Light therapy may accelerate healing of burns: Study

Aug 10, 2021

New Delhi, Aug 10 (ANI): A recent study has shown that light therapy helps burn injuries heal faster by triggering growth protein. The research was published in 'Scientific Reports'. The research found that photobiomodulation therapy sped up recovery from burns and reduced inflammation in mice by activating endogenous TGF-beta 1. The findings may impact therapeutic treatments for burn injuries, which affect more than 6 million people worldwide each year. The study measured the effect of photobiomodulation on the closure of third-degree burns over a period of nine days. The researchers also developed a precise burn healing protocol for photobiomodulation treatments to ensure additional thermal injuries are not inadvertently generated by laser use. The effectiveness of photobiomodulation in treating pain and stimulating healing has been documented in hundreds of clinical trials and thousands of academic papers.