Anodyne Foot and Leg-Red Light Therapy

After more than a million patient treatments over 20 years, Anodyne Therapy has earned the trust of patients, therapists, and physicians worldwide. More than 10,000 health care professionals have depended on Anodyne Therapy for treating their patients. These professionals deliver care in hospitals, outpatient clinics, home care, and also with professional and college sports teams. The use of Anodyne Therapy is even taught in professional educational institutions! Light Therapy Light therapy is the application of light to an acute or chronic injury to promote increase of circulation and relieve pain. Light therapy can benefit almost all tissues and organs of the body. The light for these therapeutic purposes is in the red or near infrared (NIR) spectrum (600nm – 1000nm). We can only see light up to 700 nm so we cannot see infrared light. Light has a photochemical effect comparable to photosynthesis in plants. For light therapy to work, enough light has to penetrate below the surface of the skin and be absorbed by cells to exert a sufficient chemical change. During the past 50 years there have been over 1000 published scientific papers regarding the therapeutic effect of light. Therapeutic light may be in the form of a laser or light emitting diodes (LEDs). LEDs are used in all types of products from outdoor lights, to computers and light bulbs. Technological advancements in LEDs make them a safe and cost efficient method to deliver light therapy. Unlike medical lasers, Anodyne (and other LED products) do not require either the healthcare professional or the patient to use protective eyewear during treatment. The medical benefits from light therapy is dependent on several factors, primarily: wavelength, power density, pulse frequency and duty cycle (the dose). Clinical results may differ because of changes in the dose, just like medications. Positive results with Anodyne dose formulation are documented in 25 clinical studies published in medical journals.