As part of our ongoing efforts to help translate research into practice, the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP), also known as the Clinical Compass, is working to translate scientific research into tools that the profession can use to improve clinical practice. There are no guarantees, but you can increase your chance of success.

For more information about other conditions that may be responsive to PBM and how to support the medical necessity of your proposed treatment plan, go to https://clinicalcompass.org/resources/clinical-guidelines/https://clinicalcompass.org/resources/clinical-guidelines/

NAALT represents clinicians who use or are interested in therapeutic light. The aim of the organization is to improve the understanding of the mechanisms, basic laser physics, safety, treatment parameters, techniques, regulatory issues and reimbursement of laser therapy for health practitioners.

Therapeutic laser technology and clinical applications are on the "front" of the wave. The use of pulsed and modulated frequencies versus CW to more specifically address certain conditions has a significant body of evidence, and more research will enhance the effectiveness of laser therapy treatments in the years to come.

Therapeutic laser light can also be modulated, or flashed on and off many times per second. The mechanism of how the laser light is modulated inside the laser unit is a topic for another article. Here we are focusing on what the tissue "sees." Whether the light is turned on and off by flipping a switch or by passing a shutter in its path, the outcome is the same: laser light that is flashing.

The purpose of NAALT is to be a forum for therapeutic light therapy practitioners in North America (Mexico, USA and Canada). It is our intention to promote phototherapy as a valid treatment, and to improve understanding of photobiological mechanisms, basic therapeutic light physics, safety, treatment parameters, techniques, regulatory issues and reimbursement.