A collection of light therapy research articles on the benefits of light therapy use for inflammation.
NOTE: Researchers use several terms to describe “light therapy”. Photobiomodulation, low level light therapy (LLLT), phototherapy, photon therapy, photo energy, heliotherapy, and sometimes red, blue or (near) infrared (ir)radiation are synonymous; they all refer to light therapy.
Low-Level Laser Therapy After Wisdom Teeth Surgery: Evaluation of Immunologic Markers (Secretory Immunoglobulin A and Lysozyme Levels) and Thermographic Examination: Placebo Controlled Study.
May 16, 2017
This study investigated the effect of LLLT on pain & inflammation connected with surgical removal of impacted molars. It found that light at 830nm (infrared) penetrates to deep tissues and had a positive effect on pain & inflammation.
Light-Emitting Diode treatment ameliorates allergic lung inflammation in experimental model of asthma induced by ovalbumin.
Apr 18, 2017
This study investigates the effects of LED light on lung inflammation and found that LED treatment of asthmatic mice reduced lung cell infiltration, mucus production, the oedema, and the tracheal’s contractile response.
Photobiomodulation reduces abdominal adipose tissue inflammatory infiltrate of diet-induced obese and hyperglycemic mice.
Dec 9, 2016
This study found that infrared light lowered blood glucose levels and inflammatory response on obese and hypoglycemic mice.
The effect of phototherapy on systemic inflammatory process in patients with plaque psoriasis.
Aug 2016
This study found that phototherapy treatment in patients with psoriasis affects systemic inflammation by downregulation of the expression of genes encoding proinflammatory cytokines.
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