PHYSICAL MEDICINE & FUNCTIONAL REHAB

Anodyne® Therapy Systems are infrared light therapy devices that, for the past 15 years, have been the choice of over half a million people looking for a noninvasive, drug-free way to live with less pain, stiffness or muscle spasm; or to increase their local circulation.

 

Anodyne Light Therapy work, as a complement  to manual medicine, helps to reduce inflammation, pain and muscle spasms. It is commonly used for low back pain, sciatica, restless leg syndrome, wound healing, psoriasis, diabetic neuropathies and more.

 

The mechanism of action underlying pain relief associated with Anodyne®

Therapy/MIRE™ may be due, in part, to a combination of topical heat and an increased local release of nitric oxide that has been reported using the wavelength (890nm) of near-infrared light energy. The source of released nitric oxide may be endothelial cells or red blood cells, or both. 

Nitric oxide has been studied for many years; however, interest has peaked in the last 10-15 years as a result of the discovery of the role of nitric oxide as a signaling mechanism in the human body. The researchers of this discovery were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1998. 


Clinical research has linked nitric oxide with: 

• Increases in local circulation (vasodilation)

• Reduction of pain

• Reduction in inflammation

• Angiogenesis

• Collagen synthesis

 

*The above information is used from AnodyneTherapy.com.