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Red Light Therapy vs Hearing Loss
BlogLight in the red and near-infrared ends of the spectrum accelerate healing in all cells and tissues. One of the ways they accomplish this is by acting as potent antioxidants. They also inhibits nitric oxide production. Can red and near-infrared light prevent or reverse hearing loss? In a 2016 st...Read more -
Can Red Light Therapy Build Muscle Mass?
BlogUS and Brazilian researchers worked together on a 2016 review which included 46 studies on the use of light therapy for sports performance in athletes. One of the researchers was Dr. Michael Hamblin from Harvard University who has been researching red light for decades. The study concluded that r...Read more -
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