Relieve your neck pain

Have you ever woken up with a stiff and painful neck? Sat by a computer with a bad posture for too long? Then you’ve experienced neck pain.

Pain is the most common reason for consulting a physician worldwide. Neck pain, also called cervical pain, is a widespread complaint. Although it usually disappears after a few weeks, sometimes neck pain can be persistent and frequent. The duration of neck pain is usually classified as acute if the pain lasts up to 4 weeks, subacute if it lasts from 4 to 12 weeks, and chronic if it lasts 3 months or more. Neck pain can be sharp and located in a specific spot or less intense but diffused across a broader area.

Causes of neck pain

The neck, or cervical spine, is a very important part of our body. It is a coordinated network of bones, nerves, muscles, and joints that provide support and mobility to the head.

Neck pain can be caused by several reasons:

Muscle tension and strain – these are usually due to bad posture, sleeping in an awkward position, or sitting at a desk for too long without changing position.

Injury – when the neck ligaments are forced to move outside of their normal range of motion, there you can sustain injuries to the neck. These often occur due to falls, car accidents, or sports.

Heart attack – although less common, neck pain can be a sign of an impending heart attack. However, in this case, it often presents itself together with other heart attack symptoms such as, sharp chest pain, shortness of breath, arm or jaw pain, and excessive sweating. However, if you experience any of the associated symptoms, you must consults a physician immediately.

Other causes – neck pain can be due to other conditions, some age-related, for instance, degeneration of the cervical disk (called spondylosis, or osteoarthritis of the neck) or osteoporosis (a weakening of the bone tissues that can lead to microfractures), and some inflammatory-related such as rheumatoid arthritis. On rare occasions, neck pain can be caused by infections, abscesses, or tumors.

Non-invasive laser treatment for neck pain

The B-Cure Laser device is an innovative medical device that offers Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) technology to effectively treat neck pain. LLLT is also called cold laser therapy because the effect is photochemical and not thermal (as opposed to high-intensity laser). This means that the power of the laser is not powerful enough to heat your tissues, but it is sufficient to trigger a cellular response in the damaged cells which promotes regeneration and healing. The way that LLLT works is very similar to the process of photosynthesis in plants, where the photons from light are absorbed by the cells and trigger biochemical changes. This process is called biostimulation. The main cellular response following laser application is the increased production of a molecule called Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). ATP interacts with several biomolecules in the cells, transporting energy and helping to restore normal cellular function.

LLLT is becoming increasingly popular in managing a variety of medical conditions such as pain, soft tissue injuries, arthritis, and skin traumas. The wavelengths used to penetrate the skin that have been proven successful in clinical trials, are in the red to near-infrared region of the light spectrum (660nM–905nM). The light is applied to the injury or the painful site (in this case, the neck), for a few minutes twice a day. The results of repeated applications are a reduction in inflammation, pain relief, and accelerated tissue regeneration.

To sum up

Neck pain is a very common and debilitating condition that you have probably already experienced at least once in your life. Our B-Cure Laser device provides Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) to effectively treat neck pain in the comfort of your home.