Laser Wellness Center is located at 104 Dyer St. in Mountain Home.
Arkansas Razorbacks, use lasers to treat their athletes on a regular basis. It is non-invasive and has
no side effects. People who suffer from
chronic pain often use it as a last resort because they have tried a variety of other treat- ments which have failed, said Brad Hegerman, who opened Laser Wellness Cen- ter in 2016. In a era where opioid
abuse is a significant prob- lem, laser therapy is an in- creasingly attractive form of pain relief, echoed both Long and Hegerman. Lasers can treat pain
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Technician Leslie Harp at Lase Wellness helps treat maladies such as neuropathy, joint pain and whiplash.
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associated with arthritis, neuropathy, back injuries, joint pain, whiplash, and fibromyalgia, to name a few conditions. But many people in the
general population are still misinformed or don’t realize
the therapy’s potential. Some people immediately
associate it with cosmetic laser treatments which is completely different. “When they do a cosmetic
procedure, they are damag- ing the first few layer of your skin and your body has a response to that and your body sends collagen to that area. Collagen protects skin. You are causing your body to react in a protective manner. When it is cosmetic you are focusing laser light. We dif- fuse it so this does not have any damaging properties. These are no side effects,” Hegerman said. Long Chiropractic began
to offer laser therapy in 2016 because it’s a perfect com- plement to treatment many patients already receive. “There are always cases
that come along, such as someone with what we call a
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