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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 -
Can Red Light Therapy Boost Testosterone?
BlogRat study A 2013 Korean study by scientists from Dankook University and Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital tested light therapy on the serum testosterone levels of rats. 30 rats aged six weeks were administered either red or near-infrared light for one 30 minute treatment, everyday for 5 days. “Se...Read more -
History Of Red Light Therapy – The Birth of the LASER
BlogFor those of you who are unaware LASER is actually an acronym standing for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The laser was invented in 1960 by American physicist Theodore H. Maiman, but it wasn’t until 1967 that Hungarian physician and surgeon Dr. Andre Mester that ...Read more