Infrared Light Therapy and Musculoskeletal Conditions

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What is infrared light therapy?

Red light therapy is a type of treatment that can help heal skin and muscle tissue.

How does infrared light therapy work?

“Red light therapy is thought to work by acting on the ‘power plant’ in your body’s cells called mitochondria. With more energy, other cells can do their work more efficiently…” (source: Cleveland Clinic: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22114-red-light-therapy )

What is it thought to treat? (source: WebMD)

  • tendinitis

  • wrinkles

  • osteoarthritis

  • hair loss

What are the risks?

“Red light therapy is generally considered safe, even though researchers aren’t exactly sure how and why it works. “(WebMD)

Research: Infrared Radiation in the Management of Musculoskeletal Conditions and Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review

“At the cellular level, the interaction between [infrared light] and living tissue boils down to heat-induced alterations of cell membrane potentials by means of a rise in intercellular Ca2+ levels…[Infrared light] consists of a promising complementary treatment for a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions, including knee osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain, chronic myofascial syndrome, sacroiliitis…” (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8946909/ )