What penetration depth does the speaker claim the laser can reach?

Dr. Joshua John-Ram SchacterDr. Joshua Schacter, DO FAAOS, is America’s Holistic Orthopedic Surgeon, with nearly two decades of surgical expertise.

Laser Light Therapy: Treating Joint Pain to a Depth of 10 cm

10 Jun 2023 · 1 min

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YouTube video by Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter describing laser light therapy for joint pain. The speaker states the laser can penetrate through skin into joint tissues to a depth of about 6–10 cm (depending on settings) and notes multiple device settings for chronic inflammation and pain, acute inflammation and pain, injury management, and postoperative treatment — emphasizing the equipment's versatility.

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Up to about 6–10 cm (depending on settings).

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So one of the interesting things about this laser light technology is it doesn't just treat the surface of the skin like we talked about. With the wavelength of the laser, it actually can pass through your skin and down into the tissues of the affected joint. It can penetrate to a depth of up to like 6-10 cm, depending on how we set the laser. And so we can get all different functions on different types of joints. So we have settings for chronic inflammation and pain, we have settings for acute inflammation and pain, we have settings for acute or injury, we have settings for post operative treatments. So there's a lot of versatility in this equipment.