What’s the Difference Between Targeted & Full Body Red Light Therapy?
As the names suggest, full body red light therapy would involve exposing the majority of your skin to red light, whereas targeted red light therapy would involve firing red light beams into specific areas of your body, like a painful joint or post-op incision site. But which treatment is right for you, and why would […]
What Is Oxidative Stress & How To Reduce It
Oxidative stress occurs when there is an unhealthy imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants in your body. Your body’s cells produce free radicals during normal metabolic processes, but they also produce antioxidants to neutralize these free radicals. When you’re overproducing free radicals or your body is not producing enough antioxidants to neutralize these free radicals, […]
Is Class IV Laser Therapy Safe?
Lasers are an amazing piece of technology that can be extremely useful in the medical community, but like any procedure, certain steps need to be taken to reduce the possibility of unwanted side effects during or after treatment. Class IV laser treatment has become much more popular in recent years to treat a variety of […]
The Benefits Of Transcranial Red Light Therapy
We’ve talked about the benefits of red light therapy for areas like muscles and joints on the blog in the past, but did you know that light therapy can also be beneficial for an area like your brain? We offer red light therapy for your brain through a device called a transcranial red light helmet, […]
Red Light Therapy For Ligament Health
Ligaments are tough bands of tissues that aid in a number of functions. They attach bone to bone, meaning ligaments are essential for both joint movement and support. When we suffer an injury to a joint, oftentimes it’s these tough tissues that are damaged. If they don’t heal properly, the ligaments may not be able […]
How To Minimize The Effects Of Blue Light
We often talk about how red light can be harnessed to energize your cells and fuel key bodily processes, but in today’s blog, we want to talk about a different type of light – blue light. Blue light is part of the visible light spectrum, vibrating within the 380 nanometer to 500 nanometer range. This […]
The Benefits Of Postpartum Red Light Therapy
After you’ve given birth to your child, much of the attention will be on your newborn, and for good reason! However, it’s imperative that you don’t ignore your own health and recovery. Childbirth is a significant trauma on your body, and it’s going to take concentrated effort if you want to help your body heal […]
Red Light Therapy A Safe Alternative To More Popular And Dangerous Skin Health Treatments
Red light therapy is a wonderful rejuvenation technique that works by helping to energize your cells so that they can better perform a variety of essential cellular functions like tissue repair, new cell development and collagen production. The last point is key for anyone interested in maintaining or improving the health and visual appearance of […]
Red Light Therapy For Eczema
Eczema is the general term used to describe inflammation of the skin. Not only can it be physically uncomfortable to deal with dry, flaky or red skin, but it can also leave a person feeling self-conscious about their appearance. More than 30 million Americans deal with some form of eczema, and many of them are […]
Red Light Therapy For Hormonal Balance In Women
Hormones help to regulate numerous essential bodily functions, but sometimes our bodies struggles to produce the right amount of a certain hormone. Too much or too little of a hormone can lead to a variety of issues, like mood swings, food cravings, anxiety, acne development, heavy periods and more, so it’s important to do what […]