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PEMF fractured wrist
I know someone who acquired a fractured distal radius. They are using a MagnaWave Semi -10. I always favored the Faraday’s Law of Induction for how PEMF works. A person may feel “things moving” for minor injuries, and more so for the fracture. I thought it appropriate to go over some nuances of the…
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Red Light and bed sores
Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are damages to the skin usually between the surface in contact with the patient and bony projections. Wiki authors cite poor circulation and biofilms as components of the pathology. The noun decubitus refers to the laying down position and is often used to describe sores acquired in…
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Cellulite
What causes this condition in the first place? We see more of it in females than males at any given community road race. Even the leanest and fastest post puberty females have some if it around the buttocks and thighs. This post looks at a 2010 study that searched for genetic causes of cellulite…
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Red Light and fibrosis
The featured image was adapted from the study of Lei 2019 who addressed the “feed forward” synergy between TGFβ and hypoxia inducible factor alpha (HIFα). The authors were interested in why these scars grow so out of control and exceed the expected margins of the wound. It all has to do with gene transcription…
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red light and cerebral blood flow and depression
Red and near infrared photobiomodulation are good for depression? Enhancement of cytochrome C oxidase activity in the mitochondria is addressed in a round about way in the transcranial red light post. Red light may simply improve blood flow to the depressed brain via the release of nitric oxide. Some reports suggest the nitric oxide…