Detailed introduction, principle and application of low energy phototherapy

With the rapid development of technology, people can achieve something that could not be done before. For example, lights can now be used to speed up healing, reduce pain, and make your body stronger.

This is called light therapy, which uses sunlight or artificial light (infrared, ultraviolet, visible, laser) to prevent diseases and promote physical rehabilitation.

With the popular use of LEDs, low-level light therapy has emerged.

What is low energy phototherapy?

Low-Level Light Therapy (LLLT) is an LED light therapy that uses the red end of the spectrum to alter body tissue at the cellular level.

LLLT is a new type of treatment that experts are looking for in the future when it comes to eliminating certain types of pain, accelerating the healing of injuries, and even pushing the body to the limits of the body.

The beneficial effects of low-power light on biological tissues were discovered by laser medical scientist Endre Mester in 1967. He first discovered that lasers of specific spectra can stimulate hair follicle cells to promote hair growth.

Since then, low-energy phototherapy has caused controversy in the scientific community, and acceptance and non-acceptance have been vacillating. However, as more and more cases have proven effective, prompting more researchers to bring this powerful therapy to the mainstream, there has recently been a clinical recovery in low-energy phototherapy.

Principles of low energy phototherapy

In the past, many scientists were skeptical about low-energy phototherapy, mainly because the basic operating mechanism surrounding this therapy is still to be studied.

Some studies have speculated that the beneficial effects of LLLT (from pain relief, wound healing, skin rejuvenation, and reduction of muscle fatigue) are derived from various biochemical processes centered on mitochondria. Mitochondria are two layers of membrane-coated organelles found in most cells. They are the main place for cells to perform aerobic respiration, creating energy for each of our cells. They combine the food molecules we eat with the oxygen molecules we breathe to provide energy to the body.

When mitochondria create energy for cells, they also release nitric oxide (NO). When enough nitric oxide collides and adheres to other compounds in the mitochondria, it makes it difficult to absorb oxygen and a decrease in energy production occurs. What LLLT does is to decompose nitric oxide from these other compounds and let the mitochondria breathe oxygen.

As all the extra energy jumps inside the cell, it can better handle stress, reduce inflammation and replication.

What are the applications of low energy phototherapy?

Although this new treatment is in the early stages of implementation, it is being used in various fields. In the following areas, you will see that LLLT has more applications:

Dermatology: LLLT has been widely used. Dermatologists must be aware of some of the sciences about how LLLT can effectively prevent acne, vitiligo, and senile sequelae.

Medicine and Surgery: By promoting cell proliferation and proliferation, LLLT has been shown to have a very powerful therapeutic effect, which can speed up the healing of wounds and make surgery recover faster.

Professional track and field: Another exciting benefit is the ability to relieve skeletal muscle fatigue caused by exercise and thereby increase muscle endurance.