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May 30, 2016
New Books!
New books The literature on LPT/PBM is not overwhelming, so all additions of reasonable quality are welcome. Here are a few recent books: 1) Laser phototherapy – clinical practice and scientific background Lars Hode, Jan Tunér (2014). A thorough read more
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Marketing Gimmicks 2: Gilding the lily, or pulling the wool?
Marketing Gimmicks 2: Gilding the lily, or pulling the wool? By Peter A. Jenkins MultiRadiance Medical promotes their FDA-cleared devices as ‘super-pulsed lasers’, with optical output powers of up to “50,000 mW”. This is quite misleading, to say the read more
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Marketing Gimmicks
Marketing gimmicks By Jan Tunér We all know that marketing is a biased business and take it for what it is worth. At least that is what we like to believe. But should marketing really not influence our behavior, it read more
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When Peer Review Fails…
When Peer Review Fails… Or: How can such simple errors make it past 6 authors, however-many reviewers, AND the editorial staff of a publication dedicated to photomedicine and laser surgery?!? By Peter A. Jenkins A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of read more
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Laser acupuncture works – but how?
Laser acupuncture works – but how? By Jan Tunér The idea of using laser light instead of needles on acupuncture points has been around for more than 40 years. Widely used, but rather distrusted. And no wonder – needle acupuncture read more
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Laser and life – the effects on telomeres
Laser and life – the effects on telomeres By Jan Tunér The knowledge about the complicated cellular events in LPT is increasing. The stimulation of ATP is long established but more recently the regulation of the ATP production by nitric read more
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The composite curing lamp – an unknown phototherapeutic tool
The composite curing lamp – an unknown phototherapeutic tool By Jan Tunér Every dentist is familiar with the composite curing lamp. Some may not use it in their clinical work, like oral surgeons, but everyone has seen and used one. read more
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The search for the optimal parameters.
The search for the optimal parameters By Jan Tunér The mainstream opinion about dosage in laser phototherapy is as follows: low energies and long time is best for reduction of inflammation and for cellular proliferation. High energies are better for read more
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The Light Shines in Sweden!
SBU – Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment – evaluates Laser treatment of neck pain Report type: Alert Report number: 2014-03 Published: 2014-05-20 http://www.sbu.se/en/Published/Alert/Laser-treatment-of-neck-pain/ Low level laser (Low Level Laser Therapy, LLLT) is sometimes used as a treatment method in read more
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Revisiting the Holy Grail…
An open letter to the laser therapy community. Peter A Jenkins, MBA First Posted April 28, 2009 […and reprised here just for fun!] Many of you, over the years, will have read my various articles and posts in which read more
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