Clinical Studies & Helpful Links
Medical Information & More

The following are some links to various clinic journals, other articles on light therapy, as well as other helpful sites on the internet.

The medical links below will redirect you to journal articles conducted studies using the equipment from a particular manufacturer around the world with with its own design and form of infrared therapy device.

Healthlight offers the latest systems with monochromatic AND visible light diodes. Healthlight diodes are rated at 880nm of infrared energy. Articles in the links below utilize devices with infrared energy output ranging from about 830nm to 890nm or more, all with mostly POSITIVE outcomes.

All of the links below will redirect you to openly available websites from companies and well known institutions and highly regarded medical journals on the internet. Infrared therapy treatments have been utilized around the world for well over 20 years. Healthlight will be publishing its own studies in 2006.

NASA Light Emitting Diode Studies
Infrared Light Diode device used by a nurse practitioner places the LED array on the outside of a patient's cheek where it shines for just over a minute each day, promoting wound healing and preventing mouth sores caused by radiation and chemotherapy.
Acta Diabetologica May 2006
A Published Study Using Pulsed Infrared Light Therapy Pads in the May 2006 Acta Diabetologica. Pulsed infrared light therapy has been shown to increase peripheral sensation in diabetic patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN).
Article in the Journal of the APMA
Symptomatic reversal of peripheral neuropathy in patients with diabetes.
Light Emitting Diodes Aid in Wound Healing & More
Powerful light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been shown to help heal wounds in laboratory animals and are now being tested on humans at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Improvement of sensory impairment in patients with peripheral neuropathy.

On the basis of the data from this study, infrared therapy seems to be a safe and effective treatment to improve sensory impairment associated with peripheral neuropathy due to diabetes and other causes.

Monochromatic Pulsed Light on Pressure Ulcer
The effects of infrared and red monochromatic pulsed light (MPL) with varied pulse frequency on healing rate of pressure ulcers were evaluated in a prospective, randomized, controlled study.
Karolinska Institutet Sweden
Effects of phototherapy on pressure ulcer healing in elderly patients after a falling trauma: A prospective, randomized, controlled study
Infrared Photo Energy and DPN
Taken collectively, clinical studies indicated that Infrared Photo Energy treatments are associated with increased sensation in the foot. An article by Neil Goldberg, MD
Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy
Elderly Patients with Use of Monochromatic Infrared Photo Energy and Physical Therapy, Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, Vol. 27;1:04, April 2004
Diabetes In Control Magazine
Diabetes In Control is the world leader of current and accurate on-line diabetes information for medical professionals. Promoting increased understanding of the care and treatment of diabetes, ultimately helping the medical professional to empower each patient to better self-care.
The Laser Exchange Studies
Assorted clinical studies on Low Level Laser use by Dr. E. Liisa Laakso and others.
Anodyne Presentation at U. of TX (PDF)
ANODYNE THERAPY:HEALING OF A LIMB-THREATENING WOUND WITH INCAPACITATING PAIN Caroline E. Fife, MD, Virginia Albright, RN, Laurie Jones, RN Memorial Hermann Center for Wound HealingDepartment of Anesthesiology UTHSC, Houston, Texas
Anodyne Awareness® Medical Education
Anodyne Awareness® is a concise set of language and rapport techniques used by medical and dental professionals and others who wish to quickly relieve pain and anxiety.
Anodyne Corporation
Established in 1972, Anodyne began by meeting temporary help needs of the healthcare field, and rapidly expanded to meet the increasing temporary help you must have, when you must have it. For as long as you want. And no matter when you call Anodyne Corporation, you will find our professional, helpful approach second-to-none.
Anodyne Medical Device, Inc. Forms
The Compass Group International LLC and Hollywood Capital Inc. announced the formation and capitalization of Anodyne Medical Device Inc. to acquire leading manufacturers of medical support surfaces.
Anodyne Rehab of Minnesota
Anodyne Rehab, Inc. was established in 1987 as a specialty dealer of electro-medical products and supplies. Over the years we have expanded to become the mid-west region's most complete provider of rehabilitation products and services.
AnodyneUSA Consulting Firm
ANODYNEUSA’s team is a unique combination of deeply experienced clinicians and technical engineers to server the medical community by providing unbiased consulting assistance with the software selection process.
Anodyne Lending, Inc.
Obtaining a Home Loan can be a source of anxiety, frustration -- and a huge sense of accomplishment. Our name says it all, Anodyne " Something that relieves stress or distress" let us be your stress free alternative to your home loan needs.
Anodyne Bite Restorer for TMJ
Johns Dental Laboratories has long been aware of TMJ syndrome and the related discomfort it causes. The dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint results in stress on muscles, often causing head, neck, shoulder and back pain. The Anodyne (pain relieving) Bite Restorer, constructed by Johns Dental, is a Vitallium™ framework constrcuted with composite bonded to occlusal surfaces.
Anodyne Dental Pharma
The mission of Anodyne Dental Pharma Inc. is to provide our customers with superior products and services by developing innovations and solutions that improve the quality of life, satisfy patient needs, provide employees with career and advancement opportunities, and shareholders with a superior rate of return.
White Dove Healing Arts- Anodyne Remedies
The Dr. Recommends Anodyne Remedies are specially formulated to help in a wide variety of pain conditions. They are not designed to merely cover the pain, or act as pain killers. These remedies are designed to heal the cause of the pain, and to stimulate the organism to reduce the experience of pain through natural means.
Anodyne Medical Infusion Set
It mainly consists of one-way valve, bi-pass, drug capsule, T-piece, capsule protective shell, drug solution filter, micro-tube, flow regulator, drip chamber, air filter, clamp, connecting pipe, etc. It is mainly used for analgesia after an operation.
Titan Labs Nutritional Products
Natural Alternative Medicine Products: The Factor Series®, a professional line of potent nutritionals exclusively developed to address the most common conditions including specific sports formulations for the enhancement of athletic performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions regarding Healthlight and infrared therapy in general.
Anodyne - See Dictionary.com
anodyne \AN-uh-dyn\, adjective:
1. Serving to relieve pain; soothing.
2. Not likely to offend; bland; innocuous.

                 

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