Laser therapy is a therapeutic intervention. It uses heat to promote healing, stop pain and manage inflammation.

Ultrasound therapy is a therapeutic intervention, too. Vibrations from sound waves can stimulate parts of the body otherwise unreachable to therapy.

While these are proven therapeutic interventions, scientists continue to search for new techniques to deal with a multitude of health issues.

But many of these searches take much money and much time before they can become accepted therapeutic interventions. The criteria include safety, effectiveness and proven results.

Starting with a concept and then developing it into a safe, trustworthy product or technique can take many years.

“Moving from an experimental therapy in the laboratory to an approved treatment for patient use involves a prescribed series of steps that validate and ensure the safety and efficacy of the therapeutic intervention … Although these steps in the drug and device development and approval process are time-consuming and expensive, they are designed and regulated to ensure patient safety,” notes a report by the National Academies. (This is an umbrella term for the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of Medicine.

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