Red light therapy is becoming a popular choice for those who want to enhance their treatment programs for a wide variety of issues. From promoting healthier bones to helping people deal with Parkinson’s disease, there’s a lot that red light therapy can help with, and it can all be done from the comfort of your own home.
Here are seven issues that red light therapy is helping people all around the world to deal with more effectively. Let’s take a look!
Better bone health with red light therapy
As we grow older, our bones tend to lose some density, which, in turn, leads to weaker bones. This can end up meaning more fractures or broken bones at a time in one’s life when it’s—to put it lightly—a rather inconvenient time for things like this to happen.
One of the results of weakened bones is a condition called osteoporosis. It’s often treated with medications and by increasing one’s calcium intake. One of the ways that you can add to other treatments for osteoporosis is by adding red light therapy to the mix.
A study from 2010 showed that red light therapy can increase the energy production of bone cells, leading to faster healing from fractures and breaks. Another one from 2017 showed us that collagen and precollagen attachment and production were greatly improved when using red light therapy, resulting in, you guessed it, faster recovery from breaks and fractures.
You can read more about how red light therapy helps with bone density and osteoporosis in this article that cites no fewer than nine different studies that outline the very positive results people are getting from red light therapy to help strengthen bones. Check it out!
Looking good and looking well!
You wake up and you feel rested, but you go to the mirror, and those bags under your eyes disagree. You feel great, but the bags under your eyes are telling people otherwise. As it turns out, red light therapy may be just the thing to help you with your plight!
The condition you’re suffering from is called periorbital dark circles, and it affects a lot of people. That dark area under your eyes comes as a result of the very thin skin in that area. In addition, “muscles and tissues around the eye can also weaken and contribute to the baggy look,” according to one expert. So what’s to be done?
This study shows how mitochondria in skin cells are able to absorb red light particles, which helps them to grow faster and respond to damage by rejuvenating themselves at a greater rate. Other studies have shown that the dark circles under some people’s eyes was replaced by more even-pigmented skin after using red light therapy.
Talk to your dermatologist about starting a regimen that would work well for you and include red light therapy for the best results!
A faster path to muscle recovery
It’s amazing to us how many athletes are adding red light therapy to help them boost muscle recovery and improve performance. Because the cells in our muscles have more mitochondria than other cells in our body, they are a great receptor for red light therapy.
By increasing ATP (adenosine triphosphate) production, red light therapy also provides cells with more energy to repair damage, allowing muscles to heal faster and reducing post-exercise soreness.
Faster healing for muscles means less time to recover between workouts. This means that athletes can start pushing their muscles to the next level by adding an extra workout to their schedule. And even beyond all that, other studies have shown that red light therapy can get athletes back in the game after injury faster than ever before. This study, for example, showed athletes recovering at about half the time as the rest of the people in the control group.
This article gets really in-depth into the science behind red light therapy for athletes, so make sure to give it a read!
Can red light therapy help with hair growth?
“Gimme a head with hair
Long, beautiful hair
Shining, gleaming,
Streaming, flaxen, waxen
Give me down to there
Shoulder length or longer (Hair!)” - From the Musical, “Hair”
It can be difficult to deal with hair loss. It affects both men and women, but you’ve probably noticed it most on men. And it doesn’t matter if it’s because of genetics or hormonal imbalances, the result is the same.
Over the years, scientists have developed quite a few different ways of treating hair loss. You’ve got pills like Propecia, there are corticosteroid injections, and even hair transplants for those who are a little braver.
For those wondering about whether or not red light therapy can help with hair growth, the answer is that there may be hope! In 2014, a study showed significant improvement in hair growth, while another from 2017 showed 2.6 times more hair growth than their counterparts in a placebo group.
This post gets into a lot more detail about this issue, so you should check it out!
Living in the inflammation age
Inflammation is such a big part of the modern world that we’ve come to accept it as a fact of life. Think about conditions like arthritis and sciatica pain. Those are caused, largely, by inflammation. Even cardiovascular diseases are linked to inflammation.
Red light therapy can be an effective part of an overall therapy plan that can help to reduce inflammation. Red light is able to penetrate deep into tissues, helping the body to modulate its inflammatory response. The result is reduced swelling and faster recovery.
Dive deeper into how red light therapy might help you with your inflammation by selecting any one, or all, of these articles here.
Healthier joints for a better life
Are you living with joint pain? Are you stiff in the morning, and experience limited mobility throughout your day? Well, here’s something you should know!
In this article on tendonitis, we learn that “studies have looked at the use of red light treatment for tendinitis and its effectiveness. Most patients who have had red light therapy treatment have reported significant improvements in their symptoms.”
By stimulating the repair of cartilage and the surrounding tissues, red light therapy improves blood circulation and enhances cellular repair. This makes it a great part of a therapy regime for conditions like arthritis or joint injuries.
For those of you with joint pain, it’s worth talking to a health professional about getting started with red light therapy!
Live better with a stronger liver
The liver, as you well know, is an incredibly important part of our bodies. It filters toxins, regulates metabolism, stores vitamins and minerals, and a lot more. It’s really worthwhile to take care of your liver!
That said, liver disease affects millions of people, and while there are treatments, red light therapy may help to support liver regeneration so your liver can perform at its best.
There have been quite a few studies on how red light therapy helps with liver health, and you can read more about how to use it as part of your therapeutic plan here.
Dealing with Parkinson’s disease
One of our customers, David Gebhart, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease just a few years ago. It affected his quality of life very quickly, and David looked for every answer he could find on treatments that could help him live a more normal life.
Since using red light therapy, he’s been able to alleviate some of his symptoms, and change his life for the better. Last time we spoke to him, he said, “Red light therapy has been a game changer for many people with Parkinson’s,” and goes on to talk about how it helps him to reduce inflammation and improve brain function.
He also points out that it’s “important to personalize treatment plans and consult with healthcare professionals. If you’d like to know more, read David’s story about his journey with red light therapy and Parkinson’s disease here.
Get the right device for your needs
There’s a lot to consider when searching for solutions to these problems, so we always recommend consulting with a medical professional. Also, make sure that you’ve found that the research on these different aspects of treatment is sound before digging in any deeper.
And when you’re ready, we have a wide range of red light therapy devices for you to choose from that can help with a lot of different conditions. We’re just scraping the tip of the iceberg when it comes to research, but there is hope for greater natural healing and recovery through this new at-home treatment method. Stay healthy!
