The Effect of the Erchonia GVL Low Level Laser Therapy on Neck and Shoulder Pain

Exclusion Criteria

• •Current active chronic pain disease: such as chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia
• •Use of analgesics or muscle relaxants within 7 days prior to study procedure administration.
• •Use of systemic corticosteroid therapy (inhaled and topical corticosteroids permitted), narcotics or Botulinum toxin (Botox®) injection in the neck/shoulder region within 30 days prior to study procedure administration.
• •Active cancer or treatment for cancer within the last 6 months.
• •Unstable cardiac disease, such as recent cardiac arrhythmia, congestive heart failure or myocardial infarction.
• •Prior surgery to the neck/shoulder region.
• •Known herniated disc injury.
• •Active infection, would or other external trauma to the areas to be treated with the laser Medical, physical or other contraindications for or sensitivity to light therapy.
• •Serious known mental health illness such as dementia or schizophrenia; psychiatric hospitalization in the past two years.
• •Pregnant or breast feeding.
• •Participation in a research study within the past 30 days.