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The Ultimate Guide to Red Light Therapy
In recent years, LEDs have gained popularity in RLT thanks to research demonstrating their ability to promote
healing and reduce pain. 1 While lasers were initially the primary light source for RLT, LEDs have proven to
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be equally effective and much more affordable. This cost difference has made it possible for individuals to
purchase LED devices for home use, expanding access to light therapy beyond clinical settings.
The growing use of LEDs in health applications,
supported
by
numerous
scientific
studies,
suggests a bright future for this technology
in
medicine.
competition
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As
demand
grows
increases
among
and
manufacturers,
we can expect to see even more affordable
and effective LED-based health devices in the
coming years.
LED
technology
has
brought
some
exciting
advantages to RLT treatments. Unlike lasers,
which typically produce a small, focused beam
of light, LEDs can be arranged in flat panels
or arrays.
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This design allows for coverage
of much larger areas of the body, making
treatments more efficient and comfortable.
However,
temperature is crucial. So, while
A
LEDs are less efficient than lasers
LEDs
approximately
at converting electricity into light,
for
which means they generate more
heat
heat.
consideration in their design.
LEDs
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there‘s
a
trade-off.
This heat can damage the
themselves
and
limit
offer
larger
better
areas,
output
is
coverage
managing
articles
important
about
an
on
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examining
how
powerful they can be.
comprehensive
of
research
RLT
revealed
studies
specifically
LED-based
RLT
in
humans, animals, or cell cultures.
Many
that
experts
the
now
coherence
The
light,
reported
a
associated
majority
of
these
positive
property
rely on heat sinks (metal plates
with lasers, may not be essential
can
that conduct heat away) or even
for
therapeutic effects.
small fans to keep the LEDs cool.
This
RLT‘s
typically
of
believe
To address this, LED arrays often
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review
3,500
therapeutic
understanding
effects.
has
led
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to
Especially when used directly on
increased interest in using LEDs
skin, maintaining a comfortable
for RLT treatments.
studies
outcomes,
suggesting that LED-based RLT
indeed
produce
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beneficial
