Healing is evolving and it's happening in real time.
What used to rely purely on hands and manual adjustment now blends seamlessly with light, energy, and cellular science.
The result? Faster recovery, fewer side effects, and a more holistic approach to health that honors both tradition and innovation.
In this episode of LaserLife Insights, host Pete Cousins sat down with Dr. Kyle Jones, founder and medical director of Carolinas Chiropractic & Spinal Rehab in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dr. Jones's journey, from traditional chiropractor to advocate for light-based healing, reveals how technology and touch can coexist beautifully in modern care. His story isn't about abandoning what works; it's about amplifying it.
Some careers are chosen through careful deliberation; others call you from childhood with unmistakable clarity.
"By second grade, I was already talking about wanting to be in healthcare," Dr. Jones recalled. "I probably didn't know much then, but I knew I wanted to be a doctor."
That early interest became a lifelong pursuit. After studying biology and experiencing his own back injury during college, chiropractic care transformed his recovery and inspired his life's purpose.
"I love working with my hands. I'm a holistic person. I'd rather figure something out naturally before medication."
That philosophy - help the body heal itself whenever possible - would become the foundation of everything he built.
When Dr. Jones opened his first clinic in 2009, his focus was purely hands-on. He mastered manual manipulation, learning every nuance of spinal motion, joint alignment, and soft tissue work. But curiosity never left him.
"Anything I'd see, I'd explore it. And if it caught my eye, I'd dive in. It has to help people, and it has to stand the test of time."
That open-minded approach led him from foundational adjustments and spinal decompression therapy to modern innovations like Class IV laser therapy and eventually the Summus VITA Light Bed, a full-body phototherapy system.
The philosophy stayed the same - help people heal naturally - but the tools evolved. And with each addition, outcomes improved.
About a decade ago, Dr. Jones added laser therapy to his clinical toolkit, starting with a simple fixed-wavelength model. He didn't just adopt it blindly. He compared results carefully against eight years of traditional care data. The difference was undeniable.
"I had eight years of results without it. Then I added laser and it was better. Once we got the Class IV therapeutic laser (photobiomodulation), it was night and day."
Laser therapy delivers concentrated infrared and red light wavelengths directly to damaged tissue, energizing cellular mitochondria to reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and accelerate tissue repair.
Unlike medications that simply suppress inflammation or mask symptoms, light helps the body move through the inflammatory process faster and more completely, resulting in more thorough, lasting healing.
"I tell people: if you're motivated to get better fast, you're missing out if we don't do this."
The results speak for themselves. Conditions that once took weeks to resolve now improve in days. Chronic issues that plateaued under traditional care alone break through to new levels of recovery when light is added to the equation.
At first, patients were skeptical. Light therapy sounded futuristic, even strange. Lasers? For healing? The concept felt foreign.
So Dr. Jones turned to nature for his explanation.
"Plants need sunlight to thrive. Our cells do, too. Scientists figured out which wavelengths stimulate them best, essentially supercharging the healing process."
That simple analogy clicked. Patients understood that light isn't some alien technology. It's part of nature's original medicine. We evolved under the sun. Our cells respond to specific wavelengths because they're designed to.
Now, with educational videos, growing public awareness, and countless success stories, introducing new patients to light therapy is easier than ever. They arrive asking for it specifically, having heard about it from friends or researched it themselves.
Dr. Jones focuses on more than just treatments; he emphasizes good nutrition, proper hydration, quality sleep, stress balance, and healthy movement as key parts of healing.
"There's a nutritional component to everything," he emphasized. "Even small surface-level changes can make drastic results."
But he's quick to point out the importance of meeting people where they are.
"You have to meet people where they are. If you tell them to change everything on day one, it's too much. Start small, build trust, and guide them forward."
That patient-first mindset - progress over perfection, connection over prescription - is what keeps his practice growing organically and his patients returning year after year. Many become advocates themselves, referring family and friends who need help.
Before expanding to two thriving locations, Dr. Jones served as the official chiropractor for the JTG Daugherty Racing Team on the NASCAR circuit.
He worked on everyone from pit crew members to drivers, witnessing firsthand how physical stress, mental pressure, and performance intertwine. The stakes were high, the schedules brutal, and the injuries frequent.
"If they wrecked on lap five Sunday, Tuesday wasn't fun," he laughed. "But if they finished in the top ten, everyone was happy."
The experience reinforced what he already believed: healing is as mental and emotional as it is physical. And tools like laser therapy make that recovery faster, safer, and more complete, whether you're a professional athlete or someone just trying to keep up with your kids.
The principles of high-performance recovery apply to everyone. We all deserve to move well, feel strong, and live without chronic pain limiting our potential.
Recently, Dr. Jones introduced the Summus VITA Light Bed, a full-body red and near-infrared light therapy system. It takes the same therapeutic wavelengths used in targeted laser therapy and bathes the entire body in restorative light for broader systemic benefits.
"Since the 1950s there's been a steady decline in natural sunlight exposure. Nearly 93% of the average American's day is spent indoors. Sunlight is vital."
The VITA Bed, he explains, helps close that gap, delivering the regenerative benefits of natural sunlight without harmful UV exposure. It's particularly beneficial for systemic conditions like chronic inflammation, persistent fatigue, migraines, circulatory issues, and even mood regulation.
"I'm not saying it fixes everything, but I'd be shocked if you didn't feel better after a couple of weeks."
Patients lie comfortably in the light bed for 15-20 minutes, allowing therapeutic wavelengths to penetrate deeply and stimulate cellular function throughout the body. Many report better sleep, improved energy, reduced pain, and an overall sense of vitality they haven't felt in years.
Now with two thriving clinics in the Charlotte area, Dr. Jones focuses intensely on consistency and culture. His mantra for staff is simple yet profound:
"Run the practice with the heart of a fifth-grade teacher and the customer service of a small-town business owner."
That means genuine warmth, personal attention, and treating every patient like family. Even as technology advances and capabilities expand, his foundation remains rooted in compassion, community, and human connection.
That's what makes innovation meaningful. Technology only matters when it’s guided by skilled hands and genuine care.
Dr. Kyle Jones embodies the evolution of modern healthcare, a place where traditional chiropractic wisdom meets cutting-edge scientific innovation, and where light becomes as essential as touch in the healing process.
He's proof that the best practitioners don't abandon what works; they illuminate it. They honor the foundations while fearlessly exploring what's possible when science, nature, and compassion converge.
As Dr. Jones puts it:
"Chiropractic works. It's worked for a hundred years and will continue. Treat people as they need, not from a template. The rest takes care of itself."
His practice stands as evidence that the future of healthcare isn't about choosing between old and new, natural and technological, hands-on and high-tech.
It's about integration. It's about using every tool available to help people heal more completely, more quickly, and more naturally than ever before.
And sometimes, that means meeting ancient wisdom with modern light and watching patients transform in ways that surprise even the most experienced practitioners.
