LEDs for Pain Relief

darkgear.com · Jan 14, 2004

Anyone hear of or use this?

Anyone know anything about these? Seems simple enough. Any modders out there wanna slap together some LEDs attach a rubber band and sell them for $500?

Best regards,
Randy

PhotonWrangler · Jan 14, 2004

Ooooooohh, it "produces photons of different wavelengths".... wow. So does viewing their web site... or other sites... or traffic lights, or color TVs, or....
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Doug S · Jan 14, 2004

Most of the local crowd around here seems to *buy* LEDs for pain relief. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

PhotonWrangler · Jan 14, 2004

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Most of the local crowd around here seems to *buy* LEDs for pain relief. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

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Isn't that a textbook definition of flashaholism? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Charles Bradshaw · Jan 15, 2004

NASA and the Navy have been working on this sort of thing (search CPF). There are 3 specific Near IR wavelengths that are the most useful for healing injuries and deep tissue.

However, seeing as this is advertised on TV, maybe even in an Infommercial, I am dubious about their claims.

gadget_lover · Jan 15, 2004

Infrared.... Isn't that a heat lamp? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Yup, doctors have been using them for years.

acusifu · Jan 15, 2004

I have used LLLT(low level light therapy) for years. Cold laser acupuncture !
Although I use much different equipment.

FlashlightOCD · Jan 15, 2004

UV [A and/or B] is used to treat bad cases of psoriasis and some types of skin cancer [ironic isn't it], but I don't think they use LED's.

darkgear.com · Jan 15, 2004

It all sounded pretty strange to me...

PhotonWrangler · Jan 15, 2004

What I'm not getting is if the light is therapeutic (assuming visible or near-visible wavelengths), wouldn't a person derive similar benefits from just stepping out into the sunshine? I don't see how a single wavelength (minus other accompanying wavelengths) delivered at the typical few milliwatts of LEDs would have any biological effect, beneficial or otherwise...??? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thinking.gif

LEDs for Pain Relief

darkgear.com

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PhotonWrangler

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Doug S

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PhotonWrangler

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Charles Bradshaw

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gadget_lover

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acusifu

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FlashlightOCD

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darkgear.com

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