Guest guest Posted March 14, 2002 Report Share Posted March 14, 2002 I read the info below in Wired today. Snippet follows then URL for full article. Alobar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ While infrared light has been used in Europe and Asia for almost three decades, the therapy is relatively new in the United States, only recently gaining FDA approval. Infrared light " is one of the safest therapies on the market today, " Turchin said. " It has almost no side effects with various positive benefits. " Athletes can use infrared light therapy before a competition to loosen up muscles and after a game to reduce soreness, pain and swelling. A practitioner holds the Photonic Stimulator where treatment is needed, just above the skin's surface. One can adjust the frequency, or the amount of light the device will emit, depending on the patient's age, weight and muscle mass. When infrared laser light is administered, it reduces sensitivity of neural pathways and causes the body to release endorphins that provide a nontoxic, natural form of pain relief. http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,50853,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2002 Report Share Posted March 17, 2002 Is this the same infrared as found in the common heat lamps which have been available for as long as I can remember? Morton Alobar wrote: > I read the info below in Wired today. Snippet follows then URL > for full article. > > Alobar > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > While infrared light has been used in Europe and Asia for almost three > decades, the therapy is relatively new in the United States, only recently > gaining FDA approval. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2002 Report Share Posted March 18, 2002 Photon therapy first began with low energy lasers, back in the 60's. Check out lasotronic's website for information -- excellent links! There are devices which use photons, which differ from lasers, in that it is non-coherant (lasers are coherant). Photons accelerate the healing process, stimulate biological activity at cell level (specifically mitochondria), resulting in more rapid recovery from muscle injuries, post-oprative pain & trauma, skin conditions, with evidence of immunological improvements. It's also used in acupuncture. Facinating stuff! You're more apt to find a Veterinarian using laser therapy for race horses, than for humans, in N. America! In Europe it's much more well known. Steve Morton Bodanis wrote: > Is this the same infrared as found in the common heat lamps which > have been > available for as long as I can remember? > Morton > > Alobar wrote: > > > I read the info below in Wired today. Snippet follows > then URL > > for full article. > > > > Alobar > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > While infrared light has been used in Europe and Asia for almost > three > > decades, the therapy is relatively new in the United States, only > recently > > gaining FDA approval. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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