Post Traumatic Skin Healing
Ian Reed (one of our PBM Therapy Clinicians) gives his experience of using PBM Therapy for skin healing and repair using the THOR® LX2 Body part PBM Therapy device at his Clinic in Derby.
Drag the white line on the image left to right to show the ‘before’ and ‘after’ treatment photos. The ‘before’ picture is taken by me in a mirror and the ‘after’ by a colleague in the clinic hence the different lighting. Despite the different light/exposure you can still the the huge difference in only 11 days with PBM Therapy treatment!
“I should have known better at 56 years old – note to self, don’t blindly follow friends who are 20+ years younger than you and much better MTB riders than you ride down a unknown black MTB route in the Forrest of Dean”.
We completed one black run with no issues but the second had a much steeper rocky entry which required a hop off at the end from the steep rocky slope. I did not see this and consequently the front wheel and forks impacted the ground flipping me over the handlebars and propelling me forwards at speed along a very dry bit of MTB trail. Despite wearing protective arm pads my left elbow took most of the force.
Getting the elbow dragged along the floor caused a first degree burn removing the top layer of skin (epidermis) to reveal the layer below (dermis). I also cracked a rib at the same time, so I well and truly did myself a mischief 😭.
I had a total of 6 sessions over 11 days using the body part THOR® LX2 using the LED probe to the:
- Lymphatic glands around the elbow and up into the neck to help speed up the removal of swelling (oedema)
- Injury site: The large LED probe needed to be placed in 3 places to cover up all of the wound area
- Sternum: I also used the laser probe on the Sternum (breast bone) to stimulate more stem cell release from the bone marrow so more stem cells would be available for healing and repairing tissue and to help reduce scarring.
You can flick/click between the 2 images using the white handle. Clearly skin heals on its own, but I am now healed, in my opinion, faster and much more importantly with smooth skin with no signs of signs of scarring.
Healing With PBM Therapy
There is an ever increasing body of evidence proving how PBM Therapy can help skin healing and repair. From wounds and injuries such as mine onto Oral mucositis and radiation dermatitis which occurs in a high percentage of patients as a consequence of chemo and radiotherapy.
Intrigued to find out more about how body part THOR® LX2 or NovoTHOR whole body PBM Therapy could help you or some one you know but are not sure if its right for you or you are worried about wasting your money? Then why not contact the clinic and speak to Ian or Richard. They will give you honest impartial evidence based advice about the suitability for the condition in question.
Alternative you can come to the clinic and have and informal no obligation discovery visit where we can answer your questions and you can see the equipment.
Our PBM Therapy Clinic has the enviable position of having one of the few whole body NovoTHOR PBM Therapy Light Beds in the UK. There are only a few hundred of these globally and less than 15 in the UK. We are easy to get to as we are in the centre of the country, close to motorways, train links and airports.
To read more just search the site and watch the videos on our PBM Therapy You Tube channel. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call us on 01332 224829.