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Why and how does light therapy offer neuroprotection in Parkinson’s disease?

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Some light Saturday evening reading about red and near infrared light therapy and Parkinson's disease.

TITLE: Why and how does light therapy offer neuroprotection in Parkinson’s disease?

AUTHOR: Dr. John Mitrofanis

YEAR: 2017

nrronline.org/temp/NeuralRe...

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TITLE: Turning On Lights to Stop Neurodegeneration: The Potential of Near Infrared Light Therapy in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease.

AUTHOR: Johnstone et al.

YEAR: 2016

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

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TITLE: Shining light on the head: Photobiomodulation for brain disorders

AUTHOR: Hamblin et al.

YEAR: 2016

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

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TITLE:Low-level light therapy of the eye and brain

AUTHOR: Rojas and Gonzalez-Lima

YEAR: 2011

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

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I'm not seeing a lot of people who have seen strong benefits in practice. What do you think?

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munchybunch

Have you tried this or are you thinking of trying it?

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ElliotGreen in reply tomunchybunch

I haven't tried it. I'm at a stage where I'm trying to evaluate what my options are moving forward. So I'm trying to find and assess the available information. I also want to read other people's experiences and assessments, and to participate in discussions. So here we are!

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Motherfather

well elliot i just bought a lamp infrared i just ordered one yesterday it should come next week if it works ill keep you posted.regards john

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ElliotGreen in reply toMotherfather

Cool. Let us know either way if you can. First I've heard of an infrared lamp. Would you be willing to share the details of the one you're buying?

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Motherfather in reply toElliotGreen

sure you can buy them on the internet different prices i bought one for about 80 dollars on amazon depends how much you want to spend as theres bigger ones im starting on the cheaper ones as they can go 5 or 6 hundered dollars,if it works on the cheaper one ill buy a more powerful one regards john

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faridaro

Elliot, here is a recent article that I came across today - you may have seen it already as you researched the subject but will share it just in case:

abc.net.au/news/2019-02-24/...

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