Category Archives: Media/News Videos

This sub-category contains videos from News Media companies showing how PBM is being used around the globe.

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.

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THOR New Treat – The International Head & Neck Cancer Conference

Film talking about the new Photobiomodulation.
THOR LX2 desk top PBM Therapy machine treats the source of inflammation by changing mitochondrial function – watch this short film to understand more and how PBM Therapy works.
The LX2 PBM Therapy unit is ideal to treat you in a specific body part to: Treat pain, swelling and inflammation.

More about Photobiomodulation Therapy.

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Nursing students hope to treat opioid addiction with light therapy

Shepherd University nursing students will use light therapy to help fight the opioid epidemic.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. (WDVM) — Shepherd University’s school of nursing hosted a photo-biomodulation therapy and wound management conference on Wednesday.

The conference discussed techniques in using light therapy to treat opioid addiction. the nursing school was recently awarded grant money from HRSA Anew, which will be used to fund studies to help find ways to fight West Virginia’s opioid crisis.

“We try to do as many things as we can to help the students to prepare to be able to treat the patients and to be able to impact the opioid epidemic at some point,” said Dr. Kelly Watson Huffer Assistant Professor at Shepherd University School of Nursing.

At the conference, students were able to practice using equipment that would be used for light therapy methods.

Source: dcnewsnow.com

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NBC: Xscape Pain, Red Light Therapy Claims To Ease Pain

Source: nbcdfw.com By Bianca Castro

More people are looking for ways to alleviate their aches and pain without the use of medication.

For some, meditation or a healthy diet might do the trick, but a handful of people in Collin County say they’ve discovered a “lighter” way to ease the pain.

At least four days a week, you’ll see the Gabrillo Family in the waiting room at Xscape Pain in Frisco.

“When you first hear about it, you’re like, uh, is this a miracle cure?” said customer Edward Gabrillo, who visited for the first time on the suggestion of his parents.

His mother, Erlinda Gabrillo, says when her friend first introduced her to Photobiomodulation, she was skeptical too.

Photobiomodulation is a whole body light therapy device that uses red and near-infrared light to repair damaged cells beneath the skin to treat injuries, reduce pain, relax muscles/joints, and increase blood circulation.

Also known as Low Level Laser Therapy, photobiomodulation has been around for decades and, according to the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, utilizes the light energy (photons) to penetrate tissue where it interacts with chromophores located in cells, resulting in photophysical and photochemical changes that lead to alterations at the molecular, cellular and tissue levels of the body.

Mechelle Wagner, manager at Xscape Pain, says simply put, the therapy repairs damaged cells to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in the body.

“When I would get in the bed for 15 minutes, I noticed that I was sitting longer, standing longer and just going about my life and I hadn’t had any pain pills in a week,” said Wagner.

Similar to a tanning bed, users lay down in the NovoTHOR light bed wearing little or no clothing, for 15-20 minutes. No heat is radiated from the lasers, therefore, body temperatures don’t rise, though some sweating may occur.

Customers claim they feel better in as little as one treatment, but many “regulars” visit three to four times a week.

The FDA has cleared low-level laser devices for whole body pain and now, several store fronts have opened in North Texas, making it more accessible to the public.

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Seven News – Photobiomodulation for chronic pain

Dr Roberta Chow PhD and Lydia Feng talk about the use of light and lasers for relief of chronic pain. The THOR handheld unit and NovoTHOR light-pod can be used to reduce the need for medication and delay the need for surgery without any side-effects.

View current Photobiomodulation therapy training dates in your location.

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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 treat the mouth sores that often are the result of chemotherapy. The medical term for the sores is oral mucositis.

Read the full news story on pittsburgh.cbslocal.com

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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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