What is LLLT, LPLT, therapeutic laser, soft laser, MID laser ?
Regarding the therapy, we have chosen to use the term LLLT (Low Level Laser Therapy). This is the dominant term in use today, but there is still a lack of consensus. In the literature LPLT (Low Power Laser Therapy) is also frequently used. Regarding the laser instrument, we have chosen to use the term “therapeutic laser” rather than “low level laser” or “low power laser”, since high-level lasers are also used for laser therapy. The term “soft laser” was originally used to differentiate therapeutic lasers from “hard lasers”, i.e. surgical lasers. Several different designations then emerged, such as “MID laser” and “medical laser”. “Biostimulating laser” is another term, with the disadvantage that one can also give inhibiting doses. The term “bioregulating laser” has thus been proposed. An unsuitable name is “low-energy laser”. The energy transferred to tissue is the product of laser output power and treatment time, which is why a “low-energy laser”, over a long period of time, can actua
