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Category Archives: PBM/LLLT
Children’s Health Ireland: Photobiomodulation for the treatment of cancer therapy side effects
THOR is helping to improve the quality of life of Children’s Health Ireland patients who are undergoing treatment for cancer, and will not rest until every single patient in need has access to our Photomedicine Photobiomodulation (red light) therapy, which is featured in this RTE news piece.
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on Children’s Health Ireland: Photobiomodulation for the treatment of cancer therapy side effects
New paper published reports significant benefits using NovoTHOR for fibromyalgia
City Hospital, Birmingham UK (an NHS hospital) published a new paper on NovoTHOR for fibromyalgia.
Sixteen fibromyalgia patients who had been suffering from pain and related sleep and psychological issues for an average of 15.6 ± 7.7 years received 18 NovoTHOR treatments over a 6-week period.
Participants reported significant benefits such as reduced pain, less fatigue, better sleep quality, and improved mobility and energy levels. They also felt happier and more able to engage in daily activities, noting an overall uplift in their quality of life.
The study details several specific improvements in day-to-day functioning such as:
- Engagement in Sports and Physical Activities: Some participants reported being able to engage in sports and physical activities again. For example, one participant was able to participate in sporting activities with his wife, such as holding focus mitts for her, which he hadn’t been able to do before.
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on New paper published reports significant benefits using NovoTHOR for fibromyalgia
Making the hardest days easier – photobiomodulation for treatment of oral mucositis
Oral mucositis is a common side effect of high-dose chemotherapy or radiotherapy, leaving many patients unable to eat, drink, or swallow and consequently requiring tube feeding.
Until recently, there had been no satisfactory treatment or method of prevention. However, Photobiomodulation (PBM), a light therapy treatment proven safe and effective by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), is now widely used across the NHS with incredible results.
Jenny Gale, a head and neck clinical nurse specialist at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Trust, said: “It can really make your mouth sore, and it hurts to swallow, which can make eating and drinking difficult, as well as impacting your general wellbeing.”
She added: “PBM is completely painless and very simple to carry out; most patients can do … Continue reading
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on Making the hardest days easier – photobiomodulation for treatment of oral mucositis
THOR and PBM making national news
The BBC and Daily Mail are helping to reveal PBM (Photobiomodulation Therapy) into the wider community. With more public awareness of the amazing benefits how PBM light therapy is massively improving lives, we hope it will encourage more people to search it out and ask for this treatment in their own locations.
Read the BBC article:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg3ee8xl96eo
Read the Daily Mail PDF article:
Daily Mail Gadget that shines bright red LEDs to mend cancer scars now being used to treat debilitating scarring and swelling in the mouth caused by radiotherapy
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on THOR and PBM making national news
New light therapy helps to ease pain for head and neck cancer patients
Cancer patients are benefiting from a new light therapy treatment which tackles a common side effect caused by chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Photobiomodulation (PBM) has launched in hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) to prevent or treat oral mucositis. It occurs when cancer treatments damage the lining of the mouth. This can leave the tissue vulnerable to ulceration and infection.
All head and neck cancer patients having radiotherapy are being offered PBM at Colchester and Ipswich hospitals.
The treatments are being overseen by Jenny Gale, radiotherapy sister at Colchester, and Lyndsey Rew Macmillan specialist radiographer at Ipswich.
Jenny is also interim head and neck clinical nurse specialist at ESNEFT. She has had radiotherapy … Continue reading
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on New light therapy helps to ease pain for head and neck cancer patients
West Virginia University Cancer Institute is using Photobiomodulation for their Oral mucositis patients
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va (WDTV) – Cancer patients deal with many side effects when they go through treatment. The WVU Cancer Institute Department of Radiation Oncology found a way to prevent a side effect, known as mucositis, that is seen in head and neck cancer patients.
“It is an inflammation type of condition from head and neck radiation,” THOR Photomedicine dental and oral mucositis specialist, Sara Jane Snyder said. “They get painful sores throughout their entire oral cavity, down their esophagus and all they down through their digestive track,” she said.
“Anybody who’s getting a high dose of chemoradiation treatment, it’s almost 100 percent guarantee that their going to get a high level of oral mucositis.”
Having mucositis can make everyday tasks difficult, like eating or brushing your teeth. This is why using what is called photobiomodulation helps treat this side effect.
“What we … Continue reading
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on West Virginia University Cancer Institute is using Photobiomodulation for their Oral mucositis patients
Total You Health Finds New Clients During CV-19
Owner Linda Bailey of Total You Health, winner of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 Small Business Award, did not let the pandemic stop her from delivering health to the community. In response to social distancing measures, Bailey made the decision to close her doors to human clients and take her healing equipment to the horse barn.
Total You Health has treated four horses for pain and inflammation by using their portable Photobiomodulation therapy unit with much success. Photobiomodulation, also known as “red light” therapy, is traditionally used on people in chronic pain, but this is also seen to relieve symptoms for depression, anxiety and other conditions.
Read the full article on theroanoker.com
Article and video on wsls.com
Register today for our comprehensive training and equip yourself with … Continue reading
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on Total You Health Finds New Clients During CV-19