Phototherapy

Tokyo Women's Medical University reports research in phototherapy

Published in Blood Weekly, March 5th, 2009

According to a study from Tokyo, Japan, "Acupuncture stimulation and phototherapy have been reported to have analgesic effects and improve the microcirculation. However, few studies have directly examined changes in peripheral blood vessels, either quantitatively or objectively."

"We assessed the responses of arteriolar blood flow to acupuncture stimulation and phototherapy under direct vision to examine the effects of these treatments. We used 40 rabbits with a rabbit ear chamber attached to the auricle. The rabbit ear chamber was fixed to the auricle under a dissecting microscope. were selected and observed with the use of a microscope video camera. Arterioles...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-03-05)

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