Here is a list of 19 studies we found interesting in low level light therapies:
Brain health, pre and post exercise benefits, osteoarthritis, bone density, dental health, leg ulcers, laser and LED similarities and more!
1: Dong T, Zhang Q, Hamblin MR, Wu MX. Low-level light in combination with
metabolic modulators for effective therapy of injured brain. J Cereb Blood Flow
Metab. 2015 May 13. doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2015.87. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed
PMID: 25966949.
2: Ferraresi C, Dos Santos RV, Marques G, Zangrande M, Leonaldo R, Hamblin MR,
Bagnato VS, Parizotto NA. Light-emitting diode therapy (LEDT) before matches
prevents increase in creatine kinase with a light dose response in volleyball
players. Lasers Med Sci. 2015 May;30(4):1281-7. doi: 10.1007/s10103-015-1728-3.
Epub 2015 Feb 27. PubMed PMID: 25722067.
3: Paolillo FR, Corazza AV, Paolillo AR, Borghi-Silva A, Arena R, Kurachi C,
Bagnato VS. Phototherapy during treadmill training improves quadriceps
performance in postmenopausal women. Climacteric. 2014 Jun;17(3):285-93. doi:
10.3109/13697137.2013.828196. Epub 2013 Sep 3. PubMed PMID: 23895414.
4: Borsa PA, Larkin KA, True JM. Does phototherapy enhance skeletal muscle
contractile function and postexercise recovery? A systematic review. J Athl
Train. 2013 Jan-Feb;48(1):57-67. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-48.1.12. Review. PubMed
PMID: 23672326; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3554033.
5: Rosa CB, Habib FA, de Araújo TM, Aragão JS, Gomes RS, Barbosa AF, Silveira L
Jr, Pinheiro AL. Effect of the laser and light-emitting diode (LED) phototherapy
on midpalatal suture bone formation after rapid maxilla expansion: a Raman
spectroscopy analysis. Lasers Med Sci. 2014 May;29(3):859-67. doi:
10.1007/s10103-013-1284-7. Epub 2013 Feb 21. PubMed PMID: 23430219.
6: Cepera F, Torres FC, Scanavini MA, Paranhos LR, Capelozza Filho L, Cardoso MA,
Siqueira DC, Siqueira DF. Effect of a low-level laser on bone regeneration after
rapid maxillary expansion. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2012
Apr;141(4):444-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2011.10.023. PubMed PMID: 22464526.
7: Pinheiro AL, Soares LG, Barbosa AF, Ramalho LM, dos Santos JN. Does LED
phototherapy influence the repair of bone defects grafted with MTA, bone
morphogenetic proteins, and guided bone regeneration? A description of the repair
process on rodents. Lasers Med Sci. 2012 Sep;27(5):1013-24. doi:
10.1007/s10103-011-1033-8. Epub 2011 Dec 15. PubMed PMID: 22170161.
8: Pinheiro AL, Soares LG, Cangussú MC, Santos NR, Barbosa AF, Silveira Júnior L.
Effects of LED phototherapy on bone defects grafted with MTA, bone morphogenetic
proteins and guided bone regeneration: a Raman spectroscopic study. Lasers Med
Sci. 2012 Sep;27(5):903-16. doi: 10.1007/s10103-011-1010-2. Epub 2011 Oct 21.
PubMed PMID: 22016039.
9: Oshima Y, Coutts RD, Badlani NM, Healey RM, Kubo T, Amiel D. Effect of
light-emitting diode (LED) therapy on the development of osteoarthritis (OA) in a
rabbit model. Biomed Pharmacother. 2011 Jun;65(3):224-9. doi:
10.1016/j.biopha.2011.02.011. Epub 2011 May 20. PubMed PMID: 21658899.
10: Kim WS, Calderhead RG. Is light-emitting diode phototherapy (LED-LLLT) really
effective? Laser Ther. 2011;20(3):205-15. Review. PubMed PMID: 24155530; PubMed
Central PMCID: PMC3799034.
11: Naeser MA, Saltmarche A, Krengel MH, Hamblin MR, Knight JA. Improved
cognitive function after transcranial, light-emitting diode treatments in
chronic, traumatic brain injury: two case reports. Photomed Laser Surg. 2011
May;29(5):351-8. doi: 10.1089/pho.2010.2814. Epub 2010 Dec 23. PubMed PMID:
21182447; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3104287.
12: Minatel DG, Enwemeka CS, França SC, Frade MA. Phototherapy (LEDs 660/890nm)
in the treatment of leg ulcers in diabetic patients: case study. An Bras
Dermatol. 2009 Jul;84(3):279-83. English, Portuguese. PubMed PMID: 19668943.
13: Minatel DG, Frade MA, França SC, Enwemeka CS. Phototherapy promotes healing
of chronic diabetic leg ulcers that failed to respond to other therapies. Lasers
Surg Med. 2009 Aug;41(6):433-41. doi: 10.1002/lsm.20789. PubMed PMID: 19588536.
14: Dall Agnol MA, Nicolau RA, de Lima CJ, Munin E. Comparative analysis of
coherent light action (laser) versus non-coherent light (light-emitting diode)
for tissue repair in diabetic rats. Lasers Med Sci. 2009 Nov;24(6):909-16. doi:
10.1007/s10103-009-0648-5. Epub 2009 Feb 24. PubMed PMID: 19238507.
15: Caetano KS, Frade MA, Minatel DG, Santana LA, Enwemeka CS. Phototherapy
improves healing of chronic venous ulcers. Photomed Laser Surg. 2009
Feb;27(1):111-8. doi: 10.1089/pho.2008.2398. PubMed PMID: 19196110.
16: Hancock CM, Riegger-Krugh C. Modulation of pain in osteoarthritis: the role
of nitric oxide. Clin J Pain. 2008 May;24(4):353-65. doi:
10.1097/AJP.0b013e31815e5418. Review. PubMed PMID: 18427234.
17: Pires Oliveira DA, de Oliveira RF, Zangaro RA, Soares CP. Evaluation of
low-level laser therapy of osteoblastic cells. Photomed Laser Surg. 2008
Aug;26(4):401-4. doi: 10.1089/pho.2007.2101. PubMed PMID: 18754721.
18: Casalechi HL, Nicolau RA, Casalechi VL, Silveira L Jr, De Paula AM, Pacheco
MT. The effects of low-level light emitting diode on the repair process of
Achilles tendon therapy in rats. Lasers Med Sci. 2009 Jul;24(4):659-65. doi:
10.1007/s10103-008-0607-6. Epub 2008 Sep 16. PubMed PMID: 18795398.
19: Vinck E, Coorevits P, Cagnie B, De Muynck M, Vanderstraeten G, Cambier D.
Evidence of changes in sural nerve conduction mediated by light emitting diode
irradiation. Lasers Med Sci. 2005;20(1):35-40. Epub 2005 May 14. PubMed PMID:
15895289.