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The Ultimate Guide to Red Light Therapy
While these results are exciting, the researchers point out a significant problem with many of these studies.
Often, the comparison wasn‘t quite fair because other factors besides the light pattern were different
between the groups.
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For example, one study that found continuous
light better for nerve healing used different
wavelengths of light for the continuous and
pulsed
groups
(808
makes
it
to
hard
nm
vs.
know
if
905
the
nm).
This
32
difference
in
results was due to the light pattern or the
wavelength of the light. This review highlights
the
need
for
more
carefully
designed
studies to truly understand whether pulsed
or continuous light is more effective for light
therapy treatments.
Another
pulsed
be
study
light
more
explored
why
therapy
might
effective
than
dental
related
were
stem
cells
to
tooth
treated
continuous light in some medical
at
treatments.
Hz),
it
this
fading
used
a
33
The
clever
researchers
approach
to
investigate this question.
a
(stem
formation)
with
specific
pulsed
frequency
changed
cells
the
glow
important functions.
light
(300
pattern
This
.33
their energy production or other
of
change
While
this
us
the
all
an
study
doesn‘t
answers,
interesting
it
new
give
provides
way
to
was linked to increased activity
understand
of
therapy might be working at a
an
enzyme
called
alkaline
how
pulsed
light
They looked at something called
phosphatase, which is important
cellular
delayed luminescence, which is a
for bone formation.
scientists develop more effective
faint glow that cells give off after
being exposed to light.
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This glow
light-based
The
researchers
also
observed
mainly comes from mitochondria,
changes in the shape and number
the
energy-producing
parts
of
of mitochondria in the cells after
All
the
above
over time can tell us about how
findings
the mitochondria are working.
light
by
study
found
that
when
light
treatment.
suggest
therapy
affecting
This
could
treatments
in
help
the
of
the
studies
mentioned
33
These
that
pulsed
using laser devices. Additionally,
working
there have been RLT studies using
might
the
33
future.
our cells. The way this glow fades
The
level.
be
mitochondria
in our cells, potentially boosting
LED
on
RLT
devices
were
to
conducted
determine
the
most effective pulse frequency.
