At Monmouth Advanced Medicine, we are devoted to providing effective treatment programs to our patients. Recently a new healing methodology, Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), has come on the scene. It has received FDA clearance for treatment and management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. And indications are that LLLT is useful in the treatment of many other conditions.

In order to inform you about this new technology, we invite you to view this brochure on the ML830™ Low Level Laser, which we are currently using in appropriate treatment regimens.

Part 1. Low-Level Laser Therapy
Part 2. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Part 3. The ML830 Laser

A recent Press Release on the availability of Low Level Laser Therapy

(As featured in News Transcript, Freehold, NJ, on March 17, 2004)

Freehold practice offers new FDA-approved laser therapy

Monmouth Advanced Medicine LLC (www.monmouthadvancedmedicine.corn) in Freehold, and The Carpal Tunnel Specialists (www.carpaltunnelspecialists.corn), a group of medical doctors, chiropractors and physical therapists across New York and New Jersey, announce the availability of an advanced new laser therapy treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. The treatment, Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), is FDA-approved, and offers a completely painless, highly successful alternative to carpal tunnel surgery. "It is rare for health care providers across such a broad range of fields - from medicine to physical therapy to chiropractic - to unanimously agree on a single treatment protocol for a health condition," said Dr. Steven Zodkoy of Monmouth Advanced Medicine, founder of Carpal Tunnel Specialists. "But the results speak for themselves. LLLT has a success rate of more than 80 percent, compared with only 23 percent for surgery. Plus, it involves no pain, no healing period, and no side effects."

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a repetitive motion injury that affects the wrist, hand and arm, causing pain, weakness and numbness extending as far up as the neck. Traditionally, patients suffering from CTS have had two options: One, to rest their wrists and hands - an inconvenient and almost impossible task - or two, to undergo surgery - a risky procedure that often results in only temporary relief. In most instances of CTS surgery, the problem returns in a few months, with patients often requiring two or three surgeries on the same wrist.

Unlike invasive surgery, LLLT uses the power of light to heal. LLLT generates a beam of light that penetrates the muscles, tendons and nerves of the wrist, without causing pain or damage to the skin. The energy from the laser has several effects, simultaneously reducing inflammation, stimulating nerve function, and rejuvenating the damaged tissue in the area. The treatment has been tested for more than 20 years, and recently received official safety approval from the FDA.

LLLT is usually part of a complete treatment plan and takes about 15 sessions to complete. Currently, Monmouth Advanced Medicine is one of only 12 practitioners in New Jersey offering the treatment. For more information about carpal tunnel syndrome and LLLT, and for a directory of qualified health care providers offering the treatment, visit www.carpaltunnelspecialists.com. An interactive CD-ROM is also available.