14The Ultimate Guide to Red Light Therapy2.1.3 RLT and Lower Back PainOne study explored using RLT to treat chronic lower back pain.15They recruited 40 people who had beensuffering for over six years. Half received real light therapy, while the others got a sham treatment (placebo).The real light therapy used invisible infrared light delivered through wearable devices on the waistband.15These devices met safety standards and delivered light with wavelengths between 800 and 1200 nanometers(invisible to the human eye). The placebo group wore identical devices but with no actual light.Participants received treatment once a week for seven weeks.15Researchers measured pain using a scalefrom 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain ever). They assessed overall pain and pain during different movements. Theresults were encouraging.Thereallighttherapygroup‘saveragepainscoredropped very significantly, from nearly 7 out of 10 to3 out of 10.15The placebo group only saw a small improvement.Importantly, there weren‘t any reported side effects fromthe real light therapy.Thissuggeststhatlighttherapycouldbeaeffective option for chronic lower back pain.15safeandHowever,more research with larger groups is needed before definitiveconclusions can be drawn.A second study investigated thepotentiallightbenefitstherapyforofinfraredchronicnon-specific low back pain (NSLBP),acommonclearconditioncause.48Tenwithoutaparticipants(five men, five women) with anaverage of nearly two years ofNSLBP received 15-minute IR lighttreatments three times a weekfor four weeks.
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