Photobiomodulation Therapy (PBM)/

Red Light Therapy (RLT) with Platinum LED

Unlock the power of light

Red Light Therapy (RLT), also known as Photobiomodulation, is a cutting-edge, non-invasive treatment that uses specific wavelengths (480-1060 nm) of blue, red and near-infrared light to enhance cellular function and promote overall well-being. RLT penetrates deep into tissues to stimulate cellular function, reduce inflammation, and promote healing and recovery. At Peak Performance Cryo & Recovery, we offer RLT with Platinum LED Biomax lights that emit the highest strength light therapy available, meaning that you get faster and better results through deeper light penetration and increased power. The Biomax lights are approved as an FDA Class II Medical Device and are IEC 60601 Certified Medical Grade.

Whether you’re looking to reduce pain, improve skin health, or accelerate recovery, RLT can help you achieve your goals.

How does it work?

RLT penetrates the skin and stimulates the mitochondria, the “powerhouses” of your cells. This triggers a cascade of cellular responses, including increased blood flow, reduced inflammation, and enhanced cell repair. This process:

  • Increases ATP (energy) production, fueling cellular repair and regeneration

  • Reduces oxidative stress and inflammation

  • Enhances collagen production for healthier skin

By boosting your body’s natural healing processes, RLT delivers a wide range of health benefits, all without the need for invasive procedures or medications.

What to expect

The treatment takes place on a comfortable massage table, with red light panels positioned overhead. You can choose the distance that you would like to be from the lights, and our staff can help you determine the best settings for your specific goals. Each 20-minute session includes 10 minutes lying on your back and 10 minutes on your chest for full-body exposure. You can wear whatever feels comfortable, but for best results, we recommend exposing as much skin as possible to the red light (especially in the areas that you specifically want to target). Enjoy your session in a private room, which is thoroughly sanitized between each appointment.

Key Benefits

  • Skin Health/Anti-Aging: Clinically proven to reduce fine lines and wrinkles, sun damage and sagging skin, and smooths out the complexion. It does this by stimulating increased collagen and elastin production for firmer, more youthful skin, and reduces oxidative stress improving skin tone, texture and hydration. It also promotes faster healing of scars and stretch marks and can treat chronic inflammatory skin conditions like psoriasis, eczema, acne, and rosacea. Regular, ongoing treatment can in some cases put these skin conditions into remission.

  • Pain Relief: Enhances mitochondrial function, leading to better cellular repair and reduced oxidative stress in pain-affected tissues. RLT also reduces nerve sensitivity and can help to improve conditions like neuropathy and sciatica

  • Arthritis and Joint Health: Eases pain and restores mobility due to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, sacroiliac joint disorders and other joint problems

  • Bone Health: Speeds up the healing of bone fractures by improving the formation of blood vessels, increasing bone growth factors and increase mineralization for faster rebuilding of bone density after a fracture

  • Brain Health: Helps damaged neurons replenish and heal through mitochondrial stimulation, reduced inflammation, and increased circulation. Numerous studies have shown that RLT can improve cognitive function in dementia patients, assist in healing from traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke, ease psychiatric and mood disorders like anxiety and depression, slow or reverse age-related cognitive decline, and ease symptoms of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease

  • COVID-19 Complications Including “Long COVID,” Brain Fog, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Regulates the immune response in patients with COVID-19 and can stimulate the gut/lung axis and support healing from COVID-19 related chronic problems. RLT applied to the chest may improve respiratory function, blood oxygenation, reduce immune overactivity to prevent chronic inflammation, and reduce depression brought on by social isolation and anxiety about the future

  • Fertility: Can improve fertility in both men and women by boosting testosterone levels in men and improving egg quality in women 

  • Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia pain and muscle weakness can be mitigated by RLT by targeting the entire hierarchy of mechanisms related to the origin and regulation of pain

  • Hair Regrowth: Promotes new hair growth in people with male and female pattern baldness and hair thinning, also known as androgenic alopecia. It works by increases blood flow to hair follicles in the scalp, stimulating dormant hair follicles, promoting and prolonging the anagen and telogen (growth) phases and inhibiting the catagen (dormant) phase in hair follicles. This all works together to promote new hair growth and keep hair follicles in the growth phase longer

  • Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism: Can improve thyroid function and reduce the use of levothyroxine (Synthroid) for treatment of hypothyroidism, possible due to reduction of inflammation due to this auto-immune disorder

  • Cardiovascular: Stimulates nitric oxide production, a powerful vasodilator that relaxes and expands blood vessels, improving circulation and oxygen delivery to tissues. Enhanced blood flow reduces blood pressure, improves endothelial function, and supports overall cardiovascular health

  • Training and Injury Recovery: Near-infrared light penetrates deep into muscles, tendons, and bones, promoting faster recovery from injuries and reducing delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS)

  • Wound Healing: RLT can minimize downtown after surgery and accelerate wound healing at any stage. When applied immediately after injury or surgery, it can also lead to less scarring by ensuring that emerging cells grow into normal skin rather than scar tissue

  • Athletic Performance: RLT done pre- and post-exercise can increase athletic performance, reduce recovery time, increase muscle mass, and decrease inflammation.

  • Longevity: Reduces general inflammation within the body as well as oxidative stress by increasing superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione, two key antioxidants that prevent DNA damage. Low-grade chronic inflammation has been linked to aging-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic disorders

  • Oral Health: RLT can reduce dentin hypersensitivity and ease pain due to temporomandibular disorder (TMJ)

  • Neuropathy and Nerve Health: Reduces nerve inflammation, giving neurons a chance to heal and promotes nerve regeneration and can help to restore nerve function and reduce symptoms and progression of neuropathy. It also stimulates the production of Schwann cells, which form the protective myelin sheath around nerves, and stimulates fibroblasts to produce collagen that supports nerve cell function. Together these can function to rejoin damaged nerve cells to healthy nerve cells

  • Respiratory Health: RLT can reduce inflammation and improve respiratory function in people with lung (pulmonary) fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis

  • Improved Sleep: Regular treatments can improve sleep by increasing the body’s natural production of melatonin

  • Weight Loss and Reduction of Cellulite: Research has shown that RLT can cause fat cells to release more lipids which improves fat breakdown and helps to remove them from the body. RLT, in conjunction with exercise, has been shown to reduce visceral fat, waist and neckline circumferences more rapidly than with exercise alone

  • Sessions typically last approximately 20 minutes for optimal results.

  • Yes, RLT is included as an optional service to choose from in all membership tiers.

  • You can do RLT safely as frequently as daily. The recommended number and frequency of sessions will depend on your specific goals, and our staff members will help to recommend an optimal plan tailored to you.

  • Research has shown that RLT is extremely safe and beneficial, and to date, there have been no reports of any serious adverse side effects. Individuals with highly sensitive skin could experience temporary redness and tightness due to increased blood circulation in the area. RLT is even safe for sensitive areas of the body like the eyes and testes and has been used to improve eye health and boost testosterone levels. The intense light from RLT can cause eye strain, though, and RLT for eye treatment should always be limited to 3 minutes and done under the supervision of an Ophthalmologist. At Peak Performance Cryo & Recovery, we always recommend wearing light-blocking glasses or goggles, and these options will be provided for you unless you bring your own. RLT is FDA cleared, and some specific devices have been FDA approved for treatment of specific conditions. 

  • Minimal clothing is best! The more skin exposed, the more benefit you'll receive. Many clients wear a swimsuit or underwear. Eye protection provided.

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