Paradise Valley LED Light Therapy – Benessair Health

Benessair Health
Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a LED Light Therapy treatment last?

The average time for the treatments are 15-20 minutes, but if you have an acute wound or other advice from the Wellness Doctor. Make sure to allow enough time to feel our treatment by sitting still and feeling its impact on your body. The total length of the appointment is usually 30 minutes with some recovery allowed after completion of your session.

Are Benessair doctors Board Certified?

Yes, they are board-certified in their specialties.

How is Benessair different from other clinics?

Benessair is a medical treatment facility that will take you to a new level of total health and wellness by providing you with luxurious facilities and proven industry-leading services with no membership or insurance requirements.

What is Photobiomodulation (PBM)?

Photobiomodulation is a non-invasive, non-thermal therapy that stimulates cells to create energy and undergo self-repair through near-infrared light. It may be used for an overall body treatment to aid with sports recovery, reduce inflammation, and relief acute and chronic pain. There are many other indications that are currently being studied with new uses coming up daily.

Are there side effects to using PBM?

Unlike drugs and surgery, PBM promotes cell regeneration, reduces inflammation and pain, is non-toxic, is non-invasive and has no negative side effects. You may experience fatigue following a treatment due to high sensitivity tissue response. You can expect this to be mild and self-limiting to less than 24 hours.

How long is a treatment?

The average treatment will run 15-20 minutes unless we are treating an acute wound or otherwise advised by the Wellness Doctor. Allow enough time to sit still and feel the impact of the treatment. The average total time allowing for some recovery is 30 minutes.

What will PBM do for me?

The potential applications of PBM are numerous and many more are still being explored. The current clinical uses are for the relief of pain and inflammation and the treatment of sports injuries. It has also been found to stimulate hair growth and decrease fat deposits.

Why would I need or want PBM?

For sports injuries PBM is a tool used by trainers in major league sports, as well as many Olympic teams. Trainers claim that PBM allows athletes to do more intense and higher volume training or make comebacks faster after an injury. PBM is also used to treat the weekend athlete with common sports injuries such as plantar fasciitis, hamstring pulls, and various muscular sprains. For inflammation PBM causes the smaller arteries and lymph vessels of the body to increase in size, which is called vasodilation. This allows inflammation and swelling to be cleared away more effectively. Vasodilation in lymph nodes promotes lymphatic drainage, which aids in the healing process. PBM can improve the pro-inflammatory cellular response factors and increase the anti-inflammatory response. For relief from pain. Before using PBM to treat acute or chronic pain, a provider must diagnose the condition to confirm that the pain is from a neuromusculoskeletal condition caused by aging or injury and that there is no disqualifying condition or contraindication for laser use. Other applications include all types of sports injuries, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, neuropathy, arthritis pain, bursitis, plantar fasciitis, gout, carpal tunnel syndrome, rotator cuff injuries, degenerative spinal stenosis/sciatica, wounds and dermal ulcers secondary to compression/trauma, atherosclerosis, diabetes or dermatological conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, burns or acne.