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Author Archives: James Carroll
The Bottom Line – lazy or ignorant professors?
Irradiation parameters and dose are critical aspects of LLLT and if you are a doctor or therapist you probably trust the research you read. Prepare to be disappointed.
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THOR LLLT research, training and conference news July 2013
30 papers for you this month starting with a systematic review and a clinical trial on the rate of orthodontic movement, for the first time (so far as I can tell), someone has done a study on telomere length: young fibroblasts treated with LLLT had decreased shortening rate and LLLT delayed the aging of cells; there is an RCT on whiplash associated disorder, a trial of LED‘s on fatigue and quadriceps power during treadmill training, a combined LLLT and vibration study on cellulite, a paper I collaborated on for LED treatment of head and neck oedema (post cancer surgery of the larynx), 670nm LED down-regulation of nitrosative stress and protection against apoptosis within the CNS in a model of MS, and a study showing that LEDs also induces analgesia in mice.
Posted in Research
on THOR LLLT research, training and conference news July 2013
The largest cause of disability
This BMJ report caught my eye because of the amount research interest there is in LLLT for brain pathologies (see bottom of this article for list)
BMJ report: Mental illness is the single largest cause of disability in the UK
It contributes up to 22.8% of the total cost burden compared with 15.9% for cancer and 16.2% for cardiovascular disease
One third of the adult population suffers a mental disorder every year. Brain disorders cost the world more that any other disease and yet distribution of medical research funding in the UK is as follows
13% Cancer
7% Coronary heart disease
1% Stroke
0.5% Dementia
Posted in Research
on The largest cause of disability
New video interview. Very good I think. Ron is articulate and a straight down the middle guy.
It would be nice if human hospitals could give the LLLT attention Ron gives his animal patients.
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Tagged animal, canine, cat, dog, feline, small animal
on New video interview. Very good I think. Ron is articulate and a straight down the middle guy.
THOR Literature watch for June 2013 Low Level Laser Therapy / Cold Laser / Photobiomodulation PBM
Does LLLT make you thinner? a Harvard research group investigates, LEDs for muscle function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and laser vs needles for myofascial trigger points. There is my own introductory paper on LLLT for dentists, another review of laser and LED treatments for neurological and psychological applications, a TMJ study, and a trial of class IV laser for epicondylitis (see my rant “LLLT companies may be no better than Big Pharma“).
Posted in Research
on THOR Literature watch for June 2013 Low Level Laser Therapy / Cold Laser / Photobiomodulation PBM
LLLT companies may be no better than Big Pharma
It is a popular sport in the LLLT industry to sneer at Big Pharma for their side effects and marketing practices, but the LLLT industry is far from criticism itself. Whilst LLLT side effects are hard to find, marketing overstatement and misdirection are common place.
In this months literature watch is a paper titled “The Effectiveness of Therapeutic Class IV (10 W) Laser Treatment for Epicondylitis”. This small study showed that 10 Watt Class IV laser (mixed 8W 970nm, 2W 810) was successful in reducing pain and improving function in an RCT with 15 patients, and that there was good statistical significance at 6 months following a course of 6 treatments.
The claim by class IV laser manufacturers is that class IV lasers are better (faster, deeper and more effective) than Class 3b and LED systems. Conversely the 3B laser and LED manufacturers argue that less power density is more effective because delivering energy too quickly can overdose tissues and class IV lasers might burn the skin.
Throughout this paper there … Continue reading
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TV report about the LED TBI trial soon to commence at Harvard
TV report about the LED treatment for TBI. Trial soon to commence at Spaulding Hospital (Harvard Medical School) Boston MA
Read full article on wcvb.com
Posted in Interviews, THE FUTURE OF PBM/LLLT
on TV report about the LED TBI trial soon to commence at Harvard