| Infrared light therapy as a medical technique is not | | | | well to this treatment therapy. |
| new - it's been in use for preventative and | | | | Many people have successfully recovered from high |
| therapeutic treatments, mainly for muscular injuries, | | | | blood pressure levels by using this type of lighting |
| since the 1990s. Its applications for both veterinary | | | | technology. Now, you can too! There are many |
| and human conditions have been the subject of lots | | | | different medical facilities that offer infrared light |
| of research and experimentation, so we can be | | | | therapy boxes. If you cannot find one near you, you |
| confident that it can really work. | | | | may be pleased to know that you can now purchase |
| There has been some contractor research completed | | | | your own therapy boxes to use at home! If you |
| by NASA for using light therapy in space for pain | | | | want to lower your high blood pressure, infrared light |
| management. It was tough to find substantiated data | | | | therapy is a safe and effective means of doing so! |
| on the results of those studies. You do get the | | | | Infrared therapy's benefits for treating chronic equine |
| impression by reading the periphery of the NASA | | | | conditions like arthritis are two-fold. Just as with |
| studies that light therapy is used in space on humans | | | | preventative applications, the increased circulation |
| with success. | | | | deep within the muscles - much deeper than you can |
| Infrared light therapy is a safe and effective tool in | | | | get with topical ligaments - aids healing. The infrared |
| your equine veterinary equipment. It's ideal for | | | | rays can penetrate much further into soft tissues |
| treating injuries to large muscle areas like the neck | | | | and muscles than any surface preparations, and you |
| and back, and it has a preventative role to play too. | | | | don't run the risk of skin irritation. |
| Plus, most infrared equipment can be used to treat | | | | There are several methods for administering Infrared |
| other injuries and conditions in other parts of the | | | | Light Therapy depending on what you are targeting. |
| horse. | | | | For pain relief, there are several designs of adjustable |
| The Visible Infrared Light is a system that is | | | | wands and guns that focus light on the affected |
| acknowledged as being capable of reaching about | | | | areas. For acne, there are several different designs, |
| eight to 10mm into the human skin surface, incredibly | | | | the most common being one that looks like an open |
| good for many types of surface wounds, cuts, scars, | | | | book which you put the face or affected area near |
| triggers, treating infections, and also acupuncture | | | | the light sources for a specified period of time on a |
| points. On the other hand, the Invisible Infrared Light | | | | regular basis. |
| can reach a depth of about 30 to 40 mm, an area | | | | Best of all, there is some evidence that infrared |
| that involves bones, deep muscles, and joints. | | | | therapy actually has an analgesic effect too. The |
| Infrared technology has been proven to help increase | | | | metabolic stimulation also increases neurological |
| the overall circulation and movement of blood | | | | responses. In pain management, this means that |
| throughout the body. This makes it an ideal | | | | infrared increases the release of endorphins, helping |
| treatment for people who have soft tissue injuries. | | | | your horse to feel better too. |
| Injuries like sprains and torn ligaments respond very | | | | |