Phototherapy
Or photomodulation
Man has always been fascinated by light, and its use for healing and relieving is not new.
You have to go back to ancient Egypt to find the first traces of phototherapy. While we will discover the natural external photosensitizers called psoralens only in 1911, it was realized that the Egyptians had already listed and categorized them since antiquity.
The story
The direct application of these herbal psoralens on the areas to be treated and combined with exposure to the sun led to repigmentation of the skin and regeneration of cells.
Indian medicine then took over around 1400 BC by deepening the subject through another technique called “Ammi Majus” which consisted of the absorption of psoralea coryfolia seeds before exposure to the sun.
Healing with light was eventually universalized, from Moroccan herbal teas to the use of pampas grass in South America, from the treatment of tuberculosis with sunlight in 19th-century Europe to the 1956 discovery of the key role of light in the treatment of jaundice in infants by an English nurse named Jean Ward.
Light as a means of treatment
How it works ?
Today’s techniques allow safe exposure through the use of cold light in the form of LEDs.
This light will therefore act not in a thermal way but by photobiomodulation, that is to say that the LEDs will activate or inhibit the cells according to the parameters established beforehand, to treat more particularly the attacked zone while revitalizing homeostasis. whole body
Resulting from the combination of red and infrared light, cold light photobiomodulation has been recognized for its anti-inflammatory and healing properties since the 1980s. It is used today in dermatology, ophthalmology, osteopathy, oncology and rheumatology.
By acting directly on the intracellular mitochondria, light will allow the repair and regulation of cells and facilitate the penetration of the treatments administered.
For who ?
The field of action of photobiomodulation is so extensive that it will allow you to treat dermatological conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, acne, stretch marks and scars while promoting photoprotection but also chronic pain such as as carpal tunnel syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis. It will improve the repair of fractures such as tibial or jaw bone fractures. Used in oncology it would help to reduce the rate of lymphedema in the body.
Testimonials?
We are at the beginning of a revolution: We are bathed in light and nature has already imagined what we are going to experience…
Led photobiomodulation consists of illuminating our cells with infinitesimal amounts of light in different wavelengths. The energy production of our cells and their oxygenation are galvanized, resulting in many valuable biological syntheses for our organism.
Dermatology specializing in lasers for 30 years, my interest naturally turned to these light sources. Along the way, all medical fields challenged me. I then founded in 2010 with a handful of doctors: the European LedAcademy Society, a non-profit and multidisciplinary. Interesting both doctors, physiotherapists researchers etc.
Medical practice is changing rapidly and energy sources will soon replace or combine with “classic” drugs (chemical molecules for example)
From now on it will not be uncommon to prescribe potobiomodulation sessions in the practice followed by the use of “Home devices” at home in different areas such as acne, hair regrowth or even soon certain gynecological areas… The list goes on
Dr Michèle Pelletier-Aouizérate
Dermatology specialized in lasers for 30 years
Founder of the LED Academy, a non-profit and multidisciplinary society involving doctors, physiotherapists and researchers.
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