Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) can be a debilitating condition that effects all ares of the individual's quality of life. Since oxygen is a key driver to the body’s energy stores (ATP), it would make sense that this therapy would be of benefit. This study evaluated 16 patients diagnosed with CFS following 3 weeks of hyperbaric treatments. The results documented improvements in all areas measured and noted that their were no complications and the treatments were well tolerated by all participants. Thus, a short 3 week duration of hyperbaric oxygen therapy could result in significant benefits for this patient population, in terms of quality of life <view study> Read Less

"Since it is becoming agreed that mitochondria are the principal photoacceptors present inside cells, and it is known that muscle cells are exceptionally rich in mitochondria, this suggests that LLLT should be highly beneficial in muscle injuries" <view study> Read Less

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