Light therapy masks - Page 8

Jk9 · ‎07-18-2013

I agree with @SilleeMee . I read all the instructions and there are different instructions for different types and brands of devices. I am careful to do what my particular device says to do. But, I do tend to follow instructions and "rules" as that is just my brain wiring. The market is flooded with Red Light Therapy products now and the instructions vary so I would read carefully.

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Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

Don't use a mask. Have a lightstim but have not used it in a while.

I do use Red Light Therapy for pain relief. I have a red light therapy pad with velcro I use on my hand back etc. I also have one to use on knee, elbow, shoulder plus one I use for my gums. I want to buy a large panel to sit in front of 10-20 mins per day.

monicakm · ‎03-16-2010

@Nightowlz

I've put my RLT mask on my knee but I never got one bit of pain relief from it Next time it's hurting, I'll put it on my lower back/upper butt. That would be wonderful if helped that pain!

Jk9 · ‎07-18-2013

@monicakm the red light therapy for pain relief is a different wave length than for cosmetic reasons. I think you are unlikely to get pain relief from your face mask. We have specific red light/infra red therapy pads for pain and inflammation. They do work for us and our doxie who has back issues. I recall that @SilleeMee gave a good review of the importance of the different wave lengths in one of the discussions.

If my dog doesn't like you, neither do I.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

@Jk9 wrote:
@monicakm the red light therapy for pain relief is a different wave length than for cosmetic reasons. I think you are unlikely to get pain relief from your face mask. We have specific red light/infra red therapy pads for pain and inflammation. They do work for us and our doxie who has back issues. I recall that @SilleeMee gave a good review of the importance of the different wave lengths in one of the discussions.

Infrared light therapy includes near and far infrared wavelengths. It's the far infrared, or infrared as most are labeled, which gives you relief from pain. The other near infrared works mostly on topical healing/inflammation, with some penetration to sublayers of skin, where near infrared provides only mild pain relief at deeper tissues (bone and muscle).

NYCLatinaMe · ‎01-14-2017

@monicakm

I bought a book by Ari Whitten, a wellness expert, on red and near-infrared lights (The Ultimate Guide To Red Light Therapy: How to Use Red and Near-Infrared Light Therapy for Anti-Aging, Fat Loss, Muscle Gain, Performance, and Brain Optimization).

In the book, he explains that the effects of near-infrared light and red light therapy (which term he uses interchangeably with Lower Level Laser Therapy) depend on the power density (light intensity/irradience), the wavelengths, and the distance away from the body of the device.

He wrote that for skin issues (e.g. anti-aging benefits), one would want a relatively low overall dose and for deep tissues (muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, glands, brain, organs, etc.), one would need a bigger dose, higher power density for optimal effect.

So he recommends purchase of a powerful device (high watt, high density), and then use at difference distances to receive different levels of radiation for different purposes. The more powerful devices penetrate deeper into the body.

So with a high power device, one would be at a greater distance to treat facial wrinkles, and closer to treat body organs.

Most devices I saw for sale disclose the wavelenths, and they are within what he refers to the proven ranges of 600-700nm for red light and 780-1070nm for infrared. But most beauty devices don't disclose the power density, and he refers to them as underpowered. I don't know what device you are using, but the one I remember being discussed, it was a face mask, if I remember correctly the seller did not disclose watts or irradience. So that probably means these numbers are low, which would be appropriate to address facial wrinkles if placed on your face, but it is unlikely to have the power to address conditions within large tissues like those in the knee.

Hope this helps.