Laser 212

Course overview

Hour 1 *Breakdown the implications of inflammation on epigenetics and relate inflammation to genetic damage and musculoskeletal disease. *Develop a plan for clinical anti-inflammatory protocols. Hour 2 *Interpret blood chemistry markers related to inflammation, and translate into laymen's terms for patient understanding. *Devise office strategies for obtaining blood chemistry markers, delivering the report of findings to the patient. *Discuss the physiological mechanisms of the gut-brain axis, distinguish the molecular players in gut-brain axis syndromes, and identify behavioral modifications and nutritional therapies. *Demonstrate knowledge of calcium ions as an egregious free radicals. Hour 3 *Identify blood chemistry markers. *Differentiate between different classes of lasers, Class I, II, IIIA, IIIB, and IV lasers, and outline the therapeutic effects of each. Hour 4 *Explain the difference between nIR and fIR saunas, and identify key physiological mechanisms. *Discuss Low Level Laser Therapy wavelengths as they pertain to various upregulation of metabolic functions, and integrate into the health of the body. *Differentiate between Class 1, Class 2, Class 3R, Class 3B, and Class 4 lasers, and determine proper clinical application of each laser. *Develop plans to calculate Joules of output for various lasers using physics, and demonstrate fundamental understanding of laser frequency output to address various clinical cases. Hour 5 *Discuss Clinical Cases and outcomes citing specific patient histories and medical studies from the National Institute of Health and PubMed.com; integrate these ideas and extrapolate health plans into current clinical situations. *Discuss how low level laser therapy affects the body. *Discuss supplementation and integrate effective neuroprotective supplementation protocols in a clinical setting based on the work of the world's best universities' studies. Hour 6 *Outline the basic types of intermittent fasting, relate to patient goals as determined in nutritional consultations, and design intermittent fasting protocols for clinical settings. *Summarize the concepts of ketosis, brain energy utilization, and neuroprotection; relate to medium-chain triglyceride consumption.