Last Updated:
March 25, 2013
Articles about clinical applications of photomedicine.
- Cancer Care and Oncology (2)
- Dental and Oral Health (9)
- Dermatology and Cosmesis (1)
- Pain Management (6)
- Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation (2)
- Sports Medicine and Performance (1)
- Veterinary Medicine (3)
- Wound Care, Burns and Tissue Healing (4)
Trials and Errors
Trials & Errors Science is based upon trials and errors. Yes, even errors give serendipitous results; the discovery of penicillin is just one of them. Science starts with ideas, but has to be confirmed. Too often ideas are commercialized before read more
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Laser Acupuncture – Fact or Fiction?
Laser acupuncture – fact or fiction? By Jan Tunér The application of laser instead of needles has a long history. The very low powered HeNe laser was used in the beginning of the 80ies and from that period different read more
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LPT contraindications – some facts and some myths
LPT contraindications – some facts and some myths By Jan Tunér In early (and, sadly even in recent) publications, several incorrect contraindications of LLLT have been proposed. Most of them have been more or less disposed of, such as read more
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Bisphosphonates and Lasers
Bisphosphonates and lasers Bisphosphonates have been introduced to treat osteoporosis. These substances can be administered orally or intravenously. The bisphosphonates have a high affinity to hydroxyapatite and are accumulated in bony structures. During bone remodeling, osteoclasts are exposed to read more
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Alternative Medicine
Laser phototherapy – a timely alternative to alternative medicine The word “alternative” has to be used with some caution when LPT is discussed. LPT is indeed an excellent alternative to many of the traditional medical procedures, but it is read more
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The wound healing contradiction
The wound healing contradiction By Jan Tunér Improved wound healing was one of the first discoveries when low level laser was tested in medicine. Since then, a multitude of cell studies and animal studies have been carried out and published. read more
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Low Level Laser and Antibiotic Resistance
Low level laser and antibiotic resistance Jan Tunér “Antibiotic resistance is a type of drug resistance where a microorganism is able to survive exposure to an antibiotic” (Wikipedia). Some of the readers of this article would probably not be alive read more
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Stacking the Deck?
Stacking the Deck? We received an email from a reader with regards to this presentation: (Light Years Ahead 1.7 MB PDF), asking for our comments. Here they are: I had a look at the presentation by Dr. Godbold and have made read more
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What is Low and What is High?
What is low and what is high? By Jan Tunér Let us first be clear about one thing – science is not to be based upon what we already know. To use “inappropriate” methods in a study is not wrong. read more
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Dosing Made Easy!
Therapeutic lasers made easy for the dentist Jan Tunér DDS My colleagues often tell me that the use of laser phototherapy (LPT) is so complicated and that they do not understand all the difficult terms and parameters involved. But if read more
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