Laser Jade Pillow

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Laser Pillow

1. What is the Difference between LED'S and LASERS?

Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are another form of light therapy that is a relatively recent development of the laser industry. LEDs are similar to lasers inasmuch as they have the same healing effects but differ in the way that the light energy is delivered. A significant difference between lasers and LEDs is the power output. The peak power output of LEDs is measured in milliwatts, while that of lasers is measured in watts. However, this difference when considered alone is misleading since the most critical factor that determines the amount of energy delivered is the duty cycle of the device.

LEDs do not deliver enough power to damage the tissue, but they do deliver enough energy to stimulate a response from the body to heal itself. With a low peak power output but high duty cycle, the LEDs provide a much gentler delivery of same healing wavelengths of light as does the laser but at a substantially greater energy output. For this reason, LEDs do not have the same risk of accidental eye damage that lasers do.

Moreover, LEDs are low coherent noncollimated and they generate a broader band of wavelengths than do the single-wavelength laser. Non-collimation and the side angle diffusion of the LED confers upon it a greater ease of application, since light emissions are thereby able to penetrate a broader surface area. Moreover, the multiplicity of wavelengths in the LED, contrary to the single-wavelenfth laser, may enable it to affect a broader range of tissue types and produce a wider range of photochemical reactions in the tissue.

If LED disperses over a greater surface area, this results in a faster treatment time for a given area than laser. The primary reason that chose the LEDs over lasers in that LEDs are safer, more cost effective provide a gentle but effective delivery of light and a greater energy output per unit of surface are in a given time duration.

2. What does light therapy actually do?

Light therapy can:

(1) Increase vascularity (circulation) by increasing the formation of new capillaries, which are additional blood vessels that replace damaged ones. New capillaries speed up the healing process by carrying more oxygen as well as more nutrients needed for healing and they can also carry more waster products sway.

(2) Stimulates the release of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
ATP is the major carrier of energy to all cells. Increases in ATP allow cells to accept nutrients faster and get rid of waste products faster by increasing the energy level in the cell. All food turns into ATP before it is utilized by the cells. ATP provides the chemical energy that drives the chemical reaction of the cell.

(3) Increase lymphatic system activity Edema, which is the swelling or natural splinting process of the body, has two basic components. The first is a liquid part which can be evacuated by the blood system and the second is comprised of the proteins which have to be evacuated by the lymphatic system. Research has shown that the lymph vessel diameter and the flow of the lymph system can be doubled with the use of light therapy. The venous diameter and the arterial diameters can also be increased. This means that body parts of edema (liquid and protein) can be evacuated at a much faster rate to relieve swelling.

(4) Stimulate fibroblastic activity which aids in the repair process
Fibroblasts are present in connective tissue and are capable of forming collagen fibers.

(5) Increase phagocytosis, which is the process of scavenging for and ingesting dead or degenerated cells by phagocyte cells for the purpose of clean up. This is an important part of the infection fighting process. Destruction of the infection and clean up must occur before the healing process can take place.

(6) Induce a thermal like effect in the tissue the light raises the temperature of the cells although there is no heat produced from the diodes themselves. ( The LED cluster will be warm to the touch because of the electronics needed to power the many diodes.)

(7) Stimulates tissue granulation and connective tissue projections, which are part of the healing process of wounds, ulcers or inflamed tissue.