Hemingray
Enlightened
I found this NASA site a few months ago, it gives some interesting insight into using red and IR LEDs for accelerating healing of small wounds.
http://www1.msfc.nasa.gov/newsroom/news/releases/2000/00-336.html
They used three wavelengths: 680 730 and 880 nM.
I have tried this on an experimental basis on myself (using 635 nM red and 880 nM IR LEDS, and it seems to work in speeding up healing of small cuts and sores. No ill effects were noted. Supposedly teh light stimulates capillary blood flow which in turns accelerates healing.
There are several manufacturers of LED LEPT (Low Energy Photon Therapy) devices, I'll add pointers later if it is OK to do so. I have no interest in
any of these businesses, just an experimenter looking for ever more uses for these wonderful little solid state light sources.
/ed brown in NH
http://www1.msfc.nasa.gov/newsroom/news/releases/2000/00-336.html
They used three wavelengths: 680 730 and 880 nM.
I have tried this on an experimental basis on myself (using 635 nM red and 880 nM IR LEDS, and it seems to work in speeding up healing of small cuts and sores. No ill effects were noted. Supposedly teh light stimulates capillary blood flow which in turns accelerates healing.
There are several manufacturers of LED LEPT (Low Energy Photon Therapy) devices, I'll add pointers later if it is OK to do so. I have no interest in
any of these businesses, just an experimenter looking for ever more uses for these wonderful little solid state light sources.
/ed brown in NH