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Ending Opioids by Photobiomodulation
James Carroll, CEO and founder of THOR Photomedicine – Speech to Congress.
We are all aware there is an opioid crisis.
- A hundred million adults in the United States are affected by chronic pain and $600 billion a year is spent on in direct health care costs and lost productivity because of pain.
- 49,000 people died from opioids in 2017.
- 19,000 of which were from prescribed opioids for pain relief.
We believe that Photobiomodulation therapy can help reduce the prescribing of opioid medication for pain relief and we wish to draw attention to the Congress and health care policymakers, NIH and CMS, about this potentially valuable tool.
Read the full Speech to Congress on citizenoversight.blogspot.com
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James Carroll’s Congress speech on ending opioid use with Photobiomodulation
A hundred million adults in the United States are affected by chronic pain and $600 billion a year is spent on health care, direct health care costs and lost productivity because of pain.
49,000 people died from opioids in 2017, 19,000 of which were from prescribed opioids for pain relief.
We believe that Photobiomodulation therapy can help reduce the prescribing of opioid medication for pain relief and we wish to draw attention to the Congress and health care policymakers, NIH and CMS, about this potentially valuable tool.
Learn more at CongressPBM.com
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Read James Carroll’s Speech to Congress on citizenoversight.blogspot.com
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Revolutionary Laser Light Therapy Helping Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
Reporting by Rick Dayton from CBS Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh has gained a national and international reputation for the medicine being practiced here.
New developments continue to improve a patient’s quality of life even as they are being treated.
Now, a revolutionary laser light therapy is helping cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatments.
“To me it was the perfect thing for a radiation oncologist to be doing. We really need as a field to take ownership of this.” Dr. David Clump said.
Dr. Clump is a radiation oncologist who works at UPMC Shadyside Hospital. He is a Medical Doctor who also has a Ph.D., and he is very excited about how doctors and nurses in Pittsburgh are treating a major side effect suffered by cancer patients who are going through chemotherapy treatments.
“We have been using a different spectrum of radiation within the visible light spectrum to try to help heal sores,” he said.
The therapy is called photobiomodulation, which is a form of laser light therapy. Teams at UPMC Shadyside Hospital use it to … Continue reading
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Building NovoTHOR: Made in the USA
We make NovoTHOR in the USA, working with experts in LED manufacturing who have a passion for excellence. They implement testing and quality systems to ensure every aspect is built to our high standards.
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THOR laser in UK National Health Service (NHS) clinical trial for treatment of Oral Mucositis
Laser therapy to ease cancer treatment side effects | ITV News
MPH LiTFORM ITV news release Sept 2018
Read more on Photobiomodulation Therapy for reducing severity and duration of oral mucositis.
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Shining a Light on PBM & The Health Care Innovation Ecosystem
By Ms. Hannah M Clark, Global NetGeneration of Youth Cyberjournalist, with support from Dr. Ronnie Lowenstein, Executive Director Global NetGeneration of Youth
Recently, I was honored to be invited by Dr. Robert Boege, Executive Director of ASTRA to join ASTRA’s Futurist Dr. Ronnie Lowenstein, and serve as a NetGeneration of Youth Cyberjournalist covering a Congressional Briefing held in the Rayburn House Office Building on October 11, 2018 entitled, “Ending Opioid Use: A New Hope”. The event was co-sponsored by ASTRA, The World Association for Laser Therapy, NetGeneration of Youth, The Optical Society of America, and thirteen other science and medical organizations. What an opportunity to learn about PBM, “photobiomodulation,” an innovative medical technology, as well as, to be exposed to the organizational stakeholders who advocate for support of America’s ‘science and technology innovation ecosystem.’
What is PBM and What does it Promise?
When I first heard the term photobiomodulation (PBM) I was confused—initially the word sounded like a … Continue reading
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New Technologies, Treatments Can End Opioid Use
Those suffering from America’s opioid crisis recently received two major messages of hope.
On Oct. 24, President Donald Trump signed the Opioid Crisis Response Act (OCRA) into law. Dozens of bills designed to address the diverse aspects of the opioid crisis were consolidated into one strategic and integrated approach.
OCRA received overwhelming bi-partisan support in both Chambers.
HR6, which is now Public Law 115-2716, broke new ground in being the first legislation to mandate aggressive development and adoption of alternative pain treatments that include “innovative medical technologies for pain management.”
On Oct. 11, Congress held its first ever briefing on ending opioid use through “innovative medical technologies for pain management.”
Photobiomodulation (PBM) was the featured technology.
Read the full news story on newsmax.com
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