The HealthLight Blog
Adding NIR Therapy Can Kick Your Podiatry Practice Into High Gear! Many podiatrists have not yet welcomed NIR (near-infrared/red light) Therapy into their practice. But by adding NIR Therapy to their treatment menus, doctors of podiatric medicine can also reap substantial benefits to both patients and revenue, just like other healthcare providers. Advantages of NIR…
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The 122 Foot & Ankle Pad and the 131 Foot & Calf Pad are two of our most popular pads. Both pads are available in our Clinical and Express At-Home product lines. Both can be used on the lower legs and feet. There are lots of similarities between the two pads, but there are key…
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LED Light Therapy for Pain A 2015 study written by Michael R. Hamblin and James Carroll (two pioneers in Phototherapy treatment and PBM research) with co-authors Roberta T. Chow and Howard B. Cotler, concluded that “…Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT) is beneficial for pain relief and can accelerate the body’s ability to heal itself. LLLT…
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HealthLight has been manufacturing photo-modulated (pulsed, light emitting diode) devices also known as low-level light therapy (LLLT) devices for over 15 years. HealthLight has two different product lines: Clinical and Express At-Home. In this blog post we’ll be going over the key differences between the two lines. Clinical Line The Clinical Line makes it easier…
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For those who worry about traveling because of pain in their feet, or have back, knee or hip issues, you don’t have to curtail your wanderlust. Near-infrared (red LED light) Therapy can open the door to a better quality of life, allowing you the freedom from pain and discomfort to venture out and travel…
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Below are some of our most frequently asked questions about our company and our light therapy devices. What makes HealthLight different? Our duty cycle at 50% is higher than many other pads on the market. That means we are getting more Joules/cm². The result is more healing energy to the tissues. Our Product Features:…
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A Chronic Pain Phototherapy Treatment Program for Chiropractors When it comes to treating chronic pain, specifically chronic musculoskeletal pain, modern medicine’s standard procedures are fraught with a wide spectrum of side effects, possible complications, and overall risks. “Currently accepted therapies consist of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, steroid injections, opiate pain medications and surgery, each of which…
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Part II of our Frequently Asked Questions Series. Below are some of the most common questions we get about light therapy. How does light therapy relieve muscles spasms, aches, and stiffness? Light Therapy dramatically stimulates muscle trigger points and acupuncture points non-invasively providing musculoskeletal pain relief. After just 20 minutes of light therapy, patients experience…
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Increased circulation. Better nerve sensitivity. Reduced pain. Unfortunately, these are the needs of millions of people. Those with diabetes. Those suffering from Peripheral Neuropathy. Those with chronic pain. Poor sensation in the toes or feet is usually caused by a lack of blood supply or nerve damage. This condition can be symptomatic of a large…
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The impact of LED Light Therapy on pain and circulation has been studied for decades. There are a variety of types of research on phototherapy treatment: Research on Humans Research on Animals Basic Research Applied Research HealthLight has only reviewed a fraction of the thousands of studies out there on phototherapy treatment. Our research mostly…
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