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SUBMITTER: Heiskanen V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6091542 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Heiskanen Vladimir V Hamblin Michael R MR
Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology 20180801 8
Photobiomodulation (PBM) is a treatment method based on research findings showing that irradiation with certain wavelengths of red or near-infrared light has been shown to produce a range of physiological effects in cells, tissues, animals and humans. Scientific research into PBM was initially started in the late 1960s by utilizing the newly invented (1960) lasers, and the therapy rapidly became known as "low-level laser therapy". It was mainly used for wound healing and reduction of pain and in ...[more]