LED light therapy at Genesis goes beyond standard treatments. It's a strategic advantage for athletes, employing specific light wavelengths to penetrate deeply into tissues. This advanced approach accelerates muscle recovery, eases pain, and hastens injury healing. Our edge lies in the FireFly Clinic Pro system, which outperforms others in targeted efficiency and customization for athletic needs. This means quicker recovery, enhanced performance, and a significant competitive advantage.
Firefly Light Therapy as part of a warm-up before physical activity can help prevent injury. The goal of a warm-up is to gradually increase your heart rate and circulation to loosen joints and increase blood flow to your muscles, and laser therapy helps with this process. One effect of light therapy is vasodilation, which is a widening of the blood vessels that promotes blood flow to the area treated. The goal of the warm-up is to get the body ready for more intense activity, and using light therapy enhances this process, reducing the risk of injury from unprepared muscles.
This is especially helpful for athletes who rely on a particular joint or muscle group for their activities, such as a ballet dancer who relies on her feet and ankles to support her body in her pointe shoes or a baseball pitcher who relies on his shoulder. Applying laser therapy as part of a warm-up ensures proper circulation and blood flow to the areas that need it most.
Additionally, applying FireFly Light Therapy after a workout can help reduce muscle soreness in the following days. The exact cause of delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is unknown, but the research suggests that it’s likely due to slight muscle damage and a combination of metabolites at higher levels. This causes an inflammatory response—which light therapy is excellent at treating.
Vasodilation combined with increased cellular energy from a FireFly Light Therapy session increases the ability for inflammatory mediators to get to the affected area, allowing for quicker resolution of inflammation and reduced pain from muscle soreness. Repairing the damage done from a workout quickly also helps prevent a more serious injury later.
FireFly Light Therapy can be applied even when there isn’t a specific injury or concern. Athletes need to keep their bodies in top condition at all times, and FireFly Light Therapy is a powerful tool to help athletes stay strong and keep playing. If you’re interested in seeing how laser therapy can help you, even if you’re only a recreational athlete, please Contact Us with the form below.
231 13th Ave Pl NW, Suite B
Hickory, NC 28601
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET
Here at Genesis, we're leading the way in targeted light therapy. We're a team deeply invested in your health and recovery. Central to our approach is the FireFly Clinic Pro, a state-of-the-art LED light therapy system, carefully chosen for its precision and effectiveness. Standing out in our field, we're honored to have been selected as one of the four US-based light therapy clinics for pioneering clinical studies on concussion treatments. But what really sets us apart is our suite of innovative, non-invasive procedures, always delivered with compassion and care. Because your wellness is at the heart of everything we do.
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231 13th Ave Pl NW, Suite B, Hickory, NC 28601
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET
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