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Can Red Light Therapy Enhance Muscle Mass and Performance?
BlogA 2016 review and meta analysis by Brazilian researchers looked at all existing studies on the ability of light therapy to increase muscle performance and overall exercise capacity. Sixteen studies involving 297 participants were included. Exercise capacity parameters included number of repetitio...Read more -
Can Red Light Therapy Accelerate Healing of Injuries?
BlogA 2014 review looked at 17 studies on the effects of red light therapy on skeletal muscle repair for the treatment of muscle injuries. “The main effects of LLLT were a reduction in the inflammatory process, the modulation of growth factors and myogenic regulatory factors, and increased angiogenes...Read more -
Can Red Light Therapy Accelerate Muscle Recovery?
BlogIn a 2015 review, researchers analyzed trials that used red and near-infrared light on muscles before exercise and found the time until exhaustion and the number of reps performed following light therapy increased significantly. “The time until exhaustion increased significantly compared to place...Read more -
Can Red Light Therapy Enhance Muscle Strength?
BlogAustralian and Brazilian scientists investigated the effects of light therapy on exercise muscle fatigue in 18 young women. Wavelength: 904nm Dose: 130J Light therapy was administered before exercise, and the exercise consisted of one set of 60 concentric quadricep contractions. Women who receive...Read more -
Can Red Light Therapy Build Muscle Bulk?
BlogIn 2015, Brazilian researchers wanted to find out if light therapy could build muscle and enhance strength in 30 male athletes. The study compared one group of men who used light therapy + exercise with a group that did exercise only and a control group. The exercise program was 8-weeks of knee ...Read more -
Can Red Light Therapy Melt Body Fat?
BlogBrazilian scientists from the Federal University of São Paulo tested the effects of light therapy (808nm) on 64 obese women in 2015. Group 1: Exercise (aerobic & resistance) training + phototherapy Group 2: Exercise (aerobic & resistance) training + no phototherapy. The study took place...Read more