Does Red Light Therapy Help With Neuropathy Pain?

Red Light Therapy is a technology that uses light waves of specific wavelengths to stimulate cellular processes, promoting wellness and healing.

Neuropathy is a form of nerve or nerves damage that afflicts between 20 and 30 million Americans each year. Usually this medical condition is expressed in your body as weakness, sharp pain in the affected area, tingling and numbness.

In most patients, neuropathy initially afflicts the hands and feet, but this does not exclude other areas of the body. 

Certainly this medical condition is troublesome when it affects daily life routine, in fact the symptoms do not only result in pain, tingling or numbness but as Daniel DiCapua, MD, a Yale Medicine Neurologist writes "Neuropathy presents a spectrum of symptoms."[1] For some people it can also be debilitating symptoms that prevent them from continuing the usual daily routines assimilated after years of habit. Loss of center of gravity and coordination, loss of bowel control, double vision or loss of sexual function are just some of the more troublesome ones.

When you hear neuropathy it means that they are talking about a particular disease whereby the protective layer surrounding the nerves dies due to insufficient blood supply. Scientific studies have been conducted specifically to show how Red Light Therapy is able to heal nerves by increasing blood flow and triggering the release of essential molecules such as nitric oxide NO. In fact, the latter molecule is essential for the health and proper functioning of blood vessels as it is directly responsible for widening blood vessels to allow proper blood flow.

Without proper blood flow, the blood goes to lose all the nutrients and oxygen it carries to the nerves and tissues. 

The Red Light goes to release all the NO molecules that widen the blood vessels, and this dilation allows all the nutrients the nerves need to be brought in to rebuild the protective outer layer and remedy the pain and speed up healing.

But so the question that arises at this point in the reading is: Can I use Red Light Therapy for Neuropathy?

Treatments for neuropathy do not treat the root of the problem but focus only on the symptoms. People usually rely on medications such as anti-inflammatories or alternative solutions such as opioids, however, these methods can have side effects or can be addictive.

Others might rely on topical creams to find pain relief, but these can sometimes cause skin irritation or unpleasant burning sensations in the affected area.

Red Light differs from all of these artificial methods, presenting itself as a nontoxic natural remedy that has no dangers associated with its use! Amazing isn't it?! 

RLT is a safe, non-addictive method that is an effective treatment for neuropathy without relying on traditional artificial remedies. In fact, the light penetrating your skin manages to reach the nerves and the cells of these receive this Red Light as natural light going to establish a condition of regrowth and cell regeneration. Not to mention the fact that at the same time RLT thanks to its working principle is able to reduce general pain, to know more about this we suggest you to read “Red light therapy is good for”.

That is why more and more Americans are turning to Red Light Therapy when they have nerve pain. This therapy is natural, non-invasive and has no side effects.

In addition, the use of RLT devices for neuropathy proves to be very convenient because they can be used in your home, office or even in the park. 

Safely and effectively, saving time and money.

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