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Red Light Therapy (Aesthetics)
- Red light (633 nm) increases production of collagen by five times. Why is Collagen important? Collagen maintains skin elasticity and helps prevent aging by repairing damaged skin cells.
- Red light therapy increases blood flow to the skin, which helps your skin get better blood flow in the long run and increases the efficacy of other aesthetic treatments like serums, oils, exosomes, microneedling, PRP and more1.
- Increased blood flow means faster healing and better skin tone: reduces inflammation, scarring, acne and rosacea1.
Red Light Therapy (Pain)
Red Light Therapy (Joint Pain)
Red light therapy for joint pain is becoming increasingly popular among athletes and sports medicine professionals. As the body of research grows, more people turn to this modality to treat and prevent chronic joint pain.
References
1 Cotler, H. B. (2015, January). A NASA Discovery has current applications in Orthopaedics. Current orthopaedic practice. Retrieved October 31, 2022, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4272231/
2 Stelian J;Gil I;Habot B;Rosenthal M;Abramovici I;Kutok N;Khahil A; (n.d.). Improvement of pain and disability in elderly patients with degenerative osteoarthritis of the knee treated with narrow-band light therapy. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Retrieved October 31, 2022, from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1727843/
3 Gale, G. D., Rothbart, P. J., & Li, Y. (2006). Infrared therapy for chronic low back pain: A randomized, controlled trial. Pain research & management. Retrieved October 31, 2022, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2539004/
4 Rodrigo SM;Cunha A;Pozza DH;Blaya DS;Moraes JF;Weber JB;de Oliveira MG; (n.d.). Analysis of the systemic effect of red and infrared laser therapy on Wound Repair. Photomedicine and laser surgery. Retrieved October 31, 2022, from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19708798/
5 Hamblin, M. R. (2017). Mechanisms and applications of the anti-inflammatory effects of photobiomodulation. AIMS biophysics. Retrieved October 31, 2022, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5523874/
6 Jung, C. M., Khalsa, S. B. S., Scheer, F. A. J. L., Cajochen, C., Lockley, S. W., Czeisler, C. A., & Wright, K. P. (2010, June). Acute effects of bright light exposure on cortisol levels. Journal of biological rhythms. Retrieved October 31, 2022, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3686562/#:~:text=In%20humans%2C%20light%20exposure%20has,increase%2C%20or%20decrease%20cortisol%20levels.&text=The%20finding%20of%20an%20acute,influence%20the%20human%20adrenal%20glands.
7 Blue Light has a dark side. Harvard Health. (2020, July 7). Retrieved October 31, 2022, from https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/blue-light-has-a-dark-side#:~:text=While%20light%20of%20any%20kind,green%20light%20of%20comparable%20brightness.
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