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What is anodyne type therapy?

Before we discuss the question: Is anodyne type therapy safe for home use, let’s define “anodyne therapy.” Anodyne means pain relief. Therefore, anodyne type therapy is any therapy performed for pain relief. By definition then, anything from aspirin or ibuprofen to chiropractic therapy or even surgery can be anodyne type therapy. However, the term has been popularized to refer to the use of devices that deliver light (especially red and/or infrared light) for pain relief.

Better circulation brings energy building nutrients and oxygen to your body’s cells. It also carries away toxins and other metabolic wastes. Here are 7 ways to improve circulation.

What is light therapy?

The term “light therapy” describes using therapeutic doses of light, delivered in such a way and in such a strength that circulation increases in the area under the lights. Pain associated with reduced circulation is relieved when circulation improves. Light therapy has shown to greatly benefit patients with symptoms of peripheral neuropathy, especially peripheral neuropathy caused by diabetes mellitus, chemotherapy or radiation. But can light therapy prevent microvascular disease?

Before talking about who makes anodyne therapy home systems, we need to define a few terms.

Diabetic ulcers are breaks in the skin sometimes called a wound that occur in 15% of diabetic patients at least once in their lives. Most diabetic ulcers are on the lower legs or feet. Preventing diabetic ulcers is very important. Diabetes patients who develop ulcers on their legs and feet are eight times more likely to need amputation than those who never have them because these ulcers are extremely hard to heal. But, what causes diabetic ulcers?

HealthLight does not burn skin

Some photo therapy devices have been reported to cause burns, so it is understandable that some people may wonder: Will a HealthLight Photo Therapy System burn my skin?

Factors that contribute to diabetic peripheral neuropathy

There are a lot of factors that contribute to the symptoms of diabetic neuropathy. No one therapy or treatment may address all of the factors. Will HealthLight help reverse some of these symptoms, such as pain? Some diabetes patients who have used a HealthLight have reported that HealthLight has, indeed, resolved their diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain; others report that pain is still present but much less severe. However, no therapy can claim that it will cure diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain.

Why do diabetic ulcers develop?

In order to know if increased circulation will help with diabetic ulcers, you have to understand why diabetes patients develop ulcers in the first place. A cascade of conditions leads up to diabetic ulcers.