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Biographies of 2008 Conference Speakers
Invited Speakers
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Harry T. Whelan, M.D.
Bleser Professor of Neurology
Medical College of Wisconsin,
CSO Luminary Biosciences, LLC
Dr. Harry Whelan, a Milwaukee native, is the Bleser Endowed Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics and Hyperbaric Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and is a Captain and a Diving Medical Officer (DMO) in the U.S. Navy and a consultant to the Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU). He currently serves as the Senior Undersea Medical Officer for the "Deep Submergence Unit", which is the Navy's submarine rescue team, and its deep sea research component.
He began diving in 1968, and developed his interest in cellular metabolism during a National Science Foundation Summer Research Program in biochemistry at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Later, after graduating cum laude in chemistry (biochemistry option) from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, he attended the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison, where he received his M.D. degree. He completed pediatrics internship and residency training at the University of Florida in Gainesville, and a neurology fellowship at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Dr. Whelan then joined the faculty of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. While there he developed a laboratory research project involving new types of treatment for brain tumors. For this he received the American Cancer Society's Clinical Oncology Career Development Award.
Moving back to Milwaukee, he became Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. There he joined the U.S. Naval Reserve. He formed research ties with the Hyperbaric Medicine Unit at Medical College of Wisconsin, and the U.S. Navy Experimental Diving Unit in Panama City, FL. There the navy trained him at its dive school to become a Diving Medical Officer. When he was promoted to full Commander, his fellow officer pinned his new rank onto his uniform in an underwater ceremony 190 feet below sea level. He has since been promoted to Captain in the U.S. Navy.
Dr. Whelan continued his research with funding and collaboration from NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Using space based light-emitting diode (LED) technologies developed for growing plants on the Space Shuttle, he now has over fifteen years experience conducting studies on the use of near-infrared light for photodynamic therapy of cancer and, in combination with hyperbaric oxygen, for stimulation of human tissue growth and wound healing, during space flight and for patients here on earth. More recently, he has done extensive research on Combat Casualty Care for DARPA as a principle investigator and is currently conducting research on the use of hyperbaric medicine for stroke patients. He currently is Principal Investigator on a grant from the National Institutes of Health, studying near-infrared light therapy for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's Disease.
Dr. Whelan assumed Directorship of the Medical College of Wisconsin's Hyperbaric Unit in 1998. He has over 80 publications including neurology, cancer, laser, LED and diving/hyperbaric studies.
Presentation Title:
HARNESSING THE CELL'S OWN ABILITY TO REPAIR AND PREVENT NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE
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Dr. Jan M. Bjordal
Dr. Jan M. Bjordal is trained as a physical therapist, with a PhD from University of Bergen, Norway in 2003. His current affiliations are Professor with Bergen University Colleg and University of Bergen. He has authored 59 scientific publications, some of them in high-ranked journals like British Medical Journal and Annals of Intern Medicine, and he has made 25 international congress presentations. He is the author of the textbook "Clinical Electrotherapy" and several chapters in pain management textbooks. He is on the editorial board of three scientific journals, and he is acting as referee for twenty Medline-listed journals. Through his work with low level laser therapy (LLLT) he was acting advisor for the Norwegian Physical Therapy Association when LLLT approval was given approval by the Ministry of Health in Norway in 2001, and he lead the expert group in the Norwegian Health Technology Assessment which concluded that low level laser therapy was effective in knee osteoarthritis in 2004. In 2008 he was awarded both the Muscle & Skeletal prize by the Norwegian Manual Therapist Association, and the Neck & Back Pain prize at the first joint Norwegian Neck & Back Pain congress. The latter congress was arranged by seven Norwegian associations including surgeons, physicians, chiropractors and physical therapists. His critical comments on the recommendations of medication in the 2007 American guidelines for low back pain, has resulted in an erratum and downgrading of the evidence level for acetaminophen. Two of his publications are also cited in the new 2008 guidelines for management of osteoarthritis of the knee and hip which were developed by Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI).
He has been appointed by the Cochrane Collaboration as external referee for two of their reviews, and as an external advisor for the Norwegian guidelines for low back pain management. His comments have led to the withdrawal of 3 Cochrane reviews.
His main area of research is to identify mechanisms and optimal doses for LLLT in pain management. At the moment, he is Scientific Secretary to World Association for Laser Therapy (WALT), and he has been leading WALT's development of guidelines for research and clinical application of LLLT.
Presentation Title:
LASER THERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TENDINOPATHY, ARTHRITIS AND AIRWAY INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS
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Dr. Juanita J. Anders, Ph.D.
Dr. Juanita J. Anders is a Professor of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. She also has a secondary appointment as Professor of Neuroscience at USUHS. She received her Ph.D. in Anatomy from the University of Maryland Medical School and specializes in peripheral and central nervous system injury and repair mechanisms. While at the National Institutes of Health in the Laboratory of Neuropathology and Neuroanatomical Sciences, NINDS, she specialized in glial/ neuronal interaction in normal and injured nervous tissue. Since joining USUHS, her research interests have expanded to the use of light as a non-invasive therapy for deep tissue injuries and the interaction of light with pluripotent cells. Her research on the use of light applied non-invasively for repair of spinal cord injury has received international attention. She is recognized as an expert in light therapy and has been invited to speak and chair sessions at numerous international laser conferences. Dr. Anders serves on the Executive Councils and Scientific Advisory Boards of several laser societies. She is also the Basic Sciences Representative on the Board of ASLMS. She is the past president of the North American Association of Laser Therapy and a founding member of the International Academy of Laser Medicine and Surgery. She serves on the Editorial Boards of Photomedicine and Laser Surgery and Lasers in Surgery and Medicine and as a reviewer for several other journals. She has published over 50 peer reviewed articles.
Presentation Title:
LIGHT THERAPY AND SUPPLEMENTAL RIBOFLAVIN IN THE SOD-1 TRANSGENIC MOUSE MODEL OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
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James D Carroll FRSM, AMInstP
Founder & CEO THOR Photomedicine
Fellow Royal Society of Medicine
Assoc Member Institute Physics
Editor Photomedicine and Laser Surgery Literature watch
WEB SITE: www.thorlaser.com
BLOG: blog.thorlaser.com
James Carroll, founder and CEO of THOR Photomedicine has been involved in the design and manufacture of low level laser and LED Therapy products since 1998 and speaks internationally on beam measurement, dose rate effects, and the special requirements for LLLT laboratory studies.
Presentation Title:
LOW LEVEL LASER / PHOTOBIOMODULATION DOSIMETRY. WHAT ARE THE THRESHOLDS AND WHAT ARE THE LIMITS?
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Mary Dyson PhD, CBiol, FAIUM (Hon), FCSP (Hon)
Mary Dyson is Emeritus Reader in the Biology of Tissue Repair at King's College (KCL), University of London, UK. Dr Dyson joined the Department of Anatomy, Guy's Hospital Medical School as a research associate in 1964, and taught gross anatomy and histology there from 1970 until her retirement in 1998. She founded the Tissue Repair Research Unit in 1986 and was its Director until 1998. She is the author of over 100 research publications in peer-reviewed journals, is one of the editors of the 37th and 38th editions of Gray's Anatomy, and has contributed to textbooks on wound healing, physiotherapy and ultrasound. She lectures internationally and has given over 200 presentations on topics which include laser therapy, diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound, wound healing, tissue repair and regeneration, injury and repair-related aspects of sports medicine. She was President of the International Laser Therapy Association (ILTA) from 1992 -1994, is a founding member of the World Association for Laser Therapy (WALT) and a member of the North American Association for Laser therapy (NAALT).
Presentation Title:
EFFECTS OF LASER THERAPY ON THE CELLULAR PROCESSES THAT OCCUR DURING WOUND HEALING
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Chukuka S. Enwemeka, Ph.D., FACSM
Chukuka S. Enwemeka is Professor and Dean, School of Health Professions, Behavioral and Life Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, New York. Before joining NYIT in 2003, he served as Professor and Chairman of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS from 1993 to 2003. He also held faculty positions at University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida and at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Dr. Enwemeka received his B.S. and M.S. in physical therapy from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria and the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, respectively. He earned his Ph.D. in pathokinesiology from New York University (NYU), and did his post-doctoral research training at NYU’s Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine.
He has authored more than 55 research papers, monographs, and book chapters, and has presented hundreds of papers, seminars, symposia, and workshops nationally and internationally as a visiting professor, invited presenter, or keynote speaker. Dr. Enwemeka is one of the world’s foremost authorities in the area of photoengineering of tissue repair process with visible and near infra-red light and lasers. He is co-editor-in-chief of the international journal Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. Dr. Enwemeka served as board member and chairperson of the National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation Research, National Institutes of Health, from 1998 to 2002. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Presentation Title:
ADVANCES IN PHOTO-ENGINEERING OF TISSUE REPAIR IN CHRONIC DIABETIC ULCERS
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Tomas Hode, PhD
Tomas Hode, PhD, has a background in the field of Astrobiology, where he (among other things) worked with photosynthetic microorganisms in hotspring environments. Recently, his interest in photobiology and photochemistry has turned his attention to the primary mechanisms of laser therapy. Tomas Hode's previous research has been funded by grants from NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Swedish National Space Board, and the Swedish Research Council.
Presentation Title:
LIGHT IS NOT "JUST LIGHT"
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Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD MBA FACS
Raymond J. Lanzafame is an active general surgeon certified by the American Board of Surgery, and the American Board of Laser Surgery. His clinical expertise includes treatment of diseases of the breast, gallbladder, hernia disease, among other conditions; with particular interest in minimally invasive surgery and the use of lasers and other innovative technologies. He holds 27 organizational memberships including: Society of University Surgeons, SAGES, Central Surgical Association, and SSAT. He is Editor-in-Chief of Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, on Editorial Boards for General Surgery News, Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (JSLS), Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, Lasers in Medical Science, and is on the Editorial Boards of numerous scientific and surgical journals. He is past president of the Upstate Chapter American College of Surgeons and American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) is Director of CME for ASLMS, and President of NAALT, and is Board member and Past-President of SLS. He testified before FDA on device regulation, participates national panels on lasers, credentialing, laparoscopy, managed care, performs medicolegal and biotech consulting, and is consultant to the General and Plastic Surgery Devices and Medical Devices Advisory Committee panels of FDA-CDRH. His publications include over 200 papers and 3 textbooks. He received numerous awards and has 7 Who's Who listings. He participates national panels on lasers, credentialing, laparoscopy, managed care, performs medicolegal and biotech consulting, is consultant to the General and Plastic Surgery Devices and Medical Devices Advisory Committee panels of the FDA-CDRH. He was Vice President for Medical Affairs at Lakeside Memorial Hospital (2004-2006). He is active on numerous RGH committees and the RGH Foundation Board of Directors, and the Monroe County Medical Society's Board of Directors.
Presentation Title:
WOUND HEALING: AN UPDATE 2008
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Dr. Man Mohan Puri
Dr. Man Mohan Puri is a Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases Specialist. He has a brilliant academic career. He is a recipient of 'Rai Kedar Nath Memorial' merit scholarship at high school and Merit Scholarship holder during Medical education at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. He is also the recipient of Travel Grant of American Society of Laser Medicine and surgery. In 1986 he did post graduate Diploma in Anesthesiology from Delhi University. He received MD Degree in Respiratory Diseases and Tuberculosis in 1990 from Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, Delhi University. He joined LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases in October 1990. In July 1991 he was appointed Chest Physician (Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases Specialist). He contributed in the treatment of tuberculosis by inspiring hope and confidence in TB patients, publishing articles and research papers in National and International Journals. . He has published 17 papers and articles in national and international Journals. He has contributed more than forty articles on various health issues in leading magazines and newspapers. He conducted research -"Low Level Laser Therapy in the treatment of Tuberculosis". The study showed early clearance of bacilli in sputum of TB patients with low-level laser therapy as an adjunct therapy with anti tuberculosis drugs. In 2003 he has published this work in " Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences". He reported the cases of lymph node and drug resistant tuberculosis benefited by low-level laser therapy in "Laser Therapy" Journal published from Japan. He is still working on various other clinical issues particularly Drug resistant Tuberculosis From 1999 to 2005 he acted as a course-co-coordinator and convenor of postgraduate training programme in Respiratory Medicine at LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. In July 2002, he became the Head of Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases at LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases. He actively participates in the activities of Indian Medical Association and IMA Academy of Medical Specialties. He was elected to the office of Vice President, IMA, KBB in 2002. He is the member of Central Council of IMA since 2004. He is also a life member of the Association of Physician of India, and Fellow of National College of Chest Physician of India. He is a active Life member of Delhi Tuberculosis Association. He is nominated to the Research Committee of Tuberculosis Association of India (TAI) in 2005 in order to coordinate and initiate research work of TAI. He is on the advisory board of Delhi Tuberculosis Association. He is the member of Editorial Board of ' Indian Journal of Tuberculosis" He successfully organized 59th National Conference on Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases of Tuberculosis Association of India, from 3rd to 6th February 2005, in New Delhi. His Biography has been published by American Biographic Institute, USA in " International Directory of Distinguished Leadership", The Marquis Who's who in the world", "The Cambridge Blue Book".
Presentation Title:
USE OF LASER THERAPY IN TREATING TUBERCULOSIS
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Michael Patterson
Michael Patterson has a Master of Science degree in Medical Biophysics from the University of Western Ontario. During both his undergraduate and graduate work he was involved in developing diagnostic methods to study cellular metabolism during exercise. He has spent a substantial amount of time modeling the transmission of light through tissue in order to accurately measure oxygen concentrations. Following his graduation he joined Meditech and has completed numerous research endeavors including assisting with two books as well as researching and writing for the "the laser report" which highlights clinical case studies on the use of laser therapy. His current goals include completing a clinical trial on the use of laser therapy in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (now that the pilot study has finished) and organizing a manufacturers association in the field of laser therapy.
Presentation Title:
A REVIEW OF THE MECHANISMS OF ACTION FOR LASER THERAPY THROUGH THE "TEN LECTURES ON BASIC SCIENCE OF LASER PHOTOTHERAPY"
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David Rindge
David Rindge, DOM, LAc, RN has more than 30 years experience in healthcare as a doctor of oriental medicine, registered nurse, respiratory therapist and perfusionist. He lectures nationally to certify licensed, healthcare professionals in energy based therapies. He is President Emeritus of the Florida State Oriental Medical Association, co-author of Laser Therapy: A Clinical Manual and a regular columnist for Acupuncture Today.
Presentation Title:
LASER THERAPY IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE
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Patricia A. Trimmer, Ph.D.
POSITION TITLE:
Research Associate Professor
EDUCATION/TRAINING:
Gettysburg College - 1976:
DEGREE: B.A.
FIELD OF STUDY: Biology
University of Maryland at Baltimore - 1982
DEGREE: Ph.D.
FIELD OF STUDY: Anatomy
RESEARCH AND Professional Experience:
1976-1982: Pre-doctoral Fellow and Teaching Assistant, Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD.
1982-1984: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
1984-1987: Postdoctoral Fellow, Departments of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience, University of Virginia, School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA.
1987-1993: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia, School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA.
1993-2000: Research Assistant Professor and Core Lab Director, Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA.
2000-Present: Research Associate Professor, Department of Neurology and Core Lab Director, University of Virginia Udall Parkinson's Research Center of Excellence, University of Virginia, School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA.
Other Professional Activities:
1997-present: Alzheimer's and Related Diseases Research Award Foundation, Awards Committee member
1998-present: Director, Brain awareness program at UVA
2000: Army Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Research Program, Peer Review Panel member
2000: NINDS Special Emphasis Panel member
2004-present: Alzheimer's Association- peer reviewer
2001-present: American Institute of Biological Sciences- peer reviewer
2006: Ad hoc member, NeuroA study section
2007-present: Ad hoc member, CMND study section
2007-present: Member, Public Education and Communication Committee, Society for Neuroscience
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (From a total of 29):
Trimmer, P.A., Borland, M.K., Bennett, J.P., Jr., Parker, W.D., Jr., Keeney, P.M. 2004. Parkinson's disease transgenic mitochondrial cybrids generate Lewy inclusion bodies. J. Neurochem. 88:800-812.
Trimmer, P.A., Keeney, P.M., Borland, M.K., Simon, F.A., Almeida, J., Swerdlow, R.H., Parks, J.P., Parker, W.D., Jr., and Bennett, J. P., Jr. 2004. Mitochondrial abnormalities in cybrid cell models of sporadic Alzheimer's disease worsen with passage in culture. Neurobiol. Dis. 15:29-39.
Trimmer, P.A. and Borland, M.K. 2005. Differentiated Alzheimer's disease transmitochondrial cybrid cell lines exhibit reduced organelle movement. Antiox Redox Signal 7(9-10):1101-1109.
Zanelli, S.A., Trimmer, P.A. and Solenski, N.J. 2006. Nitric oxide impairs mitochondrial movement in cortical neurons during hypoxia. J. Neurochem. 97:800-806.
Onyango, I, Khan, S, Miller, B, Swerdlow, R, Trimmer, P, and Bennett, P Jr. 2006. Mitochondrial genomic contribution to mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimers Dis 9:183-193.
Presentation Title:
PHOTOBIOMODULATION- A NEW APPROACH TO PARKINSON'S DISEASE THERAPY
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Abstract Speakers
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Janis T. Eells Ph.D.
Wisconsin Distinguished Professor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dr. Janis Eells received her Ph.D. in Pharmacology in 1981 from the University of Iowa and conducted postdoctoral research in Neurotoxicology at Northwestern University in Chicago. As faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, she has been actively involved in biomedical education and biomedical research for more than 20 years.
Dr. Eells research efforts are directed at understanding the molecular signaling pathways that regulate the processes of cellular degeneration with the long term goal of learning how to protect cells and tissues against these degenerative processes. These research efforts are directed at understanding the mechanisms by which low energy photon irradiation by light in the far-red to near-infrared spectral range (630-1000 nm) stimulates mitochondrial metabolism and promotes cell survival, a phenomenon known as photobiomodulation. Photobiomodulation using low energy lasers or light-emitting diode (LED) arrays has been shown to stimulate mitochondrial oxidative metabolism, accelerate wound healing, improve recovery from ischemic injury in the heart and attenuate degeneration in the injured retina and optic nerve. Dr. Eells and her colleagues have demonstrated that photobiomodulaton enhances mitochondrial function, attenuates oxidative damage and promotes functional recovery in animal models of retinal degeneration; in retinal damage induced by mitochondrial toxins or by laser injury; in developmental neurotoxicity; and in toxin-induced Parkinson's disease.
Presentation Title:
PHOTON THERAPY IN RETINAL INJURY AND RETINAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
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Rodrigo Alvaro B. Lopes-Martins
Professor in Pharmacology at The State University of São Paulo - USP
Biologist, Master Degree in Pharmacology at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of The State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) and Pos-Doc in Pharmacology at the State University of São Paulo (USP).
Presentation Title:
LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY IN INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS: EFFECTS AND POSSIBLE MECHANISMS OF ACTION
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Margaret A. Naeser, Ph.D., Lic.Ac.
Margaret Naeser is Research Professor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine. She is a graduate of the New England School of Acupuncture, and is a licensed acupuncturist in Massachusetts.
She studied laser acupuncture in Shanghai, China, in 1985. She has published four papers on acupuncture/laser acupuncture to treat paralysis in stroke patients and has written two invited reports for the FDA (1994) and the NIH (1997) on this topic. She has published two papers on laser acupuncture to treat carpal tunnel syndrome, and has one book on Laser Acupuncture, and one book on Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines. Her current area of research is with functional fMRI and transcranial magnetic brain stimulation to improve speech in stroke patients with aphasia (Harvard Medical School and the Boston V.A. Medical Center).
Presentation Title:
CLINICAL LLLT PROTOCOLS TO TREAT PARESIS AND SPASTICITY, IN CHRONIC STROKE AND SPINAL CORD INJURY
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Dr. Jerry True, D.C., FIACN
Chiropractic Neurologist
Dr. Jerry True graduated from Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City, MO with honors. He completed his post-doctorate training in Neurology through New York Chiropractic College and maintained active diplomate status with the American Chiropractic Neurology Board from 1990 to 2006. He has been accepted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Chiropractic Neurology (FIACN), as of 2007. He has written and published on many topics in neurology and musculoskeletal medicine. Dr. True is the co-author of the textbook on neurology titled: Myelopathy, Radiculopathy and Peripheral Entrapment Syndromes published by CRC Press in 2002. He maintains a consulting practice for second opinions and challenging cases. Dr. True's primary practice is located in Stuart, FL.
Presentation Title:
HIGH POWER LASER AS AN ADJUNCTIVE TREATMENT FOR CERVICOGENIC AND VERTEBROGENIC HEADACHES: REVIEW OF 5 SELECTED CASE STUDIES
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Curtis Turchin, M.A., D.C.
Curtis Turchin, M.A., D.C. has a bachelor's degree in pre-medical studies and psychology from the University of Southern California., a master's degree in Education from San Francisco State University, and a doctor of chiropractic from Palmer College. Dr. Turchin has been using lasers for the treatment of acute and chronic pain for more than 23 years. He was Director of Clinical Sciences for Bales Scientific, the developer of the first FDA cleared light device. He has published 3 books, more than 20 journal articles, and has been extensively interviewed on radio and television. Dr. Turchin is the author of the new text, Light and Laser Therapy: Clinical Procedures, described as the authoritative text on clinical laser treatment as well as Treating Addictions with Laser Therapy, the only book and DVD published on this unique subject. He is in private practice with a medical doctor near San Francisco using low force manual therapy techniques and laser therapy. He has taught seminars all across the United States, in Canada, England, France, Brazil, Guatemala, and Japan.
Presentation Title:
JOULES VS. FLUENCE: SETTING STANDARDS AND AVOIDING CHAOS
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Elaine Walsh, M.Ac., Lic.Ac.,
Elaine Walsh, M.Ac. Lic.Ac. has over 25 years experience in healthcare. She worked as chief medical technologist in the coagulation lab at Children’s Hospital, Boston where she participated in published clinical research and taught at national conferences. Elaine currently practices acupuncture in an integrative medical setting at the Pain and Wellness Center of Peabody, MA and at Salem Hospital. She uses laser therapy in her clinical practice and is an instructor of laser acupuncture at the New England School of Acupuncture. Elaine has recently conducted clinical trials using laser therapy for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome and light therapy for treatment of alopecia areata.
Presentation Title:
A PILOT STUDY USING INFRARED LOW-LEVEL LASER TREATMENT FOR MILD TO MODERATE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
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