in a few hours. No falls, not even a whimper from my shoulder, and I finished only 10 minutes behind my athletic daughter. I was astounded at the healing this device brought my shoulder.
How did this little device do it? Ive told you in the past that our bodies are extremely sensitive to different frequencies. Some frequencies help our bodies. Others can do it harm. As you may know, light has various frequencies, which are based on wavelengths. Longer wavelengths, which carry less energy, are the colors on the outer ring of the rainbow: red and orange. The shorter, more energetic wavelengths are on the opposite end: purple and violet. But there are even shorter, more energetic wavelengths that are invisible to the human eye. These are the potentially damaging ultraviolet bands.
What we see every day are the many frequencies of light. They have random peaks and troughs in their waves, and travel in random directions. The waves are not parallel, and vibrate in several planes (not polarized). A laser is a light source where all the waves are the same frequency, polarized, and all the peaks and troughs of the waves are in phase. Most light striking your skin will be reflected off. If it did not , standing in the sun would roast you in seconds. But because of how the laser light is designed, it can penetrate far into your body.
Once the light goes into your body, your cells pick up the light particles. These particles contain energy, which is then released into the cell. This process can almost instantly stimulate thousands of chemical reactions. This process is called biological amplification, and explains why the laser can speed healing so effectively.
The two most important factors in this process are the specific wavelength and the intensity of the light. It turns out that the 635 nm wavelength is the most specific to activate human tissue. That is the frequency of the color red. And the power intensity does not have to be much. You need only 5 milliwatts or less (my original laser was only one milliwatt). More is not necessarily better. You can absorb only so much energy. Your eyes are a great example of this. Too much light is blinding!
The red laser Dr. Graham developed barely penetrates your body — only two inches. However, that is definitely deep enough for therapeutic effects. And there is plenty of scientific evidence to support the clinical evidence we have seen.
In a recent study on mice, researchers found that wound healing dramatically increases. The researchers also found that the laser reduced scar tissue by 60%. And it also stimulated the regeneration of both lymph and vein vessels, which increase blood flow.
A study conducted in India found a 30% reduction in wound healing time in mice. White cells, fibroblasts, and blood vessel cells, increased in the wounds when lasered.
Canadian researchers did one study that really surprised me. They found the low level laser treatment (LLLT) actually worked better when it went through clothes or medical bandages. The study evaluated the laser treatment on fully dressed versus undressed wounds. It found that LLLT administered to fully dressed wounds may facilitate a faster rate of wound healing than LLLT applied to exposed wounds by reducing trauma and the risk of infection. Wound trauma and risk of infection increases every time dressings are peeled off the wound for changing. The laser penetrates through clothing and dressings without major change in healing ability.
And the final study I’ll discuss showed the laser works remarkably well for bacterial infection. In 2000, a published study said that LLLT could produce changes in bacterial growth of considerable importance for wound healing. The study said that 630 nm appeared to be the best frequency to inhibit bacterial growth, inferring that this wavelength might be the wavelength of choice for treating infected wounds.
There you have the scientific proof, but heres the exciting clinical proof: V. H. had suffered with terrible headaches for 16 years. Nothing worked! Painkillers stopped working years ago and they were beginning to cause other health problems. A problem tooth caused the pain. But her dentist could not figure out how to stop it. When she tried Dr. Grahams laser, it penetrated right through her maxillary bone to the root of the problem. Her pain was gone in seconds!
Barbara Duffey dropped a 45-pound weight on her foot at the gym. It was badly damaged and she was sure it was fractured. The skin under her toes turned black and swelled, even though she put her foot in an ice bath. She could not put weight on the ball of her foot. She went to the ER, but they were too busy with emergencies to evaluate her, even after waiting two hours. Barb went home, where she had Dr. Grahams laser. She treated herself on the programs for deep bruise, lymph, and circulation. Only eight hours after the morning injury, she had done five treatments. The swelling and bruising was already receding and she was walking.
The next day she repeated the treatments a few times. She was not limping. That night the bruise was about gone. The following day she was able to work out normally. I was so astounded and speechless that the discoloration began clearing within minutes and was almost gone within a few hours.
The gym owner, who witnessed the accident, was incredulous that Barb was running and working out in tennis shoes only two days later.
In Denver, Paul Dicken, a 62-year-old ex-pro baseball player for Cleveland (1963-66) developed repeat sciatica. He could only walk a quarter mile before severe pain stopped him cold. Adjustments helped before, but did not work this time. After six months of continuous pain, Paul saw Dr. Graham. Paul was instructed to walk with the laser shining on his skull. Dr. Graham did not tell him why he was being treated with light to avoid a placebo effect. He walked out of the office five minutes later with no pain. My neurological gait was out of whack. The pain has been gone now for two years. I bought one for maintenance! Paul told me.
And then there is Jack and his wife, a middle-aged couple, both with genital herpes. Jacks herpes outbreaks usually last 12-14 days. His wife’s lasts about 10-12 days. I got to see them within a day of their last outbreak. They used the laser daily for about five minutes for only three days. The lesions had healed in both.
I think Dr. Grahams innovations in laser therapy may make his instrument the healing tool of the decade. He has programmed in specific frequency pulsations of the laser light. In addition to the energy of the light, you also receive it in frequencies that Dr. Graham and his associates have found to be specific for target tissues.
Cold lasers are an FDA class IIIa device. That means they are considered safe and are available to you by prescription for human use. The only known warning is that you do not shine it directly into your eyes. That is a no brainer.
But you do not necessarily have to get a prescription to buy the device. Ironically, you can order Dr. Grahams 635 nm laser without a prescription to home treat your pets or farm animals. Its very easy to use. Additionally, this device has slots that enable you to enter frequencies that you or your doctor believes will be specific for you or your pet. Ive checked on similar instruments and have found nothing comparable in price or versatility.
Now for the tougher news. The lasers are not cheap. The professional four-light model is $5,995. The two-light home unit is $2,995. That might seem like a lot. But consider the huge dollar outlays and time with your doctor that you have already paid for pain treatments that have not worked. Consider your lost time at work. Somehow, a home device like this may now sound reasonably priced. It wont require you to travel to me or another doctor for neural therapy injections, prolotherapy, or other interventions. You can do it in the comfort of your own home.
Since you can treat yourself, your doctor could easily get one for his/her office and make it available for walk-ins at a bargain basement fee. You can be sure that I will continue to investigate the versatility of this healing tool and regularly report to you on my research. Dr. Grahams company, LazrPulsR Systems, can be contacted at 888-696-6532. They are ready to beam Star Trek healing to you now. Move over Dr. McCoy!
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