Muscle Strains and Sports Injuries
The
two most widespread uses of phototherapy today are for Seasonal
Affective Disorder (SAD) and for muscle strains and sports injuries.
SAD has become very well known after discussion in every magazine or
colour supplement and, partly as a result, there is a wide variety of
therapy lights available on the open market to choose from.
Most
physiotherapists and sports injury specialists use phototherapy in the
form of low power and they are used as a matter of course in
professional sports clubs to accelerate wound healing, where they are
applied as soon as possible after accidents. The same is true even in
the equine world where valuable race horses are treated with low power
laser to help them recover and to resume racing.
In fact it is because of this very effectiveness that physiotherapists were amongst the first to take up low power laser when it was developed. Lasers do have their drawbacks though, as they only treat small areas at a time and special training and safety precautions are required. Because of these restrictions phototherapy for muscle strains and sports injuries has remained the preserve of professional therapists. Until now that is.
Swiss
manufacturers are prominent in the manufacture of non-laser
phototherapy devices and Q.Products AG makes the widest range of
flexible and specialised therapy lights for doctors and other medical
professionals. Since these are safe to use without special precautions
or training they can also be sold directly to the general public and
you will find a number of models featured on this site.
Home therapy does not replace the professional therapist, but light therapy works best when it is applied daily. If you are not a Premier League football player or you did not carry your jockey to victory at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe last year you are unlikely to receive professional treatment every day. But you still want to recover quickly don't you? The answer is to use home phototherapy to supplement professional treatments.
Q.Light Wound Care treats muscle strains and sports injuries with a combination of visible and near infra-red light and you will find details on the Acute Wounds page.
Most
physiotherapists and sports injury specialists use phototherapy in the
form of low power and they are used as a matter of course in
professional sports clubs to accelerate wound healing, where they are
applied as soon as possible after accidents. The same is true even in
the equine world where valuable race horses are treated with low power
laser to help them recover and to resume racing. In fact it is because of this very effectiveness that physiotherapists were amongst the first to take up low power laser when it was developed. Lasers do have their drawbacks though, as they only treat small areas at a time and special training and safety precautions are required. Because of these restrictions phototherapy for muscle strains and sports injuries has remained the preserve of professional therapists. Until now that is.
Swiss
manufacturers are prominent in the manufacture of non-laser
phototherapy devices and Q.Products AG makes the widest range of
flexible and specialised therapy lights for doctors and other medical
professionals. Since these are safe to use without special precautions
or training they can also be sold directly to the general public and
you will find a number of models featured on this site.Home therapy does not replace the professional therapist, but light therapy works best when it is applied daily. If you are not a Premier League football player or you did not carry your jockey to victory at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe last year you are unlikely to receive professional treatment every day. But you still want to recover quickly don't you? The answer is to use home phototherapy to supplement professional treatments.
Q.Light Wound Care treats muscle strains and sports injuries with a combination of visible and near infra-red light and you will find details on the Acute Wounds page.