News for and about small business One day last week, therapist Brian LaRue waved a wand-like device over her injured shin to deliver the light therapy, which they say reduces inflammation and pain by boosting energy production in injured cells. Longtime Orioles trainer Richie Bancells has been using a LiteCure laser since the spring to treat injuries such as patellar tendinitis, or inflammation in the knee's patellar tendon, which connects the kneecap to the shin bone and can cause significant pain when inflamed.