Discussing Light Therapy For Healing And Pain Relief That Works

There is a little known but wondrous area of treatment for ills of every kind, which is light therapy for healing and pain relief. Used all over the world, with a history of succeeding when all hope was lost, light in its various frequencies has been well documented as a potent healing agent.

In 2002 The United States Food and Drug Administration, which is not known for its support of alternative medical theory, approved the use by doctors of a device that uses high-intensity blue light for acne treatments, specifically, the DPL therapy light system. The light destroys the bacteria that can cause acne, and promotes the healing of skin. Significant improvement is experienced by almost three fourths of patients who follow the twice-a-week, fifteen minute program.

No negative side effects were reported in any of the studies that were done prior to this treatments approval. This therapy is far safer than antibiotics, which destroy parts of natural immunity and limit sun tolerance. In fact, sunlight is known to help clear up acne, so now light can work in two ways to solve this problem. The blue light used in the treatment is isolated from other ‘bands’ of light (think of the layers of color in a rainbow), especially potentially harmful ultra-violet light that can harm skin if used for too long or used too intensely.

A great introduction to this subject is given in “Color Me Healthy” by Robert Jay Rowen, MD. Dr. Rowan describes many uses for light, including blood irradiation with red, a process that sounds scary and is not recommended for helping hands at home, but is actually a safe and effective course of health care.

Frequency of light works as do other frequency treatments, like music, homeopathy, and magnetic therapy. Just because we may not understand how it works, does not mean that we can’t accept the fact that it does. For example, therapists join light to another therapy when they stimulate acupuncture points with a beam of red light. Pain is relieved, swelling goes down, and general well-being is enhanced.

Too long a wavelength for the human eye to see, infrared light penetrates skin and tissue, taking healing heat deep inside to stimulate circulation. This results in increased oxygen and nutrient delivery to damaged cells, and faster removal of toxins. The treatment also promotes detoxification through the skin via perspiration. Infrared saunas promote whole body cleansing and are used in many European clinics.

Dinshah Ghadiali was a 19th century Indian, trained as a medical doctor but skeptical of many standard practices. His writings on chromotherapy (color therapy) relate his experiments with existing theories and the successes that led him to use light in many hopeless situations with joyous results. He began by shining light from a kerosene lantern through an indigo-colored glass bottle. Later he developed his own system he called Spectro-chrome.

Does this mean that all you need is a light and a glass bottle? Maybe, if the glass is the right color. Kits are available with isolated color films and guides to which color seems to benefit which condition. You can also find practitioners skilled in the art of color treatments. But in an emergency, go for blue or purple glass – after all, what do you have to lose? Exposing drinking water to a period of full sun is said to enhance health, so full light is good, too.

Light therapy for healing and pain relief should be taught in every school, but you will have to do your own investigating. However, rest assured that learning this safe, non-invasive, and effective way of treating illness will not be a waste of time.

Gretchen Robertvine just started using her DPL Nuve Blue, and is already experiencing results. She writes for organizations such as Better Health Innovations, a leader in light therapy lamp systems.