Light has been considered a therapeutic agent for thousands of years. The use of specific wavelengths of laser light (i.e. blue, red, green, yellow, infrared, etc.) has demonstrated interesting impacts on the body when fighting disease and when attempting to improve health.
At LEMMO Integrated Cancer & Care Centre, lasers can be used can be used in many ways which includes at various depths within the body, when needed, to help restore balance & healing.
Studies & further reading
Research findings depend on the treatment, diagnosis, study design and patient population. These readings support a conversation with your care team; they do not establish that a treatment is suitable for you.
This evidence review supports specific photobiomodulation protocols to prevent mouth inflammation and related pain in selected stem-cell transplant and head-and-neck radiotherapy settings. The light dose, treatment site and other protocol parameters matter. This is supportive-care evidence for defined oral treatment protocols; it does not establish anticancer effects or validate unspecified intravenous, deep-tissue or multicolour laser treatments.