Manavi Healing Center

Red light therapy uses a low-powered red light to deliver wavelengths directly through the skin. The light is then absorbed by the cells, where it gives the mitochondria a boost and triggers the increased production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This increase in ATP creates higher functioning cells that stimulate the body’s natural processes, resulting in benefits such as decreased inflammation, increases in blood flow, increases in collagen production, reduced effects of oxidative stress, and an increased ability to repair and restore damaged cells and tissue.

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Numerous studies have examined the benefits of red light therapy in a variety of different applications and have proved to be effective. For example, a 2018 randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial published in Lasers in Medical Science looked at the use of red light therapy to treat acute pain and inflammation in patients that underwent total hip arthroplasty. When compared to placebo patients, those receiving red light therapy showed decreased levels of inflammatory cytokines and decreased pain intensity.