I haven't had to take one pain killer in over a year since starting to use red light therapy for my arthritic ankle!
Yes that's right - through summer and all that walking (and carrying my daughter around), into winter (and we know how that wrecks your arthritis and causes increased pain and stiffness), and still nothing!
Less stiffness, less swelling, less pain!
There are many clinical studies showing the effectiveness of red light therapy for treating arthritis. I am on of the 80% that show improvements in functionality when using light! 80% - THAT IS HUGE!
In a review article on rheumatology, some 18 papers were considered. All studies involved double-blind trials with photobiomodulation in chronic rheumatoid arthritis patients and reported significant improvement in both acute small joint inflammation and chronic pain (80% success rate in relieving pain).
Want to see for yourself some of these studies?
Below are quick links to some of the clinical studies that have been conducted and posted to the U.S. National Library of Medicine's National Center for Biotechnology Information:
- Can osteoarthritis be treated with light?
- Low level laser therapy for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a meta analysis
- Low-level light/laser therapy versus photobiomodulation therapy
- Mechanisms and applications of the anti-inflammatory effects of photobiomodulation
- Low level light effects on inflammatory cytokine production by rheumatoid arthritis synoviocytes
- Effect of low-level laser therapy on the expression of inflammatory mediators and on neutrophils and macrophages in acute joint inflammation
- Biphasic dose response in low level light therapy
- A systematic review of low level laser therapy with location-specific doses for pain from chronic joint disorders
- Low-level laser therapy in acute pain: a systematic review of possible mechanisms of action and clinical effects in randomized placebo-controlled trials
- The clinical efficacy of low-power laser therapy on pain and function in cervical osteoarthritis
- Improvement of pain and disability in elderly patients with degenerative osteoarthritis of the knee treated with narrow-band light therapy
These are just a few of the studies that continually show improvements in symptoms when using light therapy.
"170 patients with rheumatoid arthritis using photobiomodulation showed pain attenuation (pain reduction) of up to 90%."
Red light therapy was able to increase increase cellular rejuvenation and blood flow.
Photobiomodulation (light therapy) also showed improvements in soft/connective tissue benefits like decreased oxidation damage. We know that oxidative damage degenerates joints and leads to increased inflammation. Decrease oxidative damage and you end up with decreased inflammation.
Isn't it about time you get hold of device?
How are home therapy light different?
Photobiomodulation studies have yielded mixed results due to the variables in delivering the red-light treatment.
Most companies try to sell a one-device-treats-all unit, which doesn’t work due to varying tissue thickness of different areas of the body and individual requirements for treatment i.e. skin, muscle, bone etc. At Home light therapy, we stock these 850/660nm treatment devices because they offer a cost effective way into in red light therapy to get many of the associated benefits.
Where Home light therapy stands out is it's PERSONAL TOUCH. All clients are encouraged to get in touch prior to purchasing in order to decide whether the Bio or OptiBio models are best for their desired outcome. An effective treatment device can be designed specifically for an individual treatment site.
Have a great day and let us all get off painkillers!