The Australian Institute of Laser Therapy (AILT) was officially opened in the city of Melbourne on the 9th December 1997 by Secretary General of the World Association of Laser Therapy (WALT)
Dr Tiina Karu (left), renowned PhD researcher and cytobiologist in the field of photochemistry and photobiology, presented to Tina Czech the Director and senior technical consultant of the Australian Institute of Laser Therapy (AILT) with her latest autographed book; “Ten Lectures on the Basic Science of Laser Phototherapy”
Ms Tina Czech is the Director of the Australian Institute of Laser Therapy, who first became involved in photobiomodulation in 1990 when she met Dr Mary Dyson who was the head researcher at the Tissue Repair Research Unit at Guys’ Hospital in London. At that time Mary and her research associates Peter Bolton and Steve Young were investigating the bioeffects of laser light, in relation to the mechanisms which control the response of living tissue to injury and what influences laser light may have on healing processes and the quality of tissue repair.
Soon after Tina began integrating laser therapy into her clinical practice and for the next 7 years she utilized this modality for a wide range of soft and hard tissue injuries, post operative care, dermatological conditions, including burn injury, leg ulcers and amputations.
The photobiomodulating (PBM) effects of laser phototherapy, which was previously given the label of Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) involves transdermal application of light within the visible and near infra- red range of the electromagnetic spectrum using a laser or non-coherent light source. The primary effect begins intracellularly within the cell mitochondria, which is responsible for producing energy for the cell to function and regenerate new cells. While the secondary extracellular chemical reactions follow-on after the initial absorption of the light to support physiological and biological activity to assist in maintaining homeostasis that is essential to good health. These beneficial, light induced effects can continue for several hours or days after light exposure, which supports autologous healing, assists in reducing inflammation and pain and favourably improves neural and auto- immune function (Tuner J. Hode L. 2011., Karu, T. 1986,1988,1989a,1989b, 2012).
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Adam Canning is the Director of the ‘Wellness Clinic’ in Geelong, Victoria, who began his clinical career in 1997 at the Australian Institute of Laser Therapy. In 2009 he relocated to regional Victoria and established his well -known laser clinic in the Latrobe Health Centre.
Over the past 25yrs Adam has been specialising in PBM therapy for sports medicine & tissue repair and pain management, as well as auriculotherapy for assisting in relieving chronic pain and neural disturbances associated to injury or trauma including PTSD, sleep disturbances, depression and anxiety and he liases with surgeons and medical practitioners in Geelong.
Adams previous background in homeopathy and auricular medicine brings a diverse approach to applying a combination of therapeutic modalities that provide positive, life changing outcomes for his clients, who have failed to fully respond to other types of treatment, and he is regularly invited to assist in our practical workshops and share his clinical experience and PBM treatment knowhow.
Dr Kerry Posniak (TCM) is a registered acupuncturist, laser therapist (LLLT) and Qigong facilitator and is the principal practitioner and founder of White Tiger Therapeutics clinic.
Kerry has also facilitated group acupuncture & Qigong classes at St Vincents Hospital in Melbourne as part of their detox program and was instrumental in developing the medical Qigong curriculum for the Chinese Medicine degree students at the Southern School of Natural Therapies, where she taught for 3 years.
With over a decade of clinical experience treating health related conditions, as well as fertility, anxiety, depression, addictions, digestive disturbances and chronic pain with herbal medicine, acupuncture and laser PBM therapy.
Kerry brings additional knowledge and expertise to the classroom and the practical component of our hands on Master courses.
Why AILT promotes Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT)
The main drawback to members of the public community seeking laser phototherapy, lies in the fact that little is known about this therapeutic modality in Australia. This has come about largely because it is an emerging modality for healthcare treatment and so is not taught as a subject in the current university and tertiary education curriculum in Australia and yet laser phototherapy more commonly called low level laser therapy (LLLT) has been widely used in the clinical setting since the early 1970’s in the United Kingdom, Europe, Scandinavia and Canada and continues to be utilised and researched in many other countries around the world. Australian medical and health care practitioner’s seeking new treatment solutions for their patients/clients will usually undertake further post –graduate education in new proven treatment strategies and modalities .
This method of laser application should not be confused with the thermal effects of high level laser therapy ( HLLT) used in surgery, cosmetic rejuvenation and hair removal , instead LLLT instigates action mechanisms at a molecular and cellular level through the naturally occurring responses to the coherent light generated by lasers with very low power outputs , which are incapable of producing heating effects that damage body tissues .
Connective tissue in both humans and animals has been discovered to be electronically active and capable of conducting and receiving information due to its crystalline structure and semiconductor components that enable this phenomenon to occur. For complex living systems to survive, requires an intricate web of informational processes and communication in living systems involve two(2) main languages : Chemical i.e. hormones, growth factors etc. and Energetic i.e. electrical via nerves and muscles OR electronic vibrational or oscillatory mechanisms that move molecules from one place to another for chemical interactions to occur (Pienta&Coffey1991. Adolf 1982.)
While genes govern the manufacture of molecules, it is the forces exerted by the bio-electronic fields that bring the molecules together. In order to maintaina highly ordered biological state, that is distinct from thermodynamic equilibrium, requires restoration processes to repeatedly occur in order to maintain biological regulation of an energy exchanging system (Adey1990).
Laser light facilitates energy transference and has wavelike and particle properties that recognise no boundaries, at the surface of a molecule, cell, or organism as a whole. From earlier research by Frochlich, we know that vibrations that oscillate throughout the body occur at many different frequencies including visible and near visible light frequencies and serve as signals that integrate and support biological self – regulation and homeostasis relating to injury, growth, immunity and functioning of the body as a whole and this begins with the modulation of intra-cellular enzyme pathways, in particular cytochrome C oxidase.
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Ms Tina CzechB. Health. Sci. C.D.T., Dip. A. E.T., Grad. Dip. Clin. Nutr., Grad. Cert Clin. L.I.P.L.D.S.R. Grad. Cert.Clin. L. M. P.W.H., Cert. IV: W.T.A.
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Photobiology is an area of science that examines the chemical and physical changes induced by non-ionizing radiation and light in humans, plants, animals and micro-organisms, as well as the emission of light by biological systems. This involves the use of scientific tools to study the effects of different wavelengths on different molecules and the physical interactions of light with matter, including the vibration and rotation of molecules.
Photochemistry is a branch of chemistry that studies chemical reactions that occur due to absorption of light in the ultraviolet 100- 400nm, visible light 400-750nm and infra-red 750-2500nm part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Following absorption of a photon of light a chemical change can occur in the absorbing molecule e.g. Vitamin D synthesis in the skin after exposure to UV light.
Photobiomodulation instigates photochemical processes within humans and animals that can assist in restoring and maintaining homeokinetics and homeostasis within the biological system, following absorption of visible light and near infra- red wavelengths through the skin surface and this is known as PBM Therapy, previously called Low Level Laser Therapy LLLT.