Plume may also contain chemicals that form from gases, dyes, and coolants. Plumes may contain chemicals such as formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, acrolein, phenol, butane, and benzene. Plume may also contain blood plasma and blood cells or pieces of cells , and related blood-borne pathogens including viruses such as human papillomavirus HPV or human immunodeficiency virus HIV , or bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli or Staphylococcus aureus.
Health symptoms resulting from plume exposure include eye, nose, throat and respiratory irritation. Other health symptoms may include headaches, nausea, and muscle weakness.
Some components may have long term mutagenic or carcinogenic effects. As with any biomedical waste, there is also the concern of infections. Medical and operating room staff and patients in hospitals and clinics can be at risk from exposure to plumes. Others who may be exposed include cleaning staff, and equipment maintenance or repair personnel. When lasers are used in dental clinics, veterinary clinics, laboratories, cosmetic treatment clinics, and others, risk of exposure may occur.
Workplaces should conduct a hazard identification and risk assessment to determine how workers are exposed to plume, and what control measures are needed. These controls would be used along with routine practices and other infection control procedures. Other controls may be required for protection from the laser and equipment itself. Plume scavenging system PSS is the term used for a device that captures and neutralizes plume. Plume scavenging systems are also known as smoke evacuators, laser plume evacuators, plume scavengers, and local exhaust ventilators.
A friend of his, a chiropractor, told him about a laser therapist who could use her laser, somehow, to reduce the pain and block the nerve receptors. Like Star Trek? For three days in the hospital, every two hours, Martin was treated with a hand-held PBM device. You can get PBM either via the full-body pods or through a hand-held device, which zaps a more concentrated dose for treating wounds.
Martin says that after a few sessions, his pain plummeted from 20 to two. While convalescing, he devoured research papers and combed through the hundreds of studies on PBM. An entrepreneur, he sniffed a business opportunity. Martin bought two pods from manufacturer Novothor and installed them in a foot trailer. He drove around Colorado and asked people to try the pods, first for free and then for a charge. He did this for years, gathering data. Martin estimates that between 2, and 3, people used his trailer pods.
A natural skeptic, I assumed PBM is all poppycock. But I try to keep an open mind as I spend an entire day at the Light Lounge, curious about who — if anyone — is actually using this treatment. Spiritual healers? Reiki gurus? The waiting room smells of tea and oranges.
There are three small rooms with pods, and soon the place is filled with a steady stream of customers. The manager, Liz Weston, says they have 90 members, most of whom come three times a week, and a handful who come every day. Plenty are true believers like Don, 67, who was told he needed two knee replacements. I hear all kinds of testimonials like this. Doug, a year-old who still plays ice hockey, had osteoporosis in both hips, and a grade 2 separation in his shoulder.
He says light therapy lowered his inflammation instantly. Karen holds out her forearms to proudly show me her clear skin. These are not the hippy-dippy folks I expected. No one speaks of chakras. No one pushes Qigong. Novothor lists around locations that use their pods.
Some chiropractors are now treating patients with handheld devices, and you can even buy them on Amazon although the cheaper ones have lower power, and are thus potentially less effective. And PBM is beginning to be used by elite athletes.
A few years ago, the NBA's Phoenix Suns, a team widely respected for having one of the most innovative training staffs, bought a Novothor pod. Defense specialist P. Tucker now with the Houston Rockets used the pod after his back surgery, and credits PBM for helping him return to the court.
I was feeling fresher. I was feeling like I could get that strength back in my legs. The idea is that the lasers will induce the same mood-elevating hormones released in the body as cigarette smoking. This reduces the frequency and intensity of cigarette cravings. The Breathe laser therapies are painless and drug-free, with no substantial safety risks.
No needles, no medical gowns — just you in a comfy chair for minutes of relaxation. Many individuals have discovered that this is the easiest way to quit smoking. Before you started smoking, your body used natural substances such as serotonin, endorphins, and dopamine to control your mood and comfort on its own time clock.
When you smoke, your body perceives it as trauma, resulting in the release of the same chemicals on its own. When smoking becomes a habit, the body begins to rely on nicotine to stimulate that release.
And its own regular schedule is disrupted. Laser treatment activates your central nervous system. These compounds are released for 30 to 45 days, helping your body readjust to its regular activities. Your body has grown to rely on smoking to signal the production of pain-relieving and mood-regulating hormones.
So, the sudden interruption makes you unhappy until you smoke to feel better. Nicotine patches and gums are intended to reduce cravings over time. They work by reducing your addiction to the chemicals included in tobacco products. Step-down aids are less painful than quitting on your own.
But they maintain nicotine in your body—and on your mind—for the duration of your effort.
0コメント