Infrared Light Therapy

 WHAT IS NEAR INFRARED LIGHT THERAPY? 

Light therapy is the use of specific wavelengths of light to reduce pain AND improve circulation. Infrared and visible red LEDs are the heart of the HealthLight Therapy system. HealthLight devices provide gentle but powerful non-coherent light. Light therapy is pain-free, non-invasive and free of side effects 

 IS LIGHT THERAPY AN ACCEPTED, ESTABLISHED TREATMENT? 

Decades of research have found that certain wavelengths of light within the red and infrared bands are very beneficial to living tissue. It was the basis of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology & Medicine. Light therapy is currently being used in clinical and home settings around the world. 

 HOW DOES THE LIGHT THERAPY DEVICE INCREASE CIRCULATION? 

During each painless treatment, the infrared light energy releases nitric oxide from hemoglobin and endothelial cells. Nitric oxide is a signaling molecule that relaxes smooth muscle cells found in the arteries, veins, and lymph vessels. It widens blood vessels and capillaries. When these muscles relax, the vessels dilate, thus allowing increased circulation. 

HOW DOES THE LIGHT THERAPY DEVICE RELIEVE PAIN?

 Nitric oxide causes local vasodilation. Vasodilation improves blood flow and promotes positive change in patients. Improving blood flow relieves pain and helps nerves to begin to carry sensations again. Nitric oxide is also a messenger molecule that triggers healing processes in the body. By increasing the production of nitric oxide, infrared and red light therapy increases circulation, speeds healing and relieves pain.