LED therapy is a therapy with low light levels orphotobiomodulation, based on Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology.
LED therapy in the healthcare and beauty industry is a very young technology. However, every year it is gaining momentum - an increasing number of health enterprises are introducing LED therapy into the menu of their services. An increasing number of people are usingworld therapyand LED gadgets to achieve a therapeutic and aesthetic effect at home, due to the wide availability of such devices.
LED therapy, also known as photobiomodulation, is a cutting-edge treatment that utilizes low light levels through Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology. Although relatively new in the healthcare and beauty industry, LED therapy is rapidly gaining popularity. Many health enterprises are incorporating LED therapy into their services, and more people are using LED devices for therapeutic and aesthetic purposes at home due to their increasing availability.
For several decades, since the 90s of the last century, the NASA space agency has conducted large-scalescientific and experimental research on the use of the visible light spectrum to control the biological processes of living organisms, primarily plants. In the course of numerous experiments, impressive effects of light radiation were discovered, including for humans. The effect of waves of the visible light spectrum of various lengths was studied. Each wave corresponds to different colors and penetrates the skin to different depths. Red light has the longest wavelength and blue light has the shortest. Waves of yellow, orange and green light have average length. The studies revealed that the blue-green spectrum of visible light significantly suppresses the production of melatonin and leads to wakefulness, and the red one accelerates tissue regeneration, relieves pain and has other therapeutic effects. Data were also obtained on the therapeutic effects of light and the prospects for its use, which are important for employees of deep space missions. At the end of cooperation with the space agency, some companies that participated in the research as contractors transferred the acquired knowledge to a commercial basis.So in the year a new technology appeared on the beauty and health market - light therapy.
In the 1990s, NASA conducted extensive scientific research on the use of visible light spectrum to control biological processes in living organisms, particularly in plants. Through numerous experiments, significant effects of light radiation were discovered, including on humans. Different wavelengths of light corresponding to various colors, such as red, blue, yellow, orange, and green, were studied, with each wavelength penetrating the skin to different depths. It was found that blue-green spectrum of visible light can suppress melatonin production, promoting wakefulness, while red light can accelerate tissue regeneration, relieve pain, and have other therapeutic effects.
These findings also had important implications for deep space missions, as they could potentially benefit the health of astronauts. After the collaboration with NASA, some companies that were involved in the research translated the acquired knowledge into commercial applications, leading to the emergence of a new technology known as light therapy in the beauty and health market.
Today, light emitting diodes, or LED therapy, is used as a natural and safe treatment for a variety of skin conditions, including acne and age-related changes.
Light therapy is actively used in medicine, especially widely in American medical institutions, as a necessary element of complex programs of preventive integrative medicine, treatment protocols of conventional medicine. In particular, the prospects of light therapy for the treatment of diabetic foot are open. Just think - diabetes is a major international health problem affecting more than 387 million people, and 25% of them are at risk of a lifelong problem of non-healing foot ulcers due to diabetes. Several large randomized control trials have shown encouragingtherapeutic results in the treatment of ulcers without any side effects when using light emitting diodes. A number of other studies have shown that LED therapy can optimize cellular functions and molecular pathways and may be a promising treatment for a range of diseases. In addition, some studies have shown that red light can help restore hair in people with androgenetic alopecia, or male and female pattern hair loss.