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Two Health care Industry Leaders are increasing awareness and effectiveness of using Cold Lasers with the Activator Method. Multi Radiance Medical and Activator Methods Join Forces to improve patient care, reduce inflammation and increase Chiropractic treatment effectiveness.

August 11th, 2009, Cleveland, Ohio – Multi Radiance Medical (MRM), an international laser therapy company, has been named an official partner of Activator Methods International, developer of the world’s first instrument-based, low-force chiropractic technique.

Multi Radiance Medical develops and manufactures FDA-cleared therapeutic super pulsed laser devices, which are used to treat acute/chronic pain, bursitis, back pain, carpal tunnel, arthritis pain, tennis elbow, muscle strain, tendonitis, and other conditions throughout the world. These super pulsed laser equipment is sold through exclusive distributors such as the largest stocking laser distributor: Health Is Wealth Maui and Quantum Healing Lasers who offer a full line of FDA cleared TerraQuant Laser Packages at unbeatable prices. The also have the new product, LaserStim ™, which is the first FDA cleared device that combines laser-light and electrical stimulation in one probe, allowing for a third party reimbursement.

Through its seminar program, Activator Methods teaches the latest advances in orthopedic, neurological and chiropractic examinations to identify joint dysfunction in the spinal column and extremities. Over 35,000 doctors have been trained in Activator Method and nearly 2,500 doctors are Proficiency or Advanced Proficiency Rated in the technique.  The Activator Method is the most widely-used instrument chiropractic technique in the world.

MRM and Activator Methods have joined forces to educate health care practitioners on the benefits of cold laser therapy to manage inflammation, as a complement to the Activator Method Chiropractic Technique. Dr. Arlan Fuhr, co-founder and CEO of Activator Methods, stated, “The majority of patient complaints result from inflammation, and the technology developed by Multi Radiance Medical is providing us with an effective tool to manage inflammation as an extension of care using the Activator Method.  Our partnership with MRM will enable us to bring new innovations to chiropractors around the world who are seeking solutions to chronic patient care issues.”

“We are honored and happy about this opportunity to work closely with the Activator organization.  This relationship will result in more physicians learning the pain relieving and healing benefits of cold laser therapy.  More importantly, their patients will benefit as a result of this education,” said Max Kanarsky, president of Multi Radiance Medical.

Multi Radiance Medical is an international corporation with a presence in over 30 countries and has been servicing customers with cutting edge cold laser products and technologies for 20 years.

Activator Methods International, Ltd. is a Phoenix, Ariz.-based company that conducts chiropractic research, hosts educational seminars, and provides instruments and other healthcare products for chiropractors. Click the following link to look at the full line of MRM TerraQuant Laser Packages and here to see the LaserStim.

Question: My Chiropractor has been using cold laser on me and I am amazed at the results.  I do not know what brand it is, but it looks like your equipment.  Can you tell me what the difference is between the professional and home use cold laser models?

Answer: The difference between professional and home use cold laser equipment is determined by several variables of which I will reveal below. You can view home use lasers here, and professional use lasers here.

A cold laser is defined by many parameters including the wavelength(s) measured in nm, the power density measured in mW and other factors such as added healing energies that the equipment may or may not feature such a Hz frequencies, therapeutic magnetic energy, scalar waves, soliton waves, and so fourth. Other factors that come into play are ease of use, portability, quantity of diodes, type(s) of diodes, price, clearances and what it is that you want to work on or treat personally or professionally. Most cold laser equipment can be purchased by anyone, so it often comes down to what price you can afford. More expense does not inherently mean a better or a stronger healing laser. However, with most brands of cold laser you can purcase a low end or high end product, which is often determined by the quality and quantity of laser diodes and/or LED’s contained within the unit, along with other possible features, which change from manufacturer to manufacturer.

For further support in making an educated decision on which therapeutic cold laser would suit your needs and budget please call one of our laser specialists for a free consultation toll free at 1-888-824-7558.

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In a letter from the FDA dated October 29, 2007 it is clearly stated that the TerraQuant Cold Laser has received FDA clearance with 510(k) premarket notification. This gives the TerraQuant Lasers permission for sale over the counter to anyone who is in need of such a therapeutic device.

The following quote is from the above mentioned letter by the FDA to Medical Quant:

“This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your Section 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.”

For evaluation purposes it is helpful to understand that there are two types of FDA clearance:

1. The NHN code implies that NHN devices treat pain by non-heating true laser diodes, along with studies that show this to be true.
2. The ILY code is applied to devices which have been shown to produce a sufficient level of heat to induce therapeutic results such as equivalent to light emitting diodes (LEDs). Attaining either clearance allows the manufacturer to market their product in the US.

There is currently no distinguishing code or approval process for devices that contain both true laser diodes and LEDs, and consequently the manufacturers of these type of devices (including the TerraQaunt Lasers) can choose to apply for an FDA clearance under either code. The importance of having FDA clearance is to show that the laser is safe for use by human beings. FDA clearance does not have anything to do with a laser devices effectiveness, which is determined by other factors. The TerraQuant Lasers were determined by the FDA to be Class I non-significant risk devices.

To allow for further understanding in the process of comparing and contrasting cold laser, it is important to realize that a company can choose to get an FDA clearance the easy way or the hard way.  While the easy way is not exactly “easy”, the “hard way” is time consuming and expensive. Only two companies have done it the hard and expensive way and they were the first two companies in the US to receive a cold laser clearance in 2002. Since then all other companies to date have chosen the “easy” way to FDA clearance. Is that surprising? No it is not! Why? Because time is money and getting a product to market in a timely manner is often critical to the success of a company.

Regardless of representations by some other cold laser companies, the educated conclusion is that lasers can not be judged by their FDA clearance. Cold lasers must be judged based on their performance, their power output, previous use and results, wavelengths, frequency capabilities and user friendliness design.

The TerraQuant Laser has nearly 20 years of proven track record in over 30 countries and thousands of hospitals, clinics and private practices, plus the special forces of 7 countries and national sports teams including the NBA, National Soccer Teams, Olympic Athletes and by Acute and Chronic Pain Sufferers worldwide.

The TerraQuant Laser utilizes the slightly warming LEDs and SLD for gentle surface healing, and pain relief features, which gained it FDA clearance under ILY, and it also incorporates the most powerful 15,000 to 25,000mW true laser diodes of the 905 nm deep penetrating wavelength for the deepest and safest penetration of of all cold laser products, thanks to the advanced super pulsed laser technology that it incorporates. Super pulsed laser is the new standard of laser emission technology for pain relief, and is the direction that other competing laser manufacturers are moving towards, because it is recognized by the international laser community as a superior delivery method of photonic laser energy to target tissue up to 5 inches into the body, bones, tendons, ligaments and thick muscles.

When evaluating and comparing the effectiveness of a cold laser, it should not be dependent upon what kind of FDA clearance it has. It should be dependent upon the actual parameters of the healing device such as wavelength, power density, pulse type, frequency, user friendliness of the design and type and quantity of laser diodes or LEDs, or combination of such that are used.

Sadly there are companies that use their FDA clearance to bad mouth other companies that do not have the NHN clearance. To put things into perspective, let’s look at these devices briefly without stating their name brand, so that we can see why they differ and what they offer:

1. One of the companies uses the 830 nm wavelength with three 33 mW diodes and no frequency medicine or pulsing capabilities. This is basically a rudimentary continuous wave laser with a total of 100 or less mW of power focused on 3 points. Consequently, not so good for specific, focalized acupoint treatments, but okay for general pain management, such as for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), which is what it is FDA cleared for. Many lasers will work well for treatment of CTS.
2. The other company utilizes the 635 nm wavelength and only has 2 or 4 diodes with a power of just 5mW each. Even with 4 diodes that is only 20mW total maximum power. Numerous practitioners have told me that they regret paying such a high price for such a low power laser with poor penetration depth capabilities. I think that this company with it’s high prices is still banking on the fact that the laser was the first in the US to receive an FDA clearance. Fortunately we have many more great lasers to choose from now than we did in 2002.  We now have great performing lasers with exciting and innovative features at competitive prices.

VISIT QUANTUM-HEALING-LASERS.COM for the best selection of affordable cold lasers.

The TerraQuant Laser is gaining a reputation with the press and media as more and more practitioners rave about the exceptional multi radiance technology. Onlookers are wondering what is all this talk about Quantum medicine in a box?

TerraQuant Pro, TerraQuant Elite and the TerraQuant Solo (TQ Solo) are the flagship TerraQuant Lasers that are popping up in the media such as: Practical Pain Management, Forbes, Business Wire, DallasNews.com, MomMD, Biotechnology, PharmaDeals and channel 9 WCPO to name a few.