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What exactly is light?
BlogLight can be defined in many ways. A photon, a wave form, a particle, an electromagnetic frequency. Light behaves as both a physical particle and a wave. What we think of as light is a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum known as human visible light, which the cells in human eyes are sensi...Read more -
5 ways to minimise harmful blue light in your life
BlogBlue light (425-495nm) is potentially harmful to humans, inhibiting energy production in our cells, and is especially harmful to our eyes. This can manifest in the eyes over time as poor general vision, especially nightime or low brightness vision. In fact, blue light is well established in the s...Read more -
Is there more to light therapy dosing?
BlogLight therapy, Photobiomodulation, LLLT, phototherapy, infrared therapy, red light therapy and so on, are different names for similar things – applying light in the 600nm-1000nm range to the body. Many people swear by light therapy from LEDs, while others will use low level lasers. Whatever the l...Read more -
What dose should I aim for?
BlogNow that you can calculate what dose you are getting, you need to know what dose is actually effective. Most review articles and educational material tends to claim a dose in the range of 0.1J/cm² to 6J/cm² is optimal for cells, with less doing nothing and much more cancelling out the benefits. ...Read more -
How to calculate light therapy dose
BlogLight therapy dose is calculated with this formula: Power Density x Time = Dose Fortunately, most recent studies use standardised units to describe their protocol: Power Density in mW/cm² (milliwatts per centimeter squared) Time in s (seconds) Dose in J/cm² (Joules per centimeter squared) For lig...Read more -
THE SCIENCE BEHIND HOW LASER THERAPY WORKS
BlogLaser therapy is a medical treatment that uses focused light to stimulate a process called photobiomodulation (PBM means photobiomodulation). During PBM, photons enter the tissue and interact with the cytochrome c complex within mitochondria. This interaction triggers a biological cascade of even...Read more