Cold laser therapy has been shown to relieve mild to moderate OA knee pain, as well as improve sensitivity to pressure and joint flexibility.
Cold laser therapy may also:
- Open up blood vessels to ease swelling
- Help your immune system create more chemicals that heal tissue
- Build more connective tissue in your knee
- Trigger endorphins, natural hormones that ease pain
Nondrug alternative. Cold laser therapy is a drug-free alternative to opioids for knee pain. Opioids can be highly addictive when used for chronic pain, and they can cause side effects like constipation, nausea, or drowsiness.
Noninvasive. Cold laser therapy doesn't cut into your skin to treat knee pain, so it isn't invasive like surgery.
Few side effects. Cold laser therapy for knee pain has no side effects.