According to an article by the European Commission, chronic inflammatory conditions create both medical and societal burdens for individuals, affecting 1 in 10 people on the continent.
This article by the ROJO EU team will highlight the effects of chronic inflammation, its impact on one’s health, and how infrared light therapy may play a key role in regulating this condition.
Let's get started.
Inflammation is the body's natural response to damage due to injuries or infections. Common characteristics are heat, redness, swelling, or pain on the affected site.
However, it is a key sign that you are beginning to heal and repair yourself over a few hours to days, depending on the severity of your condition. This is also known as acute inflammation.
However, too long of an inflammation period can eventually be harmful to our bodies.
Chronic inflammation occurs when the body overproduces white blood cells (WBC) for several months to years, even when the damage has already been repaired.Â
While this may look like a benefit on paper, it is quite the opposite - as the excess WBC count could attack otherwise healthy cells, and potentially delay healing.
For example, WBC could attack joint tissues to result in frequent cases of inflammation. This could eventually lead to developing rheumatoid arthritis.
Moreover, the process can significantly contribute to the development and progression of several chronic diseases such as Diabetes, Alzheimer's, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and even cardiovascular diseases.
For first time users hearing about the practice, red light therapy (RLT) is an LED treatment that uses red and near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths, so as to naturally stimulate most of the body's biological healing processes.
Red and NIR wavelengths ranging from 630-850 nanometers (nm) help increase our adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. This process helps power our cells' mitochondria while reducing oxidative stress, a common catalyst for inflammation.
One literature review published in 2023 supports the science behind this. In the study, researchers analysed several randomised controlled trials focusing on its effects.Â
The study also noted that out of 11 studies reviewed, several of them reported that RLTs significantly improved its appearance in the body, as well as chronic pain management. However, while this certainly proves that RLTs have a 'therapeutic effect', more studies are needed to cement these findings.
This only establishes that RLTs can be used to treat inflammation-related problems such as rheumatoid arthritis without getting any of the adverse side effects you would normally get from ingesting non-prescription drugs that could reduce them such as NSAIDs.
One thing we would highly recommend involves looking at your red light therapy sessions as an added intervention  - to be used alongside healthier lifestyle changes to combat its frequency of occurrence.
A healthy sleep schedule, proper diet with a healthy supply of micronutrients, exercising regularly, and avoiding stress will certainly help more to fight back this condition than red light therapy alone.
This will not only help reduce the inflammation and therefore accelerate your healing process but will holistically promote your overall well-being better than ever.
If you want to experience these benefits for yourself, our ROJO devices are the perfect models to take home. Our devices feature low-EMF/ELF and Flicker-free technology to protect you from its invisible, yet damaging effects.
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