Today’s fitness clubs, exercise studios, Pilates classes, and yoga centres are an important part of daily life for many adults. Dedicated to moulding bodies into shape, they are a refuge from the stress of our daily lives. But unfortunately, injuries can be incurred when exercising. The most commonly reported types of injuries include:
- Soft tissue injuries, such as strains, sprains and bruising
- Back and neck injuries from falls and awkward landings
- Broken or crushed bones from falling weights
- Shoulder injuries
- Knee and leg injuries
- Wrist sprain or dislocation
- Groin pulls
- Shin splints.
If you do not recover properly after workouts or do not fully heal from an injury or strain, that acute inflammation could become chronic over time and limit your performance. It can be a vicious cycle if you are always trying to recover and heal from injuries while taking on new damage and strain.
How will light therapy help treat injuries incurred at the gym?
Red and infrared light therapy affect the body at the cellular level, stimulating natural biological processes in the areas where the light is applied. The human body is photosensitive, and light triggers biological processes much like photosynthesis in plants.
A photobiological reaction happens when a specific wavelength of light interacts with photoreceptor molecules in mitochondria, which are the energy centres of each cell in the body. This interaction stimulates energy production in the cells.
Photizo Sport’s LEDs can help to:
- Increase blood flow
- Decrease inflammation
- Increase collagen production.
A 2016 study revealed that infrared light prompted a significant acceleration of muscle recovery and return-to-play after just a few sessions. The researchers found that infrared light enhanced blood flow, reduced inflammation, relaxed muscle spasms, and minimised the time participants reported feeling pain.
