29/01/2019
Breastfeeding? Laser Treatment for Dry & Cracked ni***es:
Breastfeeding is the gold standard for infant feeding. The World Health Organisation recommends that infants be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, however, there are complications that hinder successful breastfeeding.
Ni**le trauma and pain, complications associated with breastfeeding, are considered the most significant factors precluding maintenance of breastfeeding in the first weeks of motherhood.
If you are experiencing cracked and grazed ni***es from breastfeeding, it is advised to seek advice from a lactation consultant to address attachment, positioning and feeding issues. In conjunction with advice, Low Level LASER Phototherapy can help accelerate wound healing and reduce pain.
Research shows that there is evidence that phototherapy – the application of light from a low power LASER or light emitting diode (LED) to a wound – helps to promote tissue regeneration, reduce inflammation and relieve pain through a process called photobiostimulation. The light is of narrow spectral width in the red to near infrared spectrum. It is typically applied to the injury for a minute or so, a few times a week for several weeks.
Unlike other medical LASER procedures, Low Level LASER Phototherapy is not an ablative or thermal mechanism, but rather a photochemical effect comparable to photosynthesis in plants whereby the light is absorbed and exerts a chemical change at a cellular level.
The acceleration of wound healing promoted by Low Level LASER Phototherapy brings benefits to breastfeeding and improves the mother–child relation, as the mother feels less pain and enjoys the breastfeeding practice. As a consequence, there is no early weaning.*
We are pleased that we have been offering this service to new and seasoned moms since last year, with good results.
*The above write up was from Valerie Lorenz of Life Ready Physio. References to journals can be provided on request.
