Thanks Josh & Tommy. Another interesting conversation. In the 1960's my mother had a red light for therapy post surgery on her knee which was injured in a car accident. It was a bulb that looked like a spotlight and it did get warm. Maybe it was more than the warmth that was helping.
Thanks for this. I appreciate your post and look forward to them. I've been following Dr Wood's work for a while. I love my red light panel and believe that it helps in muscle recovery. I recently broke my proximal radial head/neck hairline fracture and I used the red light nightly. I believe the red light therapy aided in my quick recovery.
Thanks for this episode. Very interesting to know more on the historical applications. Back in the 80s, my ENT used to put me on red light lamps when I had URTI and sinusitis. When the commercial stuff came out, I tried a GP-backed brand for an IR sauna blanket, a mini lamp, and face mask to see if it will help with lower limb swelling and recurrent asthma. Whether, it’s the detox from sweating that’s doing it, the relaxation from deep heat, or the IR/nIR itself, it has worked wonders for me whenever I use it. It has to be used regularly. Happy to hear it may have effects on cognition too, if I understood that correctly.
There is a device that was recommended by my neurologist that has GREEN light therapy. He said there is research that it is helpful for migraines. How would this compare to red light therapy?
Yes, there is some data on green light therapy for migraine - in that case, the benefits seem to mainly be short term for managing symptoms, possibly via its effects on the visual cortex. Whereas the possible benefits for migraine would be over the long term for prevention via improved mitochondrial function. Overall there's still much to learn on the impact and benefits of light!
I bought a panel 5 years ago primarily hoping it would help with joint pain. I got lost in the dosage recommendations and kinda gave up because it sounded like everything (light, distance, power, surface area, session duration, session frequency, etc) needed to be just right and too much or too little would yield no results. I just use it for vibes now and meditate in front of it.
Thanks Josh & Tommy. Another interesting conversation. In the 1960's my mother had a red light for therapy post surgery on her knee which was injured in a car accident. It was a bulb that looked like a spotlight and it did get warm. Maybe it was more than the warmth that was helping.
Interesting!
Thanks for this. I appreciate your post and look forward to them. I've been following Dr Wood's work for a while. I love my red light panel and believe that it helps in muscle recovery. I recently broke my proximal radial head/neck hairline fracture and I used the red light nightly. I believe the red light therapy aided in my quick recovery.
That's great to hear - thanks for sharing!
Thanks for this episode. Very interesting to know more on the historical applications. Back in the 80s, my ENT used to put me on red light lamps when I had URTI and sinusitis. When the commercial stuff came out, I tried a GP-backed brand for an IR sauna blanket, a mini lamp, and face mask to see if it will help with lower limb swelling and recurrent asthma. Whether, it’s the detox from sweating that’s doing it, the relaxation from deep heat, or the IR/nIR itself, it has worked wonders for me whenever I use it. It has to be used regularly. Happy to hear it may have effects on cognition too, if I understood that correctly.
Thanks for sharing your experiences with it. In the end, what matters is that it helps, regardless of why!
So glad to listen. Are there red light devices that can be purchased and used at home? Tried it all since age 20…
Thanks! And yes - this is the one I've ordered: https://mitoredlight.com/
There is a device that was recommended by my neurologist that has GREEN light therapy. He said there is research that it is helpful for migraines. How would this compare to red light therapy?
Yes, there is some data on green light therapy for migraine - in that case, the benefits seem to mainly be short term for managing symptoms, possibly via its effects on the visual cortex. Whereas the possible benefits for migraine would be over the long term for prevention via improved mitochondrial function. Overall there's still much to learn on the impact and benefits of light!
I bought a panel 5 years ago primarily hoping it would help with joint pain. I got lost in the dosage recommendations and kinda gave up because it sounded like everything (light, distance, power, surface area, session duration, session frequency, etc) needed to be just right and too much or too little would yield no results. I just use it for vibes now and meditate in front of it.