Red & near infrared LED light are a “window” of wave-lengths that are capable to pass through the skin tissue up to 1 inch deep (not 6 inches like some web sites claim). Red and near-infrared have many beneficial effects on skin cells by “kick-starting” them into immediately creating more ATP (cellular energy) and increasing DNA and RNA activity. This effect has been carefully studied and found in many published reports since 1987. The positive effects occur only in injured cells. There is no benefit to healthy cells. In the past, lasers were thought to be needed to provide the light, but it’s been known since 1989 that LEDs are just as good. The ideal wavelengths are between 600 and and 900 nm, with the best results at specific ranges: 610-625, 660-690, 750-770, and 815-860 nm
The LFT9000 is one of the first LED Light Therapy systems to hit the market and is way before its time, meaning that LED Light Therapy was so new and unknown to the medical infrastructure, the LFT900 was commonly referred to as useless. 15 years later, the LFT9000 is still the most sought after LED Light Therapy unit because the wavelengths are set at NASA healing standards. Astronauts still use LED Light Therapy for injuries incurred in space.
LFT9000 LED Light Therapy Unit
$135.00 $80.00
Conditions and Injuries Helped by LEDs
Conditions known to be helped by LED light therapy
- osteoarthritis
- sports injuries such as knee, ankle, shoulder, etc
- burns, scrapes, and pain relief from cuts
- ulcers
- macular degeneration
- laser burns to the retina
- fibromyalgia pains
- preventing bruising and inflammation if it’s fresh injury
- bunion pain
- diabetic neuropathy
- tendinitis
- myofascial pain
- minimize recent nerve injury
- wound healing, especially in diabetics
- bursitis
Conditions LED light therapy may or may not help
- wrinkles, aging, acne, spots (see skin section)
- bone healing (it might help)
- existing bruises and inflammation
- back pains (hit or miss)
- rosacea, psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, poison ivy
Conditions LED light therapy does not help
- headache
- muscle ache from working out
- infection
- scars
- bunion reduction
- reverse osteoarthritis bone deformation
- any injury too deep or beneath bone like the brain
