A New FDA Clearance Just Validated the Laser Therapy We Use in Canton

If you have been receiving care at Advanced Disc and Joint Solutions, you already know we do not add therapies to our approach unless the science backs them up. So when one of our core technology partners just earned a brand-new FDA clearance, backed by a triple-blind clinical trial, that is news worth sharing.

Multi Radiance Medical, the company behind the Super Pulsed Laser technology used here in Canton, recently received a new 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The clearance covers the temporary relief of pain associated with lateral epicondylitis, commonly known as tennis elbow. But the story behind that clearance, and what it means for our patients, goes deeper than one diagnosis.

What FDA 510(k) Clearance Actually Means

When a medical device earns FDA clearance, it is not just a paperwork exercise. The process requires documented evidence that the device is safe and effective under real clinical conditions. For this clearance, Multi Radiance Medical submitted results from a prospective, randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center clinical trial. That is one of the most rigorous study designs in medicine, where neither the patients, the clinicians, nor the researchers evaluating the results know who received the real treatment and who received a placebo.

The findings were strong enough to earn clearance and thorough enough to be published in BMJ Open, a leading peer-reviewed medical journal. That combination of regulatory review and independent scientific publication means this technology has been evaluated at the highest standard available in clinical research.

What the Study Results Showed

The numbers from this trial are worth knowing. Among patients who received active laser treatment, 72% achieved clinical success. In the placebo group, that number was 40%. The difference was statistically significant, meaning it almost certainly was not due to chance or the expectation effect alone.

For patients who have been looking for non-surgical options backed by real evidence, these results matter. No therapy works for every person, and individual outcomes always vary. But when a controlled trial shows a 32-point gap between active and placebo groups, that is a meaningful signal that the technology is doing real work in the body.

How Super Pulsed Laser Therapy Works

The MR5 ACTIV PRO uses three wavelengths of light: a 905 nanometer Super Pulsed Laser, 850 nanometer infrared, and 660 nanometer red light. Each wavelength reaches tissue at a different depth, which allows the therapy to address both surface-level and deeper tissue at the same time.

The super pulsed element allows the energy to penetrate more deeply than conventional laser devices without generating excess heat, keeping the treatment comfortable while improving how far the light energy actually reaches. At the cellular level, this type of photobiomodulation, meaning light-based therapy, can support circulation, reduce inflammation, and help damaged tissue begin the repair process. It does not cut or burn. It works by giving stressed tissue the light energy it needs to function better.

Dr. Ungar's Connection to This Technology

Here is something patients at Advanced Disc and Joint Solutions may not know. Dr. Brent Ungar does not simply use Multi Radiance Medical technology in his practice. He serves as an international speaker for the company, which means he has been part of the broader clinical conversation about how this technology is applied, trained on, and communicated to healthcare providers around the world.

That relationship matters for you as a patient in Canton. When Dr. Ungar incorporates laser therapy into your care plan, he is drawing on direct, ongoing access to the researchers, clinical protocols, and development team behind this technology. That is a level of familiarity that goes well beyond reading the device manual.

What This Means if You Are Already a Patient Here

For patients in Canton receiving non-surgical spinal decompression at Advanced Disc and Joint Solutions, this announcement reinforces what many of you may have already experienced firsthand. Super Pulsed Laser therapy has been part of our care approach here because the evidence has consistently supported its use alongside other non-surgical treatment methods.

This clearance adds one more layer of formal validation to the technology that may already be part of your care. It does not change your treatment plan on its own, but it does reflect something we hold to consistently: every tool we bring into this practice should be supported by real science, not marketing claims. The MR5 ACTIV PRO now carries that FDA stamp, and we are proud to work with a company that pursues that standard as seriously as we do.

If you have questions about whether laser therapy is part of your current plan, or how it fits alongside your spinal decompression treatment, bring that question to your next visit. It is exactly the kind of conversation Dr. Ungar and the team here are glad to have.

At Advanced Disc and Joint Solutions, the commitment has always been to offer non-surgical solutions grounded in evidence and delivered by a team that stays current on the research. This new FDA clearance is one more confirmation that we are in the right place with the right technology.

Ready to Learn More?

If you are not yet a patient and you would like to learn more about what non-surgical care in Canton might look like for you, we would love to talk. Schedule your free consultation at advanceddiscandjointsolutions.com or call us at 330-302-1217.