Using light therapy to help treat soccer injuries

You might not be in the Bafana Bafana team, but even if you just enjoy a weekend game of soccer with your mates, game injuries can put you on the bench in no time. It’s no fun sitting on the sidelines watching everyone else have fun and at some time you may have suffered from one or more of the following common injuries.

  • Irritation and inflammation in the shoulders
  • Rotator cuff tendonitis or tears
  • Wrist sprains and tendonitis
  • Anterior and Posterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL/PCL) knee injuries
  • Groin pull, hamstring tear or pull
  • Pulled or strained calf muscle
  • Ankle sprain.

How will light therapy help treat soccer injuries?

  • Red and infrared light therapy is a non-invasive treatment that stimulates the body’s own healing mechanisms through both molecular signalling and circulatory modulation, thereby helping to reduce non-chronic or acute pain associated with sports injuries.
  • Red and infrared light penetrates deeper into the body than normal heat treatment, stimulating more red blood cells and enhancing the ability to recover from injuries.
  • Blood flow to tissues is promoted and lymphatic drainage increases, helping to remove waste products. This indirectly inhibits inflammation processes and thus reduces swelling.
  • Once the red LED light has increased the cell’s energy production, each cell within the treated area begins producing new cells to replace the cells of the injured tissue.

Some of the benefits of using the Photizo Sport include:

  • Reduces inflammation
  • Increases circulation
  • Boosts endorphin production
  • Blocks pain transmitting chemicals
  • Eases pain
  • Non-invasive
  • Pain-free
  • Simple to operate

Contact Details

PHOTON THERAPY SYSTEMS (PTY) LTD t/a
Photizo Light Therapy
Tel. +27 10 590 7113
Fax. +27 86 512 5737
sales@photizo.net
info@photizo.net

Physical Address

32 Lebombo Road
Ashlea Gardens
Pretoria
Gauteng
0181
South Africa

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