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Handbook of Low-Level Laser Therapy
edited by Michael Hamblin, Tanupriya Agrawal and Marcelo Victor Pires de Sousa
“This timely book nicely summarizes the few, currently known, mechanisms underlying photobiomodulation (PBM) in the context of their most promising applications within a wide variety of health-care disciplines. Mainstream scientific communities and professional organizations, today, generally offer mixed reviews about the evidence of PBM research and its practical applications; this collection by many of the most highly recognized PBM authors, then, is an excellent reference for any clinician, scientist, student, or entrepreneur wanting to explore this critically important and unique addition to healthcare. Its perspectives range from enthusiastic acceptance and promotion of PBM applications to the more healthy encouragement of still much-needed clinical research. The references are numerous and invaluable and point to the many other pillars of PBM that have built and continue to work in this exciting movement, and yet there is much to learn.”
Dr. Donald Pathoff, Foundation for Photobiomodulation Research, USA
- Format: eBook
- ISBN: 9789814669610
- Subject: General Biomedical Engineering
- Published: November -0001
For Course Instructors: Inspection Copies
Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) also known as photobiomodulation is almost 50 years old, and recently has been getting increasing acceptance from the scientific, medical, and veterinary communities. Discoveries are constantly being made about the cellular and molecular mechanisms of action, the range of diseases that can be treated is also rising, and home use LED devices are becoming common.
This book compiles cutting-edge contributions from the world’s leading experts in Photobiomodulation and LLLT. Chapters cover general concepts, mechanisms of action, in vitro studies, pre-clinical animal studies, veterinary applications and a wide range of clinical topics. Edited by Michael Hamblin from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, aided by two prominent researchers (Marcelo Sousa and Tanupriya Agrawal), this book will appeal to anyone involved in the basic science, translational aspects and clinical applications of LLLT.
Chapter 1
What is Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy?
Marcelo Victor Pires de Sousa
Pages: 1
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Add to cartChapter 2
History of Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy
Michael R. Hamblin
Pages: 17
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Add to cartChapter 3
Lasers, LEDs, and Other Light Sources
James Carroll
Pages: 35
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Add to cartChapter 4
Is Coherence Important in Photobiomodulation?
Tomas Hode
Pages: 51
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Add to cartChapter 5
Tissue Optics
Bryan James Stephens and Linda Ramball Jones
Pages: 67
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Add to cartChapter 6
Light–Tissue Interaction and Light Dosimetry
Ana Carolina de Magalh˜aes and Elisabeth Mateus Yoshimura
Pages: 87
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Add to cartChapter 7
Mitochondrial Light Absorption and Its Effect on ATP Production
Nicolette Houreld
Pages: 101
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Add to cartChapter 8
Water as a Photoacceptor, Energy Transducer, and Rechargeable Electrolytic Bio-battery in Photobiomodulation
Luis Santana-Blank, Elizabeth Rodr´ıguez-Santana, Jes ´us A. Santana-Rodr´ıguez, Karin E. Santana-Rodr´ıguez, and Heberto Reyes-Barrios
Pages: 119
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Add to cartChapter 9
Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Low-Level Laser Therapy
Vikrant Rai
Pages: 141
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Add to cartChapter 10
Molecular Basis for Photobiomodulation: Light-Induced Nitric Oxide Synthesis by Cytochrome c Oxidase in Low-Level Laser Therapy
Robert Oliver Poyton and Marina Hendrickson
Pages: 165
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Add to cartChapter 11
Cytoprotective Effect of Low-Level Light Therapy using LEDs on Neurons
Margaret Wong-Riley and Huan Ling Liang
Pages: 185
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Add to cartChapter 12
Low-Level Laser and Cultured Neural Tissue
Patricia J. Armati and Roberta T. Chow
Pages: 207
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Add to cartChapter 13
Shining a Light on Parkinson’s Disease
Daniel McKenzie Johnstone, C´ecile Moro, Jonathan Stone, Alim-Louis Benabid, and John Mitrofanis
Pages: 237
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Low-Level Laser Therapy and Stem Cells
Qi Zhang, Chang Zhou, and Tingting Dong
Pages: 253
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Add to cartChapter 15
Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy
Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, Cristina Kurachi, Kate Cristina Blanco, and Natalia Mayumi Inada
Pages: 273
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Add to cartChapter 16
Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy forWound Healing in Animal Models
Andr´e Luiz Oliveira Ramos, Felipe Scholz Ramos, and Marcelo Victor Pires de Sousa
Pages: 285
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Add to cartChapter 17
Low-Level Laser Therapy for Arthritis in Animal Models: Beneficial Effect and Action Mechanism
Flavio Aimbire and Paulo de Tarso Camilo de Carvalho
Pages: 303
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Add to cartChapter 18
Low-Level Laser Therapy for Lung Diseases: From the Bench to the Bed
Flavio Aimbire
Pages: 317
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Add to cartChapter 19
Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy in Tendon Healing in in Vitro and in Vivo Models
Lucas F. de Freitas and Michael R. Hamblin
Pages: 339
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Add to cartChapter 20
Bone Repair in Animal Models
Antonio Luiz B. Pinheiro, Luiz G. Pinheiro Soares, and Aparecida Maria C. Marques
Pages: 357
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Add to cartChapter 21
Transcranial Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy for Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury in Animal Models
Michael R. Hamblin, Luis De Taboada, and Ying-Ying Huang
Pages: 371
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Add to cartChapter 22
Phototherapy in Peripheral Nerve Repair and Muscle Preservation
Shimon Rochkind
Pages: 403
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Add to cartChapter 23
Low-Level Laser Therapy for Spinal Cord Repair
Takahiro Ando and Michael R. Hamblin
Pages: 415
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Add to cartChapter 24
Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy for the Treatment of Visual System Injury and Disease
Janis T. Eells, Sandeep Gopalakrishnan, Michele M. Salzman, Krisztina Valter, Jan Provis, Ricardo Natoli, John Mitrofanis, Jonathan Stone, and Melinda Fitzgerald
Pages: 435
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Add to cartChapter 25
Protection from Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury
Agnes Keszler, Svjetlana Dosenovic, and Martin Bienengraeber
Pages: 453
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Add to cartChapter 26
Low-Level Laser and Experimental Aortic Aneurysm: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications
Lilach Gavish and S. David Gertz
Pages: 471
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Add to cartChapter 27
Low-Level Laser Therapy: A Treatment Modality for Multiple Sclerosis Targeting Autoimmunity and Oxidative Stress
Zenas George, Miguel A. Tolentino, and Jeri-Anne Lyons
Pages: 491
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Add to cartChapter 28
Low-Level Laser Therapy as an Alternative Treatment for Snake Envenomation
Camila Squarzoni Dale and Stella Regina Zamuner
Pages: 503
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Add to cartChapter 29
Veterinary Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy Applications for Companion Animals
Richard L. Godine
Pages: 519
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Emergence of Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy in Clinical Veterinary Practice
Ronald E. Hirschberg
Pages: 543
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Add to cartChapter 31
Photomedicine for Exotic Animals: A Case-Based Discussion
Narda G. Robinson
Pages: 559
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Add to cartChapter 32
Recalcitrant Wound: Using Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy to Manage Non-Healing Wounds and Ulcers
Raymond J. Lanzafame and Istvan Stadler
Pages: 581
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Add to cartChapter 33
Clinical Applications with Low-Level Laser Therapy in Arthritis
Jan M. Bjordal
Pages: 597
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Add to cartChapter 34
Use of Low-Level Laser Therapy and Light-Emitting Diode Therapy to Improve Muscle Performance and Prevent Damage: From Animal Models to Clinical Trials
Cleber Ferraresi, Nivaldo Parizotto, Vanderlei Bagnato, and Michael R. Hamblin
Pages: 609
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Add to cartChapter 35
Low-Level Laser Therapy of Pain: Clinical Applications
Roberta T. Chow
Pages: 641
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Add to cartChapter 36
Low-Level Laser Therapy and Its Application in Tinnitus
Alessandra Nara de Souza Rastelli, Emanuelle Teixeira Carrera, Gustavo Nicolodelli, and Michael R. Hamblin
Pages: 685
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Add to cartChapter 37
Laser Therapy for the Treatment of Radiculopathy
Jerome M. True and Luis C. Vera
Pages: 711
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Add to cartChapter 38
Difficult Path to Treating Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Transcranial Near-Infrared Laser Therapy
Paul A. Lapchak, Pramod Butte, and Padmesh S. Rajput
Pages: 741
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Add to cartChapter 39
Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy for Rehabilitation in Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke, including Chronic Aphasia
Margaret A. Naeser, Paula I. Martin, Michael D. Ho, Maxine H. Krengel, Yelena Bogdanova, Jeffrey A. Knight, Megan K. Yee, Ross Zafonte, Bang-Bon Koo, John G. Roubil, and Michael R. Hamblin
Pages: 761
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Add to cartChapter 40
Transcranial Near-Infrared Light for Major Depressive Disorder: Targeting the Brain Metabolism
Paolo Cassano, Abigail R. Archibald, and Dan V. Iosifescu
Pages: 809
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Add to cartChapter 41
Low-Level Laser Therapy: A Corner Stone in the Management of Cancer Therapy–Induced Mucositis
Rene-Jean Bensadoun, Idriss Troussier, and Raj G. Nair
Pages: 825
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Add to cartChapter 42
Photobiomodulation in Dentistry: Manipulating Biostimulation and Bioinhibition for Clinical Success
Gerry Ross and Alana Ross
Pages: 833
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Add to cartChapter 43
Photobiomodulation for the Clinical Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Graham Merry and Robert Dotson
Pages: 867
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Add to cartChapter 44
Laser (Light) Therapy for Postherpetic Neuralgia
Kevin C. Moore and R. Glen Calderhead
Pages: 891
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Add to cartChapter 45
Laser Acupuncture
Lucas F. de Freitas and Michael R. Hamblin
Pages: 907
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Add to cartChapter 46
Intravascular Laser Irradiation of Blood
Daiane Thais Meneguzzo, Leila Soares Ferreira, Eduardo Machado de Carvalho, and Cassia Fukuda Nakashima
Pages: 933
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Add to cartChapter 47
Nonsurgical Laser Therapy for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Leonardo Longo
Pages: 953
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Add to cartChapter 48
Laser Therapy of Traumatic Central Nervous System Injuries
Leonardo Longo and Diego Longo
Pages: 977
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Add to cartChapter 49
Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy: Aesthetic Applications for Hair
Felipe Scholz Ramos, Andr´e Luiz de Oliveira Ramos, and Marcelo Victor Pires de Sousa
Pages: 989
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Add to cartChapter 50
Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy for Cosmetics and Dermatology
Mossum K. Sawhney and Michael R. Hamblin
Pages: 1017
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Add to cartChapter 51
Low-Level Laser Therapy for Body Contouring and Fat Reduction
Gaurav K. Gupta
Pages: 1049
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Add to cartChapter 52
Transcranial Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy for Neurocognitive Enhancement
Julio C. Rojas and F. Gonzalez-Lima
Pages: 1057
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Add to cartChapter 53
Post-Operative Uses of Low-Level Laser Therapy
Maria Cristina Chavantes, Nathali Cordeiro Pinto, and Vanessa Milanesi Holanda
Pages: 1077
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Add to cartChapter 54
Bright New World: Future Directions of Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy
Marcelo Victor Pires de Sousa and Maria Cristina Chavantes
Pages: 1093
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Add to cartMichael R. Hamblin is a principal investigator at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA, and an associate professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology, Massachusetts, USA. His research interests lie in the areas of photodynamic therapy and LLLT.
Tanupriya Agrawal obtained her MD from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Government Medical College, Jabalpur, India, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. She is a visiting postdoctoral fellow at Dr. Hamblin’s lab at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine. She is also a trainee pathology resident at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA.
Marcelo Victor Pires de Sousa is founder and chief scientist at Bright Photomedicine, São Paulo, Brazil. He received his PhD on the topic “Physics Applied to Neuroscience” from the Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, Brazil, and is involved in the development of new products and dissemination of photomedicine.
“This timely book nicely summarizes the few, currently known, mechanisms underlying photobiomodulation (PBM) in the context of their most promising applications within a wide variety of health-care disciplines. Mainstream scientific communities and professional organizations, today, generally offer mixed reviews about the evidence of PBM research and its practical applications; this collection by many of the most highly recognized PBM authors, then, is an excellent reference for any clinician, scientist, student, or entrepreneur wanting to explore this critically important and unique addition to healthcare. Its perspectives range from enthusiastic acceptance and promotion of PBM applications to the more healthy encouragement of still much-needed clinical research. The references are numerous and invaluable and point to the many other pillars of PBM that have built and continue to work in this exciting movement, and yet there is much to learn.”
~Dr. Donald Pathoff, Foundation for Photobiomodulation Research, USA
“Laser therapy is today a reality for professionals in health care. At the same time, it is still a hot topic for research with many challenges to be overcome. This book puts together fundamental concepts and applications in a single resource, creates opportunities to multiply the potential users, as well as provides a summary of the state of the art in the field. The authors are prominent in their fields and the book will certainly prove to be an important reference in this field.”
~Prof. Vanderlei S. Bagnato, University of São Paulo, Brazil