#604 - 325 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1Z7 Phone: 604-682-6178


   
There are several forms of laser therapy. Unlike the high intensity medical lasers used in corrective vision and other surgical procedures to cut tissue (or help coagulate), LILT involves the use of safe medical “low intensity” or “cold” lasers that operate at much lower intensities to heal tissue.

LILT uses specific wavelengths of light that get absorbed into the tissue. This initiates a number of positive physiological responses that promote the healing process in the body at the cellular level. The BioFlex System, a form of LILT which has combined the results of numerous sophisticated engineering advances in light therapy, is the form of LILT used here at Performance Laser.

How LILT stimulates tissue repair

• Promotes the synthesis of collagen (one of the key building blocks of muscle,
   ligaments and tendons)
• Activates other important cells (e.g. keratinocytes, endothelial cells,…)
• Generates new blood vessels (angiogenesis)
• Improves transport of nutrients into the cell (e.g. calcium and potassium)
• Stimulates adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production which is responsible for the
   energy of the cell

For injuries, the healing process is accelerated by shortening the inflammatory phase. This results in decreased pain and more rapid formation of tissue repair.

  


  What conditions does LILT treat?

LILT is being used by:

• Dentists to treat damaged oral tissue
• Dermatologists to treat ulcers, burns, edema, and dermatitis
• Rheumatologists for the relief of pain, and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune
  diseases
• Sports medicine and rehabilitation centers to decrease pain, reduce swelling and improve
  function. It is in this category that Performance Health uses LILT to treat both recent and long
  standing musculoskeletal injuries.

LILT also improves lymphatic drainage and stimulates the immune response.

To sum up, the advantages of LILT are:

• Very safe non-invasive/non-toxic
• Easily applied
• High success rate


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Payment Information

$50 per 30-minute treatment.
Although it varies, the average patient with a chronic condition requires ten 30-minute treatments at a total cost of under $500. The average patient with an acute injury requires five 30-minute treatments at a total cost of under $250. In comparison, Laser Therapy is on par with or much less expensive than most other types of therapies.


Getting to Performance Laser

Performance Laser is located in downtown Vancouver, BC in the Pacific Coast Building on Howe Street between West Cordova and West Hastings Street.

#604 - 325 Howe Street, Vancouver BC
Canada V6C 1Z7

P: 604-682-6178  |  F: 604-688-7232  
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  Performance Laser
#604 - 325 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1Z7
P: 604-682-6178   F: 604-688-7232