I (54 years old) bought a red light board and received treatment for more than 1 month. Found the best method for the body when examining different areas of the body while nude, alternating between days (even days with 5 positions: 1. Top of the head 2. back 3. abdomen - chest 4. anterior groin 5. buttocks and prostate. The next day, scan position # (odd days with 5 positions: 1. Knee, 2. foot 3. Shoulder and neck 4. Hand and forearm 5. Shoulder). And scan Exactly 15 minutes. After that time, it will be very difficult to sleep.
My opinion is to alternate days because of cumulative effects. Also to use it in the morning to avoid sleep disruption. And to aim for a full body dose of 25-35 joules of energy to the body. Need to calculate based on irradiance (power) at certain distance from device and then calculate time in seconds for each area of the body. Aim for 35 joules/cm2 total for full body for general wellness and skin benefits, around 6-7 joules per area of body. Also see gembared’s discussion of compensating for light reflection whereby it may be recommended to multiply time in seconds by 2.5 because of 60% light reflection off of skin.
I’ve been using the LED Platinum 450 for 22 days straight 20min on my back and I got a blister today. I might be using it too much or too close or both. I heard that you could not get burnt but that was wrong!!! Wondering if I have to stop completely under blister heals or continue to heal the blister just cut down on time and distance???
Are these 'doses' session lengths per treatment area? So for example medium dose benefit @8inches 10 minutes front, then 10 back for a total of 20 minutes?
That’s correct, although dependent on the benefit. Something like joint pain would of course be aimed the joint specifically, whereas a general benefit such as sleep quality involves larger parts of the body.
I have a small red light therapy pad. I place it on different parts of my body while it is flashing red light mode. (said to be strongest) I place it on my injured shoulder My twisted ankle My injured muscles (right leg) around shin (left leg) Left knee I do 15 to 20 minutes per area for it to heal. Yet if I count the overall session time it becomes 20 times 4 which is 1 hour! Is that too much? Is the time counted separately or together? Does it count if I am doing 15-20minutes per separated body areas? I honestly do get a head high while using my red light therapy pad on any part of my body especially if I can look at it.
Yes you could. You could make each seasons the “high dose” time if you wanted/had the time. Each time in our guidelines should be seen as a minimum, but not a maximum.
I have pain in both my arms so as far as a session goes can I do one full session of minutes on each arm or do the minutes in one session need to be divided for both arms?
Correct, that’s per session, per day. There are some studies that show benefits with even less frequency, such as 2-3 times per week. This doesn’t mean daily would be less optimal though as it’s still well within healthy dose ranges.
I have the Ruby-lux large bulb - not flat panel with little lights. Surely they have some info on this - been around for a long time. All l I could find is maximum distance 24" from light. I have only noticed that the more areas I expose to the light in total - I get very dehydrated. Have to drink a lot of water after. Just new at this and find your reports very informative
Thanks for your feedback, Jane. The Ruby-lux bulbs are different to red light therapy devices. They are infrared bulbs, which focus on a large range of the infrared spectrum. This type of bulb also emits some heat, which is why you can get a detox effect from it, similar to a sauna. Red light therapy uses shorter wavelengths of light, and does not produce heat. Instead it targets the key wavelengths which stimulate the mitochondria within your cells.
Thanks for the reply - guess I thought it was the same. Do I get same benefits overall - I am 79 and trying to encourage my body to revive and muscle loss. Am in excellent health @@mychondria
@@mychondria thanks for that reply; from my experience, having panels with RED and NIR(near-infra red) will give you enough coverage in benefits but you'll need to control your exposure time - as you can miss the 'feel good' afterwords effect if you stay in for too long | Anyhow, staying too much exposed to the sun will make u sick, these devices will not
I'm doing 12 minute sessions 2x a day (24 min total a day) on a PLANET FITNESS TOTAL BODY ENHANCEMENT machine about 5-6 days a week. Just started and it feels great. Could I be over-doing it though? Thanks.
@@theessentialforager6658 I know right the first time I stepped on it. I stood facing the door. Nobody knows how to use it at planet fitness. None of their staff. It's kind of funny
If it is possible, see if anyone can tell you what the irradiance or light intensity is. We'll be happy to determine an optimal routine for you from here
You can find a graph for these times here: cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0527/6047/7867/files/MyLight_dosage_guide_2024_332097dd-a016-4c3d-93d1-cd575c898d91.png?v=1715043902
@@MrNcac thanks for asking 🥹been a long journey for me I have permanent damage tissue it’s doesn’t hurt me anymore but I have spend thousands of dollars to get my health back I have even done oxygen changer cells injections all kind and of stuff
@@Way_Of_The_Light most of it upper body and legs I have inflamación and tissue damage I paid a full body MRI and came to discover I have been damaging my body with red light therapy I used to do it almost every week for two months and one day after I did sauna I notice bumps and crazy clinking all over my body after few months of suffering I decide to check with my doctor they didn’t help much cause my blood didn’t show anything until one day I couldn’t even walk or lift a can soda 🥤 it’s was bad
That’s such a great question, since there seems to be conflicting ideas on this topic. We made a video to give you a full picture of what the evidence shows. You can find it here: th-cam.com/video/nZ81_63ILHY/w-d-xo.html If you have any other questions, just let us know.
I did and I’m still dealing with it a month after I stopped using it. It seems to exacerbate for a while. It’s healing now, but really slowly. It’s a different kind of burn.
@@carolwong9279I’m not really sure that it was a burn anymore. I came across some other platforms that suggest it could be a reaction called Polymorphic Light Eruption. I was prescribed Desonide ointment for it because it had gotten really bad. It healed but it keeps reoccurring in small patches even though I have not used the panel since May. Sorry for the delayed response.
@@carolwong9279I went by the guidelines. Initially, I used it daily for the recommended distance and timeframe. Then I used it one more time for less a month after the initial reaction and it affected me so badly.
I (54 years old) bought a red light board and received treatment for more than 1 month. Found the best method for the body when examining different areas of the body while nude, alternating between days (even days with 5 positions: 1. Top of the head 2. back 3. abdomen - chest 4. anterior groin 5. buttocks and prostate. The next day, scan position # (odd days with 5 positions: 1. Knee, 2. foot 3. Shoulder and neck 4. Hand and forearm 5. Shoulder). And scan Exactly 15 minutes. After that time, it will be very difficult to sleep.
Thank you. I appreciate you making this video.
I do 5 to 20 min on different areas in the morning. Seems helpful, Aches and pains went away in my joints.
I feel tired if I use it a lot over 1 hour
My opinion is to alternate days because of cumulative effects. Also to use it in the morning to avoid sleep disruption. And to aim for a full body dose of 25-35 joules of energy to the body. Need to calculate based on irradiance (power) at certain distance from device and then calculate time in seconds for each area of the body. Aim for 35 joules/cm2 total for full body for general wellness and skin benefits, around 6-7 joules per area of body. Also see gembared’s discussion of compensating for light reflection whereby it may be recommended to multiply time in seconds by 2.5 because of 60% light reflection off of skin.
Thank u so much! So so so useful!❤
Thank you Nick! 🙏🏼
Thanks, important information.
Thanks very much, very interesting 👍
Thank you!!!!
I’ve been using the LED Platinum 450 for 22 days straight 20min on my back and I got a blister today. I might be using it too much or too close or both. I heard that you could not get burnt but that was wrong!!! Wondering if I have to stop completely under blister heals or continue to heal the blister just cut down on time and distance???
With the glasses for the eyes 1 3 minute session per week minimum must be in the morning if you are 40 years old and older
Does red light help with skin yeast
Are these 'doses' session lengths per treatment area? So for example medium dose benefit @8inches 10 minutes front, then 10 back for a total of 20 minutes?
That’s correct, although dependent on the benefit. Something like joint pain would of course be aimed the joint specifically, whereas a general benefit such as sleep quality involves larger parts of the body.
I have a small red light therapy pad.
I place it on different parts of my body while it is flashing red light mode. (said to be strongest)
I place it on my injured shoulder
My twisted ankle
My injured muscles (right leg)
around shin (left leg)
Left knee
I do 15 to 20 minutes per area for it to heal.
Yet if I count the overall session time it becomes 20 times 4 which is 1 hour!
Is that too much? Is the time counted separately or together? Does it count if I am doing 15-20minutes per separated body areas? I honestly do get a head high while using my red light therapy pad on any part of my body especially if I can look at it.
Good question, lmk if you get an answer.
Well, how do you feel after?
Great video, could you get the benefits of all (low, medium and high) if you did 6 sessions in a week 2 sessions per dose type?
Yes you could. You could make each seasons the “high dose” time if you wanted/had the time. Each time in our guidelines should be seen as a minimum, but not a maximum.
I have pain in both my arms so as far as a session goes can I do one full session of minutes on each arm or do the minutes in one session need to be divided for both arms?
Full session time on each arm. The recommended times are per body area
So this is speaking per-session.. What's a safe frequency of the sessions themseleves? Aka once a day, twice, etc?
Correct, that’s per session, per day.
There are some studies that show benefits with even less frequency, such as 2-3 times per week.
This doesn’t mean daily would be less optimal though as it’s still well within healthy dose ranges.
@@mychondria thanks! Love your channel!
I have the Ruby-lux large bulb - not flat panel with little lights. Surely they have some info on this - been around for a long time. All l I could find is maximum distance 24" from light. I have only noticed that the more areas I expose to the light in total - I get very dehydrated. Have to drink a lot of water after. Just new at this and find your reports very informative
Thanks for your feedback, Jane.
The Ruby-lux bulbs are different to red light therapy devices. They are infrared bulbs, which focus on a large range of the infrared spectrum. This type of bulb also emits some heat, which is why you can get a detox effect from it, similar to a sauna.
Red light therapy uses shorter wavelengths of light, and does not produce heat. Instead it targets the key wavelengths which stimulate the mitochondria within your cells.
Thanks for the reply - guess I thought it was the same. Do I get same benefits overall - I am 79 and trying to encourage my body to revive and muscle loss. Am in excellent health @@mychondria
@@mychondria thanks for that reply; from my experience, having panels with RED and NIR(near-infra red) will give you enough coverage in benefits but you'll need to control your exposure time - as you can miss the 'feel good' afterwords effect if you stay in for too long | Anyhow, staying too much exposed to the sun will make u sick, these devices will not
I'm doing 12 minute sessions 2x a day (24 min total a day) on a PLANET FITNESS TOTAL BODY ENHANCEMENT machine about 5-6 days a week. Just started and it feels great. Could I be over-doing it though? Thanks.
The beauty angel says one session every 48 hours but I really want to use it a lot more too. 🤔
@@theessentialforager6658 I definitely use it before workout and after workout every time I go.
@@justinmertz6408 I just realized that was a rule from a tanning spa I was reading... there is so little info and guidance on this unit. 😬
@@theessentialforager6658 I know right the first time I stepped on it. I stood facing the door. Nobody knows how to use it at planet fitness. None of their staff. It's kind of funny
If it is possible, see if anyone can tell you what the irradiance or light intensity is. We'll be happy to determine an optimal routine for you from here
So this doesn't give you how Much time for each benefit? Where are charts showing the time period for healing different parts of the body?
You can find a graph for these times here: cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0527/6047/7867/files/MyLight_dosage_guide_2024_332097dd-a016-4c3d-93d1-cd575c898d91.png?v=1715043902
I did red light therapy for 20mins everynight and after few weeks itching and red bumps in my body like skin rashes.
Hi how u doing same thing happend to me now I have tissue damage
@@KarenJEnamoradotissue damage from using red light!?? How?? Where did the damage occur?
@@KarenJEnamoradohave you healed?
@@MrNcac thanks for asking 🥹been a long journey for me I have permanent damage tissue it’s doesn’t hurt me anymore but I have spend thousands of dollars to get my health back I have even done oxygen changer cells injections all kind and of stuff
@@Way_Of_The_Light most of it upper body and legs I have inflamación and tissue damage I paid a full body MRI and came to discover I have been damaging my body with red light therapy I used to do it almost every week for two months and one day after I did sauna I notice bumps and crazy clinking all over my body after few months of suffering I decide to check with my doctor they didn’t help much cause my blood didn’t show anything until one day I couldn’t even walk or lift a can soda 🥤 it’s was bad
Is this assuming using NIR at the same as Red Light Therapy?
Yes, in general red light therapy includes both red and near-infrared
Are these times per body part or total time per whole human?
Per body part
Is 850nm near infrared light safe on the testis for hormone optimization?
That’s such a great question, since there seems to be conflicting ideas on this topic. We made a video to give you a full picture of what the evidence shows. You can find it here: th-cam.com/video/nZ81_63ILHY/w-d-xo.html
If you have any other questions, just let us know.
As a darkerskinned black woman, should I use it.longer?
I am too and wonder the same thing.
Skin color doesn't matter with red light therapy
What if you should sit in front of the red light therapy machine for 30 minutes and you only sit for ten minutes
Do you mean if it is designed to be used for 30 minutes, but you only use it for 10 minutes?
Can you get a burn from red light panels?
I did and I’m still dealing with it a month after I stopped using it. It seems to exacerbate for a while. It’s healing now, but really slowly. It’s a different kind of burn.
@@anca2410 Thanks for your response. Did you burn because you were too close or used it too long. Appreciate your response.
@@carolwong9279I’m not really sure that it was a burn anymore. I came across some other platforms that suggest it could be a reaction called Polymorphic Light Eruption. I was prescribed Desonide ointment for it because it had gotten really bad. It healed but it keeps reoccurring in small patches even though I have not used the panel since May.
Sorry for the delayed response.
@@carolwong9279I went by the guidelines. Initially, I used it daily for the recommended distance and timeframe. Then I used it one more time for less a month after the initial reaction and it affected me so badly.
sorry but this is very poor, vague, useless information