Introducing A Perfect Light

June 1st, 2011

Introducing A Perfect Light APL2000
We are excited to introduce our latest technology in our practice that has been very helpful in accelerating the natural healing of the body.  Perfect Light’s APLightsource 2000 is a revolutionary non-invasive treatment program utilizing LED technology.  This technology effects tissue at a cellular level using the healing power of low-level LED light to promote the production of critical naturally occurring compounds in human tissue.

Benefits:
In over 2,500 studies and clinical trials IR photo bio-stimulation has been shown to deliver powerful therapeutic benefits.  Recent discoveries by NASA and others have created a revolution in our understanding and ability to control the photo bio-simulative process.  Tests conducted with scanning laser Doppler demonstrate increases in microcirculation from 400% to 3200% after one IR LED treatment.  Studies have shown that human tissue exposed to IR light from LEDs, grows at a rate from 150 to 200% faster than cells not stimulated by such light.  Cells treated with IR Light show a five-fold increase in growth phase specific DNA synthesis. 150% increases in the production of ATP (cellular energy) have been observed in cells exposed to IR Light.

The Benefits are the result of the Cellular Responses of the Body to Light. They are no known harmful side effects.

What does The Technology Do?

Increases circulation by increasing the formation of new capillaries, which are additional blood vessels that replaced damaged ones.  New capillaries speed up the healing process by carrying more oxygen as well as more nutrients needed for healing and they can also carry more waste products away.

Stimulates the production of collagen. Collagen is the most common protein found in the body.  Collagen is the essential protein used to repair damaged tissue and to replace old tissue.  It is this substance that holds cells together and has a high degree of elasticity.  By increasing collagen production less scar tissue is formed at the damaged site.

Increases RNA and DNA synthesis. This helps damaged cells to be replaced more promptly.

Stimulates fibroblastic activity, which aids in the repair process. Fibroblasts are present in connective tissue and are capable of forming collagen fibers.

Stimulates tissue granulation and connective tissue projections, which are part of the healing process of wounds, ulcers or inflamed tissue.

Stimulates the release of adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP). ATP is the major carrier of energy to all cells.  Increases in ATP allow cells to accept nutrients faster and get rid waste products faster by increasing the energy level in the cell.  All food turns into ATP before the cells utilize it. ATP provides the chemical energy that drives the chemical reactions of the cell.

Increases lymphatic system activity. Edema, which is the swelling or natural splinting process of the body, has two basic components.  The first is a liquid part, which can be evacuated by the blood system and the second is comprised of the proteins, which have to be evacuated by the lymphatic system.  Research has shown that the lymph vessel diameter and the flow of the lymph system can be doubled with the use of light therapy.  The venous diameter and the arterial diameters can also be increased.  This means that both parts of edema (liquid and protein) can be evacuated at a much faster rate to relieve swelling.

Relieves pain. The photons of light energy enter the body as negative ions.  This calls upon the body to send positive ions like calcium among others to go to the area being treated.  These ions assist in firing the nerves, thereby relieving pain.  Light therapy is successfully used in pain therapy, dermatology and rheumatology with excellent therapeutic effects in the treatment of shoulder humerus periarthritis, tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Stimulates acetylcholine release and other parasympathetic effects.

Increases phagocytosis, which is the process of scavenging for and ingesting dead or degenerated cells by phagocyte cells for the purpose of clean up.  This is an important part of the infection fighting process.  Destruction of the infection and clean up must occur before the healing process can take place.

Induces a thermal-like effect in the tissue. The light raises the temperature of the tissue treated, which can kill or disable temperature-sensitive bacteria and viruses.

Research, A Big Thank You to Dr. Joe Leahy!

There is an abundance of positive research regarding the benefits of low-level light therapy.  Below is a collection of links where you can read the research so you can learn more.  A big thank you to our colleague, Dr. Joe Leahy who is the SF Forty Niners’ team doctor and local chiropractor in Los Gatos, who has been getting excellent results with this technology, investigated the use in sports medicine and provided countless evidence on his site: www.lightnetic.com/research/

The history and research of this technology:

In the laboratory, he showed that skin and muscle cell cultures grew 150 to 200 times faster when exposed to low intensity light, specifically to a special laser hybrid known as LED’s (Light Emitting Diodes), originally developed for NASA.

From the developer- Dan Schell, “In December 2001, Dr. Harry Whelan, a Professor of Pediatric Neurology, and the Director of the Hyperbaric Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a Consultant working with NASA, issued a press release that corroborated Dr. Karu’s earlier findings that light accelerates biological functions of not only plants but also human beings.  This process, by which light applied at specific intensities and wavelengths stimulates the cellular matrix increasing cellular activity/metabolism, is known by various names such as Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT), Low Level Laser (LLL), Bio-Modulation, Cold Laser, etc.

The benefit of Dr. Whelan’s work is that it provided a scientific bridge: that LED’s can be arranged in arrays to effectively treat large areas, and that the energy can penetrate human tissue as deep as 20 cm.  This study was first published in The Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery.  Dr. Whelan and his team have gone on to demonstrate how this technology could be beneficial in accelerated wound healing of diabetic ulcers, burns, ulcers caused by chemotherapy, also in the musculoskeletal injuries aboard naval vessels and the battlefield, according to the press release.

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