What are the health benefits of red light?

After the white light of light therapy, make way for red light! This would relieve pain, improve sleep, and promote muscle recovery. What is it really? We will explain everything to you.

Psoriasis and cancer: the benefits of red light

Red light, also called photobiomodulation, is a therapeutic technique that uses low wavelengths of red light to treat several problems, including skin problems.

Thus, it is used to treat eczema, rosacea, psoriasis and redness. Researchers conducted a study on patients suffering from psoriasis. The latter were treated with red light for four weeks.

Result, at the end of the treatment, the clearance rate of patients was between 60 and 100%. Likewise, red light can be used to fade the appearance of scars. A study has proven that red light increases the rate of cell regeneration, which accelerates the skin’s healing process.

Finally, red light is used in the prevention and treatment of certain side effects of cancer treatments.

The technique “is used to help heal damaged tissue, improve the immune response, reduce inflammation, and prevent or treat certain side effects of treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy” indicate the professionals of the cancer center

Thus, red light is recommended to prevent inflammation of the oral mucous membranes and skin burns induced by radiotherapy.

This process is still in full swing and numerous studies are underway to prove its effectiveness.

Doubt about the effectiveness in the treatment of sleep disorders

Red light would also be very effective for muscle recovery, to combat wrinkles, stretch marks and acne.

Some claim that it would be perfect for combating sleep disorders. But according to the Quebec government, the existing data is too weak and too few in number to confirm this.

So, red light might not disrupt sleep, but it’s difficult to say if it could improve it.