After researchers evaluated using light therapy following injury to the sciatic nerve, they concluded that "based on these results, it is recommended that Low level light therapy should be started as soon as possible after peripheral nerve injury" <view study> Read Less

Recently, there have been many reports that light therapy may benefit oral mucositis for those patients following whole body irradiation treatments for cancer. In this double-blind randomized controlled study,  24 adult patients underwent chemotherapy during 2009-2010. The results correlated with those shown in previous studies, where, the light therapy was able to decrease the effect of chemotherapy on oral mucositis and pain in a variety of malignancies. The significance of this study is quite huge, as oral mucositis represents a very painful disorder for those undergoing cancer treatments, where conventional therapies have not been effectively helping towards the intense pain that they go through <read study> Read Less

40 subjects that were diagnosed with Androgenetic alopecia were given 18 minutes per day of low level light therapy at home (630 -660 nm) and after just 24 weeks of treatment, the low level light therapy group showed significantly greater hair density <view study> Read Less

After perforating the tympanic membrane (eardrum) of a group of guinea pigs, low level light therapy was applied for 10 consecutive days. Researchers followed up 2 weeks later and noted significant healing of the membranes in this group <view study> Read Less

Cellulite is present in 90% of post-adolescent women. In this double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial, the treatment group was given low level light therapy (LLLT) for 30 minutes per day, three days per week, for a total of just two weeks. The researchers concluded that this was a "safe and effective for improving the appearance of cellulite in the thighs and buttocks. In contrast with other technologies, LLLT is effective as a stand-alone procedure without requiring massage or mechanical manipulation" <view study> Read Less