Red Light Therapy in Huntington Beach

Red light therapy uses a low-powered red light to deliver specific frequencies of light directly through the skin, into the tissues below. The light is then absorbed by the cells, where it gives the mitochondria a boost and triggers the increased production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

This increase in ATP creates higher-functioning cells that stimulate the body’s natural processes, resulting in benefits such as decreased inflammation, increased blood flow, increased collagen production, reduced effects of oxidative stress, and an increased ability to repair and restore damaged cells and tissue.

Our Approach

At Health Pro Wellness Center, we offer this service for a variety of conditions and situations. Many of our patients incorporate it as part of their post-workout recovery program, as it can support repairing muscle tissues after exercise or injury. One study found that athletes exposed to red light before and after exercise had faster muscle recovery and increased muscle growth.

Your chiropractor or physical therapist may also recommend using red light as part of your overall care plan, to augment healing in the tissues along with other therapies such as shockwave therapy.

How It Helps With Weight Loss

The frequency of light used affects adipocytes, which are the cells that store fat. Studies show that exposure to red light causes the adipocytes to release triglycerides, resulting in reduced volume and a measurable loss of fat. Participants in this 4-week study experienced a 2.15 inches loss in waist girth. Not only can this therapy help reduce the size of fat cells, thus helping to shape body contour, but it also provides additional benefits for patients working to lose weight.

Research shows that exposure to red light significantly increased leptin levels while decreasing ghrelin. Leptin is a hormone responsible for controlling appetite, helping to maintain body weight, and regulating how much energy the body burns. In contrast, ghrelin increases appetite and stimulates the release of growth hormone. This reduction in hunger levels can have a great impact on those trying to follow a low-calorie diet for weight loss, helping to curb the desire for snacking.

Low-level laser therapy can also support the growth of new muscle mass. And muscle requires more energy (each pound of muscle can burn 50 calories per day at rest), which means that you will be burning more calories even when you’re not exercising.

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