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CERTIFIED
ATHLETIC TRAINERS TREAT INDUSTRIAL, SPORTS INJURIES WITH
MICROLIGHT LOW-LEVEL LASER
DALLAS
(Dec. 11, 2002) - Two Michigan certified athletic
trainers (ATCs) have found remarkable results with
MicroLight Corporation's new ML830™ low-level laser, which
gained FDA approval earlier this year for treatment of
carpal tunnel syndrome.
Doug
Johnson and Ray Maleyko of Sports & Industrial Rehab in
Taylor, Mich. are two of the roughly 400 medical
professionals in the United States certified to use the
device. As ATCs and members of the National Athletic
Trainers' Association (NATA), they received comprehensive
instruction in using the ML 830. Johnson reports that he and
Maleyko see encouraging results at Sports & Industrial
Rehab.
"One
of our clients suffered serious carpal tunnel for 14 years
as a result of cutting hair and working at Target,"
said Johnson. "After two treatments, she had full range
of motion and was sleeping through the night again."
"Certified
athletic trainers are among the more qualified clinical
practitioners to use our device," said Michael M.
Barbour, MicroLight's president. "They're allied
medical professionals who specialize in prevention,
assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries,
whether it's an industrial, ergonomic or sports injury. We
plan to have even more ATCs gain certification in the coming
year."
Johnson
become familiar with MicroLight's ML830™ laser after its
clinical trials by General Motors in 1996, and after a later
study at a prominent medical college in Houston.
"General
Motors spent $2 billion on carpal tunnel syndrome over 10
years, between lost production, re-education of employees,
medical costs and employee replacements," said Johnson.
"GM found it to be 70 to 80 percent effective - nearly
80 percent of the people in the study went back to work,
while the other 20 percent experienced some
improvement."
He
added, "GM considered full resolution to be total
elimination of pain and limitations, and 80 percent of the
people achieved that. They didn't just test a small group -
they tested all GM employees at Flint Michigan with carpal
tunnel syndrome."
To
learn more about the ML830™, visit www.microlightcorp.com.
Certified
athletic trainers (ATCs) are medical professionals who
specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment and
rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses that occur to
athletes and the physically active. The National Athletic
Trainers' Association represents and supports the more than
30,000 members of the athletic training profession through
education and research. www.nata.org.
National
Athletic Trainers' Association
2952 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75247-6916
www.nata.org
Media
contact:
Ellen Satlof
National Athletic Trainers' Association
(214) 637-6282, ext. 159, ellen@nata.org
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