Photonic Therapy
® is a new way of using an age-old Chinese acupuncture treatment method to restore healthy tissue, relieve pain and rejuvenate muscles after strain and stress.
How does Acupuncture relate to
Western Medicine?
Acupuncture is the chinese medical art of inserting fine needles into predetermined points of the body to produce physiological changes and healing. As a treatment system, acupunctures is as effective as, or in some cases more effective than western medicine, particularly when treating horses. Until recently, the modes of action was not fully understood and could only be explained in terms of ancient, non-scientific, conceptual terms.
Now that acupuncture's efficacy can be explained in scientific terms, it may be described as a form of applied neuro-physiology. With understanding of neuro-physiological responses in the body system, a better, non-invasive treatment can be instituted for pain-free, sterile, safe and effective results.
By using photonic energy from infra-red light waves it is possible to provide the exact stimulation needed, much akin to traditional acupuncture processes, but without the application of invasive needles, providing a much safer and sterile environment in which to work.
Why stimulate the skin?
The skin is the largest organ of the body, and comprises about 16% of the body's weight. The skin has two main functions, which are protection and sensation. Underneath the skin is connective tissues which converts any stimulation such as pressure, temperature changes or certain forms of light into electrical impulses. When the skin is stimulated, the information is conveyed to the brain electrically by the nerve cells.
When an acupuncture point is stimulated, it has increased electrical conductivity. By stimulating acupuncture points in a given combination, the brain can be stimulated to release various neuro-chemicals which cause the body to heal. This neuro-stimulation re-opens healing channels the body masks in response to prolonged pain that, without neuro-stimulation, generally leads to chronic conditions.
Why use light?
Light is composed of various wavelengths. Different wavelengths associated with certain light colors or bands have the ability to trigger photo-chemical reactions in various tissue.
The infra-red band has the ability to penetrate skin and stimulate classic acupuncture points in much the same way that an acupuncture needle works. As the infra-red light passes through the skins its wavelength is altered, creating the stimulating effect upon body tissue through photonic stimulation at the cellular level. It is this photonic stimulation, or "Photonic TherapyŽ" that triggers the re-opening of healing processes.
