Monthly Archives: March 2013

Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Kansas) LLLT coding update

Posted on 17 March 2013 by James Carroll

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Kansas (BCBS) have updated their assessment of LLLT and it is still considered “experimental” despite referencing the “strong evidence” conclusions in systematic reviews published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and International Society for the Study of Pain (IASP). Then there is The Lancet Systematic Review on Neck pain and the MASCC “recommendation” statements, also brushed aside by BCBS.

How can this be when:

Posted in Rants |

THOR Literature watch for February 2013 Low Level Laser Therapy / Cold Laser / Photobiomodulation PBM

Posted on 14 March 2013 by James Carroll

20 new papers for you this month starting with a laser tissue penetration study (some wavelengths go deeper than others), Laser vs TENS for OA knee, laser acupuncture for TMJD, human sperm motility and laser vs LED for allergic rhinitis.

Posted in Research |

Cougar treated with THOR Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) by exotic animal veterinarian Jenny Conrad

Posted on 14 March 2013 by James Carroll

The picture below is of a cougar treated by exotic animal veterinarian Jenny Conrad. She reports that “Pirate had a seizure of unknown origin and fell off his perch. He’s not usually this approachable but he seemed to like his LLLT treatment and let us work on him for about an hour. He purred the whole time. He seems to be feeling better this afternoon”.

Click to see more treatment pictures of the cougar and some tigers, a bear and me with a baby wolf :-)