Red Light LED Devices

“Infrared therapy has many roles in the human body. These include detoxification, pain relief, reduction of muscle tension, relaxation, improved circulation, weight loss, skin purification, lowered side effects of diabetes, boosting of the immune system and lowering of blood pressure.”

Solar therapy was first used by the Egyptians, and forms of light therapy were also practiced by the ancient Greeks, Chinese and Indians. There's no question that light exerts biological effects that our body needs light to be healthy. Red and near infrared light therapy, also known as photobiomodulation (PBM) involves the use of specific wavelengths of natural light in the mid 600nm and mid 800nm to enhance the health and function of our cells without any harmful UV rays, excess heat, or negative effects. Light therapy is among the earliest recorded healing modalities.

The most well studied mechanism of action surrounding red and near infrared light therapy is increased mitochondrial energy production in our cells. Mitochondria can be thought of as the energy production plants of all the cells in our body. Red and near infrared light therapy helps the mitochondria create more of that energy. The specificphotons found in red and near infrared light interact with a photoreceptor within our cells called cytochrome oxidase. This interaction stimulates the mitochondria in our cells to use oxygen more efficiently, which allows the mitochondria to produce more ATP (also known as cellular energy). During a LED light therapy treatment chromophores within our cellular mitochondria absorb red and infrared light photons, and convert them into energy.