Using Light Therapy to Alleviate Pain

A non-drug alternative to pain management

Light therapies are a leading non-pharmaceutical alternative to pain relief. Physiotherapists and sports-medicine specialists look to light therapy to treat a wide variety of acute and chronic musculoskeletal aches and pains. Also referred to as photo-biostimulation, which means to expose affected tissue to very specific light energy to achieve relief from pain and stiffness.

The science behind light therapy has a nearly 100-year history. The scientific literature on photo-biostimulation encompasses over 2,500 titles and a Nobel Prize, substantiating the technology's ability to promote and enhance pain relief.

There have been numerous studies that support the concept that light, at proper power level, wavelength and dosage duration, has bio-stimulatory, ameliorative effects that promote the healing capacities of the body, including increased circulation and regeneration of normal tissue.

Learn More about the Benefits of Light Therapy by Downloading the Following Whitepapers

Treating Sports Related Injury and Pain with Light Therapy
A great overview on the benefits of light therapy by Joseph Hsin, MD and Jon Weston, MBA.

Got Pain - Light Up
Neil Wolkodoff, Ph D. reviews light therapy for COLORADO AVIDGOLFER magazine.

An Introduction to the use of Infrared Light in Sports Medicine
The technology behind Lumiwave Infared Light Therapy. Here you'll learn the in's-and-out's of light as a tool to relieve pain.

Riding the Wave - Light Therapy in Athletics
Ready to put your athletes on a new wavelength in their rehab? Then it might be time to give light therapy a ride. - By R.J. Anderson

Excerpts from Literature on Infrared Therapy for Soft Tissue Injury
Excerpts from Literature on Infrared Therapy for Soft Tissue Injury for Soft Tissue Injury Healing

Summary of IR Fracture Healing Modality
Selected Abstracts, Citations and Case Studies: The Effects of Infrared Light on Bone Healing

Effects of Light Therapy on Cartilage Repair and Osteoarthritis Healing

Mechanisms of Action for Infrared Light on Tissue Healing
Selected Abstracts, Citations and Case Studies