Skin wound healing through electricity
The most detailed study to date of skin wound healing, conducted by University of Manchester scientists with 40 volunteers, has provided new evidence that electrical stimulation accelerates wound healing.
In the new research, half-centimeter harmless wounds were created on each upper arm of the volunteers. One wound was left to heal normally, while the other was treated with electrical pulses* over a period of two weeks. The pulses stimulated angiogenesis — the process by which new blood vessels form — increasing blood flow to the damaged area and resulting in wounds healing significantly faster.
Paper:
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0124502
Article:
http://www.kurzweilai.net/new-evidence-that-electrical-stimulation-accelerates-wound-healing
#angiogenesis #electricity #skin #research
Wondering if they included Taser use in this study? I just remember a lot of ZAP! From that training and a stream of profanities. not so much healing. LOL 😉
ReplyDeleteCorina Marinescu personally, I don't understand why more places aren't using LLLT and laser photobiomodulation to speed healing. I've been using a free-running pulsed Nd:YAG laser for the last 6 years primarily to treat gum disease, but also to help patients with various injuries. Burns, surgical incision sites, broken fingers. It's almost ridiculous how much faster things heal. Nor is it new - it's been around for decades.
ReplyDeleteA physical therapist with whom I spoke recently said the primary issue is that there are no reimbursable ICD codes, so insurance won't pay. He uses cold lasers in treating pro football players since they have money to burn, but the hospital where he works won't buy them.
LLLT is not covered by insurance because it is considered experimental, investigational or unproven.
ReplyDeleteI believe it is used in the NHS in England in some circumstances (i.e. trials), though I don't think the evidence is enough for NICE to recommend its wide usage
ReplyDeletehttp://www.uhs.nhs.uk/AboutTheTrust/Newsandpublications/Latestnews/2014/Southampton-doctors-pioneer-use-of-soft-laser-for-cancer-patients.aspx
There are a few studies on it
http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/Search?q=Low+level+laser+therapy
Let me pull up the research on it - biostimulation with the Nd:YAG laser is just incredible.
ReplyDeleteThe more alkaline the liquids of the body the better the process supposedly.
ReplyDeleteUnproven is the best! Well, it may be falsified... but then again unproven brings and upside to the table.
ReplyDeleteI used a simple LED @ 880nm unit on my massage client for chronic foot pain.. He said that once a week kept him pain free. The unit died, but I want another ine!
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