Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most costly work-related injuries often resulting from typing, which may cause an individual to experience severe hand cramping and numbness. Historically, surgery to alleviate carpal tunnel has a success rate of only about 10 percent with some research even indicating that surgery can actually cause symptoms to return. Surgery for carpal tunnel may also leave the patient out of work for about eight weeks. In some situations, physicians may prescribe medications or inject cortico-steroids into the affected area which may temporarily reduce pain and swelling but often without any long-term success.

Thanks to a new treatment called low-level laser therapy hundreds of pain sufferers including professional athletes, elderly, and children are now pain free. Ailments such as hand and wrist pain have responded extremely well to a combination of laser therapy and therapeutic massage followed by medically supervised exercise programs. The laser can be used to treat any inflamed area of the body and helps in the treatment of arthritis, chronic pain, back pain, tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome. The light from the laser helps to heal tissues and reduce pain at a much quicker rate than the body is capable on its own.

Laser Therapy is a new FDA approved non-invasive effective therapy which could stop your symptoms and pain once and for all. Newhart Chiropractic Center located at 225 S. River St. in Plains is only the second facility in Pennsylvania to offer Laser Therapy. For a free consultation to see how could change your life call Dr. Newhart at 822-4484.