What is Photo-Bio-Modulation?

The Ability to influence cellular, body, and Brain health using Concentrated source of light. More Specifically, Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) or Cold Lasers.

How LLLT works?

In a Nutshell, Photons(particles of light Energy) are absorbed by specific light receptors in our cells ( photo-receptors), triggering chemical alterations and bio-chemical, physical and neurological benefits to the human brain and body. This is done by safely passing concentrated, high energy beam of light through the skin by sophisticated diodes; or the laser light generators.

Think of all the benefits of being out in the sun; although concentrated and without the danger of over-exposure. Low level lasers are ‘Cold’, meaning they are at a highly specific light frequency and the power that does not produce heat and cause potential harm to body tissue. This, while providing the ‘gift of life’ that light possesses for all living things on our planet.

What Does LLLT Do?

For decades, low-level lasers have been shown to have a positive impact on the following:
1. Recovery from brain injury and concussion
2. Metabolic activity and energy production within brain and body cells
3. Neuroplasticity and neurogenesis (production of new brain cells)
4. Memory, learning and mood
5. Inflammation reduction
6. Blood flow and oxygenation with tissue repair and regeneration
7. Cell signaling and communication
8. Antioxidant production and removal of waste products from cells
9. Chronic pain and lowered dependence on prescription drugs
10. Immune function

While the list of benefits continues to grow, it is important to understand that low-level lasers are extremely safe and effective for a wide variety of health conditions. *(a sampling of relevant papers and articles follows below).

Who Benefits from LLLT?

Just as the list of positive impacts with LLLT grows through mounting scientific evidence; so does the list of conditions that can benefit from LLLT. Conditions including, but not limited to:

1. Traumatic brain injury, concussion and stroke
2. Cognitive impairment, dementia and Alzheimer’s
3. Mood disorders and addiction
4. Disorders of development, learning and behavior (including ADHD and autism)
5. PTSD and SAD
6. Neurodegenerative diseases (i.e. Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, etc.)
7. Insomnia
8. Tinnitus
9. Head and face pain
10. Pain syndromes requiring opiate or other pain medication interventions

Of extremely important note is the increasing number of athletes, scholars, and other individuals utilizing LLLT for optimal (peak) performance, injury prevention, cognitive enhancement, and other pro-active brain and body health strategies.

Use of LLLT in treating Depression and Anxiety

Studies in rats and humans provide evidence that LLLT improves mood and decreases depressive symptoms. In 2009, researchers took 10 patients with a history of major depression and anxiety (including post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse) and applied LLLT to their foreheads for four weeks. At the end of the study, six of the 10 patients experienced a remission of their depression, and seven of the 10 patients experienced a remission of their anxiety. There were no observable side effects.

“The data supports that LLLT to the head constitutes a promising neurotherapeutic tool to modulate behaviour in a non-invasive manner.” — Dr. Julio C. Rojas, MD, PhD, University of California.

This makes sense considering that several studies show that depression is linked to abnormal blood flow in the frontal cortex of the brain, and LLLT increases blood flow and circulation. Other studies have shown that participants report a significant increase in positive emotions and a reduction in depressive symptoms for two weeks after LLLT treatment.

Sufferers of traumatic brain injury (TBI) also experience a decrease in depression, anxiety, irritability and insomnia, and an overall improvement in quality of life, because of LLLT.

LLLT in treating Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Cognitive Impairment:

Research shows that LLLT can boost performance and improve cognitive function, including attention and memory, in elderly people, young healthy people and animals. Preliminary studies demonstrate that LLLT could slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease by decreasing a protein in the brain that is linked to dementia.

Downregulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) occurs early in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, and LLLT has been shown to prevent brain cell loss by upregulating BDNF.

“LLLT could be used as a preventive intervention in people who present risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, or a history of head trauma. In such patients, LLLT could be combined with cognitive intervention approaches.” – Dr. Francisco Gonzalez-Lima, PhD, University of Austin, Texas

Researchers have also applied LLLT to middle-aged mice, and discovered that the memory and cognitive performance of the middle-aged mice improved so much that it was comparable with that of young mice. The researchers concluded that LLLT should be “applied in cases of general cognitive impairment in elderly persons”.

Several others studies have shown that LLLT significantly increases alertness, awareness and sustained attention, and improves short-term memory and reaction time. Study participants also made fewer errors during tasks and tests. Another study found that LLLT was just as effective as exercise at enhancing cognition, likely by providing neuroprotection and supporting the mitochondria.

LLLT in treating Stroke

Multiple studies show that LLLT can significantly reduce brain damage and improve recovery outcomes after a stroke. In one study, researchers applied LLLT over the entire surface of the head of stroke patients approximately 18 hours after a stroke. Five days after the stroke, they found significantly greater improvements in the LLLT-treated group. The improvements continued 90 days after the stroke. At the end of the study, 70% of the patients treated with real LLLT had a successful outcome compared with only 51% of the control subjects.

Follow up studies with over 600 stroke patients found similar beneficial results. Researchers believe an increase in the production of ATP is responsible for the improvements. Numerous studies also show that LLLT significantly reduces neurological problems and improves behaviour in rats and rabbits after stroke. It also increases the growth of new brain cells in these animals, improving their overall recovery.

Priyadarshini K
Life Positive Change Clinic, #4013, First Floor, Near Umamaheshwari Temple,
K R road, Siddanna layout, Banashankari 2nd Stage, Bengaluru 560070
https://lifepositivechange.in/com
Mob: 8088132477 /9945638763

(Author is Registered Clinical Psychologist at BICA & IPOS.
Reproductive health counselor and Clinical Psycho-oncologist).
Trained photo-biomodulation therapist.)

For Evidence Based Support:
1. TBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17439348
2. Depression and Alzheimer’s –
http://www.jneuropsychiatry.org/peer-review/transcranial-lowlevel-laser-therap y-for-depression-and-alzheimers-disease.pdf
3. Neurological rehabilitation – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3065857/
4. Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707222/
5. Autism – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29956199
6. Addiction – https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/258703.php
7. Immune function – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8126975
8. TBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3104287/
9. Sleep – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23171567
10. Pain–https://aim.bmj.com/content/34/5/328

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Infertility is a disease of the male or female reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse, as mentioned by WHO.

Infertility affects millions of people of reproductive age worldwide – and has an impact on their families and communities. Estimates suggest that between 48 million couples and 186 million individuals live with infertility globally.

What causes infertility among male and females?

In the male reproductive system, infertility is most commonly caused by problems in the ejection of semen, absence or low levels of sperm, or abnormal shape (morphology) and movement (motility) of the sperm.

In the female reproductive system, infertility may be caused by a range of abnormalities of the ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes, and the endocrine system, among others.

What are types of infertility?

Infertility can be primary or secondary. Primary infertility is when a pregnancy has never been achieved by a person, and secondary infertility is when at least one prior pregnancy has been achieved.

Fertility care encompasses the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility. Equal and equitable access to fertility care remains a challenge in most countries; particularly in low and middle-income countries. Fertility care is rarely prioritized in national universal health coverage benefit packages.

What causes infertility?

Infertility may be caused by a number of different factors, in either the male or female reproductive systems. However, it is sometimes not possible to explain the causes of infertility.

In the female reproductive system, infertility may be caused by:

1. Tubal disorders such as blocked fallopian tubes, which are in turn caused by untreated sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or complications of unsafe abortion, postpartum sepsis or abdominal/pelvic surgery;

2. Uterine disorders which could be inflammatory in nature (such as such endometriosis), congenital in nature (such as septate uterus), or benign in nature (such as fibroids); disorders of the ovaries, such as polycystic ovarian syndrome and other follicular disorders;

3. Disorders of the endocrine system causing imbalances of reproductive hormones. The endocrine system includes hypothalamus and the pituitary glands. Examples of common disorders affecting this system include pituitary cancers and hypopituitarism.

Photo-Bio modulation therapy in treating Infertility

Ovarian reserve (actively witnessed via, increased AMH and decreased FSH) are intimately tied to optimising fertility by increasing egg quality. There is preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of low level laser therapy in treating Infertility, a study that was performed in an IVF center in Japan used LLLT in women with low or undetectable AMH levels, out of 188 patients treated almost 56% reported pregnancy & 38% reported live births. This study was conducted from April 2010 to Nov. 2015 on patients with low or undetectable AMH level.

They were administered with LLLT for the neck and the abdominal lumbar regions. For better understanding out of 13 patients with an AMH level of 0.1, 6 patients were found to achieve a clinical pregnancy and 5 patients gave birth. An extension of this study showed 50% pregnancy rates.

A study in Denmark showed a 60% pregnancy rate in women who had struggled with infertility of 4 or more years with failure of ART procedures.   

Although there are only a few studies on the effectiveness of LLLT several case studies have been reported that LLLT is effective in ovarian age reversal and thus can be used effectively to treat infertility especially in the patients with low AMH levels. More clinical research is needed, although the preliminary studies show high potential for LLLT to be a valuable method in optimizing fertility in women undergoing natural or artificial conception.

Specific patients who would most benefit from photo bio modulation therapies, for natural conception or in combination with assisted reproductive technologies (IVF)

• Women with low ovarian reserves.
• Women of advanced maternal age.
• Men with low sperm count or quality.
• Women who have been through multiple cycles of IVF with high retrieval rates but low blastocyst rates.
• Women with PCOS ovarian cysts or fibroids.
• Women with endometriosis.
• Women with poor egg quality.
• Women with poor implantation rates repeat pregnancy loss or chemical pregnancies.

Scientific Back-Up

All our cells are powered by little structures called mitochondria. Ovum/ Eggs have about 200 times more mitochondria than any other Cell.

When eggs are developing they use a tremendous amount of energy and early embryo division and implantation requires lots of energy.

After 35yrs the mitochondria wear down, at age 40, 9 out of 10 eggs are normal.

LLLT to the acupressure points, activates ATP in cells, which in-turn increases the quality of cell and reduces oxidative damage. Thus researchers prove there is a significant role of laser therapy in enhancing the fertility of the individual and restoring fertility quality of life.

Dr.  Rekha Krishna Ayachit

Life positive Change Clinic

No 4013, KR road,  Banashankari 2nd stage

Bengaluru-560070

Mob:80881 32477 / 99456 38763

www.lifepositivechange.in 

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