At 35, Sarah Mitchell was training for her third Boston Marathon when a sharp pain in her left shin stopped her in her tracks. "I'd been pushing hard—50-60 mile weeks, speed workouts, hill repeats—and one morning, it felt like someone stabbed my leg with a ice pick," she recalls. After an MRI, her doctor diagnosed a tibial stress syndrome (shin splints) and warned her: "Take 6-8 weeks off, or risk a stress fracture." For Sarah, a high school track coach who lived for running, the news was devastating.
Physical therapy helped a little, but after four weeks, Sarah still winced walking up stairs. That's when her sports medicine specialist mentioned B-CURE Laser Therapy. "He said it uses red and near-infrared light to boost blood flow and kickstart the body's natural healing," she explains. "I was skeptical—how could a small device fix something my body couldn't? But I was desperate, so I borrowed a B-CURE Laser Pro from a friend to try."
Following the user manual instructions, Sarah started with 8-minute sessions, twice a day, targeting her shin. "The device is lightweight—about the size of a TV remote—so I could use it while watching Netflix or grading papers," she says. "It felt warm, like a heating pad but gentler, and after the first week, the sharp pain dulled to a dull ache." By week 3, she was walking pain-free. By week 6? She laced up her shoes and ran a 5K. "I cried when I finished—no pain, just joy," she laughs. "Eight weeks after my diagnosis, I ran a half-marathon. My doctor couldn't believe it—he said my recovery was 30% faster than average."
"I used to think 'miracle devices' were scams, but B-CURE changed my mind. It didn't just heal my shin—it gave me back my confidence. This year, I qualified for Boston again. I even bought my own Pro model to keep in my gym bag—now my athletes use it too!" — Sarah Mitchell