Biomechanism of low-energy laser irradiation is similar to a general adaptive reaction

Leonid L. Reznikov M.D.; H. Bell; Rimma N. Pavlova; Alexander G. Murzin; Vladimir A. Boiko; Ludmila S. Pupkova; Leonid N. Soms; Vladimir G. Gomberg

doi:10.1117/12.169108

15 February 1994 Biomechanism of low-energy laser irradiation is similar to a general adaptive reaction

Leonid L. Reznikov M.D., H. Bell, Rimma N. Pavlova, Alexander G. Murzin, Vladimir A. Boiko, Ludmila S. Pupkova, Leonid N. Soms, Vladimir G. Gomberg

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Proceedings Volume 2086, Medical Applications of Lasers; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.169108
Event: Europto Biomedical Optics '93, 1993, Budapest, Hungary

Abstract

After more than 30 years of applications of low-energy laser, many hypotheses remain about the mechanisms underlying its biologic and therapeutic effects. The majority of hypotheses are based on bioeffects as a function of the photoinduction of biochemical processes. This approach is problematic, however, because it is difficult to single out biochemical processes that could not be altered by laser action. An alternative view to understanding the bioactivity of laser exposure is that such activity, either by cells, tissue, organ systems, or the whole organism, is an adaptive response to stress. This paper summarizes briefly three experiments conducted in our clinic utilizing low-level laser, and describes in some detail an experiment comparing the action of laser with a known nonspecific, chemical adaptogen.

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Leonid L. Reznikov M.D., H. Bell, Rimma N. Pavlova, Alexander G. Murzin, Vladimir A. Boiko, Ludmila S. Pupkova, Leonid N. Soms, and Vladimir G. Gomberg "Biomechanism of low-energy laser irradiation is similar to a general adaptive reaction", Proc. SPIE 2086, Medical Applications of Lasers, (15 February 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.169108

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