Medicine has long been using phototherapy through exposure to the body of ultraviolet, infrared and visible radiation. Each of them provokes useful microbiological processes, allowing to accelerate recovery, achieve the desired effect. Light therapy in physiotherapy is used mainly to combat inflammation of the respiratory and musculoskeletal system, but has recently become more prevalent.
Indications and contraindications for phototherapy
The expediency of prescribing such a physiotherapy depends on the radiation spectrum.
Infrared is recommended in such cases:
- chronic and subacute neonatal diseases of internal organs;
- trophic ulcers and poorly healing wounds;
- frostbite;
- burns;
- pain in pathologies of the peripheral nervous system;
- sympathy;
- dysfunction of the vegetative system.
Contraindications to infrared phototherapy include:
- aggravation of acute and chronic inflammatory processes;
- cancerous tumors;
- bleeding;
- active form of tuberculosis;
- hypertension (stage 3);
- circulatory insufficiency.
Indications for light therapy with ultraviolet:
- joint diseases;
- acute and chronic pathology of the respiratory system;
- inflammatory processes of female genital organs;
- UV-failure;
- tuberculosis of bones ;
- rickets;
- pathology of the nervous system;
- wounds, skin lesions;
- low resistance to infections.
Contraindications are completely analogous to infrared phototherapy.
The effect of visible spectrum radiation is assigned when:
- anorexia and bulimia;
- drowsiness, weakness, low working capacity;
- acne illness;
- depression.
Contraindications chromotherapy does not have, the color of the spectrum is selected individually, depending on the problem being solved.
It is worth noting that when it comes to light treatment of the eyes, laser exposure is implied. Through a bundle of quantum particles in ophthalmology, a variety of diseases are treated (glaucoma, myopia, cataracts, myopia, farsightedness), visual acuity is restored.
Light therapy in cosmetology
The described technique is actively used to eliminate many cosmetic problems:
- acne;
- acne;
- demodicosis;
- dark spots;
- post-acne .
In addition, the lamp for phototherapy with special chromatographic nozzles of different colors allows you to achieve skin rejuvenation, smooth wrinkles, intensify the production of collagen fibers and elastin.
Also, this procedure is effective in hair therapy. Light therapy helps to normalize the local immunity of the scalp, the production of fat, stop the loss and activate the roots.