Cold Laser Therapy in Deerfield Beach, FL

Why Deerfield Beach patients choose us for cold laser therapy

Plenty of Deerfield Beach residents could find a chiropractor closer to home. They make the drive to us for cold laser therapy in Deerfield Beach for three practical reasons.

• It is a straightforward drive. Our clinic at 5675 Coral Ridge Drive is about 20 minutes from Deerfield Beach straight west on Hillsboro Boulevard or the Sawgrass Expressway, with free parking at the door. Patients from the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier, Quiet Waters Park and Century Village are here every week.
• Hours that fit a working week. We are open until 7:00 pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, with Wednesday afternoon and Friday morning hours, so you can come after work or before the commute without using a vacation day.
• We already know Deerfield Beach. We typically see Deerfield Beach retirees from Century Village and Deer Creek, mountain bikers and wakeboarders from Quiet Waters Park, surfers and anglers from the pier, and I-95 commuters. Your plan is built around how you actually spend your days, not a generic template.

What is cold laser therapy, and why do Deerfield Beach patients ask for it?

Here is the short version for anyone weighing cold laser therapy in Deerfield Beach: a low-intensity laser delivers specific red and near-infrared wavelengths into inflamed tissue, the cells absorb that light and respond by making more energy, improving local blood flow and dialing down inflammation. It is painless, drug-free and takes minutes.

Why ‘cold’?

Surgical lasers cut by heating tissue. A class 3 therapeutic laser runs at a fraction of that power — enough to be absorbed by cytochrome c oxidase in the mitochondria, not enough to warm the skin. That is also why it can be used on a fresh injury where heat would make swelling worse.

Why a chiropractic clinic uses it

Because the structures we treat — discs, facet joints, nerve roots, tendons — are inflamed before they are anything else, and a guarded, inflamed region does not accept correction well. Since 2005 Dr. Jared Cohen, DC has used the laser as the step that quiets tissue first. Deerfield Beach patients from the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier and Quiet Waters Park typically see it paired with decompression or a specific adjustment. The main cold laser therapy page covers the full protocol.

What does cold laser help with?

Think of the laser as the therapy for the ‘angry’ stage of an injury. When Deerfield Beach patients come in from fishing and surf days at the pier or active retirees at Century Village with a joint that is swollen, a nerve that is firing or a strain that is too fresh to touch, this is where we start.

Nerve and disc patterns

Sciatica and arm pain from a bulging or herniated disc respond to the laser’s anti-inflammatory effect on the nerve root — but only lastingly when paired with non-surgical spinal decompression that removes the pressure. The laser calms the nerve; decompression addresses the cause.

Fresh soft-tissue injuries

Sprained ankles, pulled hamstrings, whiplash and the bruised, guarded tissue after a crash. In the first week deep massage or Graston would aggravate them; the laser speeds repair without touching the injury. It is standard in our sports injury rehab and car accident treatment programs.

Inflamed joints, tendons and entrapped nerves

Facet joint flare-ups, arthritic knees and shoulders, tendinitis and bursitis in the acute stage, and carpal tunnel or other peripheral nerve entrapments. Older patients and anyone who cannot tolerate pressure do especially well, because the session asks nothing of them.

What is cold laser therapy in Deerfield Beach like, session by session?

A laser session is short and, for most people, uneventful. Here is how it runs at our Coral Springs clinic:

1. Eye protection. You and the provider wear protective glasses. The beam is safe on skin but is never pointed at the eyes.
2. Positioning. The treatment area is exposed and you lie or sit comfortably — nothing to change into for most regions.
3. Application. The handpiece is held on or just above the skin and moved across the injured area in a grid, 30 to 60 seconds per point. A lower back or shoulder takes 5 to 15 minutes.
4. The rest of the visit. The laser is usually followed by decompression, an adjustment or rehab in the same appointment, so plan on 30 to 45 minutes in the office.

There is no soreness afterward and no activity restriction — you can drive straight back to Deerfield Beach. Some patients notice less pain immediately; for most, the change builds over the first three to six sessions as inflammation falls. Acute injuries are typically treated two to three times a week for two to four weeks; chronic problems run a longer, less frequent course that your report of findings will spell out.

Where does cold laser fit in the 4R Method?

Every plan at The Spine and Wellness Center follows the 4R Method — Repair, Rebuild, Regenerate, Refine — and the laser belongs squarely to the first phase.

Repair (3–5 visits a week, 4–8 weeks)

This is where cold laser therapy in Deerfield Beach does most of its work. The laser is applied at most visits, usually right before decompression on the Triton DTS table for disc patients or before an adjustment for joint-driven pain. Its job is to quiet the inflamed, guarded tissue so the structural correction is comfortable and holds between visits. For fresh injuries it may be the only soft-tissue treatment for the first week or two.

Rebuild (2–3 visits a week, 8–16 weeks)

The laser steps back as hands-on tools — Graston Technique, loading through physical therapy — take over. We still reach for it after a hard rehab session or when a region flares.

Regenerate and Refine

Whole-body red light therapy — the same photobiomodulation principle applied to the whole system at lower intensity — supports recovery and energy in Regenerate. Refine is a brief monthly tune-up; a few laser passes over an old problem spot are sometimes part of it for Deerfield Beach patients who want to stay ahead of fishing and surf days at the pier.

Is cold laser safe? Evidence, precautions and your first two visits

Low-level laser therapy has been studied for decades. A review in Photomedicine and Laser Surgery describes the cellular mechanism and summarizes trials reporting reduced pain and inflammation across a range of musculoskeletal conditions, while stressing that results depend on using the correct wavelength and dose (Cotler et al., PMC). We are candid that the evidence is stronger for inflammatory and nerve-related pain than for some chronic conditions, which is why we track your response and stop a therapy that is not helping.

Side effects are rare. The light is non-ionizing — nothing like X-rays or UV — and the energy is too low to burn. We do not use it over the eyes or thyroid, over a known tumor, over the abdomen in pregnancy, on an area with active bleeding or a dark tattoo, on skin with reduced sensation, or in people taking photosensitizing medication without their physician’s input.

Visit one — we measure (and usually begin care)

A real conversation about when the pain started and what radiates where; a hands-on structural exam with orthopedic, nerve-tension and neurological testing; surface EMG and thermal scanning along the spine — the thermal scan is especially useful here, because temperature asymmetries point to the inflamed region the laser should target; and digital X-rays when indicated.

Visit two — findings and plan

Dr. Jared Cohen, DC explains what we found, where the laser fits in your 4R plan and what it will be paired with. Treatment begins at this visit. For a head start before you leave Deerfield Beach, take the 60-second spine assessment. If you have new loss of bladder or bowel control, rapidly worsening weakness, or an injury with severe swelling and you cannot bear weight, please see a doctor or urgent care today.

Getting to our Coral Springs clinic from Deerfield Beach

From the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier, take Hillsboro Boulevard west about 10 miles through Parkland to Coral Ridge Drive, then turn south across the Sawgrass Expressway. Or take SW 10th Street to the Sawgrass Expressway west and exit at Coral Ridge Drive, heading south.

Park free in the lot outside the clinic. If you need to be seen quickly, call (954) 341-2256 — we hold same-day slots most days, and we will tell you exactly when to leave Deerfield Beach to arrive on time.

Clinic hours

Monday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday	3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Thursday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday	9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Saturday – Sunday	Closed

The Spine and Wellness Center
5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076
Phone: (954) 341-2256
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What patients say

We do not have a published review from a Deerfield Beach patient yet, so here is one from a Coral Springs patient — the same clinic and the same team you would see:

“I was dealing with ongoing elbow and shoulder pain affecting my daily routine and workouts. The treatment plan felt personalized — over the months I’ve noticed steady progress: less pain, better mobility, feeling stronger.”

Related care for Deerfield Beach residents

Start with the full guide to cold laser therapy, then explore the other care we provide for Deerfield Beach patients.

Serving cold laser patients from Deerfield Beach across North Broward

Our clinic at 5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076 serves Coral Springs, Parkland, Coconut Creek, Margate, Boca Raton, Tamarac, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach. Same-day appointments are usually available — call (954) 341-2256 or book online. Most patients from Parkland and Coral Springs are here in under 15 minutes.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Jared Cohen, DC — Co-Founder & Clinical Director, The Spine and Wellness Center. Last reviewed October 2026.

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