Anyone tried Well Red (red light therapy) products? or any other brand?

[CV119]

If the question has already been asked, could anyone point me out to a similar thread?

Would like to know if anyone tried the red light therapy helmets from Well Red or any other brand and if they had positive reviews?

Truly appreciate the feedback

[jimcaster]

healthunlocked.com/cure-par....

[Prksn]

My wife has been using for 2 yrs. We think it works especially for arm swinging, foot draging and facial expression.. we bought it from red well.

[Zella23]

if you look on my posts, I’ve written about it many times. My husband wears his wellred one for 20 minutes a day. I think it helps with his general well being. Has had it now for about 3 - 4 years, before that he had a Men’s shed one.

He s had PD for 9 years and keeps reasonably mobile. He does quite a few things so hard to pinpoint what specifically helps with what symptom. He has a Cue1 as well.

[CRMACK1948]

I don’t know where you are,but after using a home made device for 3 years we have just purchased a soft helmet from “The Redlight Man” based in the UK.It has all the wavelengths that can help Parkinson’s,and is very reasonably priced compared to the others we looked at.He knows his stuff,maybe worth looking at his website to get some ideas.

[Dabaa in reply to CRMACK1948]

Thanks a lot for sharing this. Is it this one? redlightman.com/product/com... . Does it help? If so, I'm pulling the trigger on one. Thank you again.

[CRMACK1948 in reply to Dabaa]

Yes that's the one we bought.Hw has scathing words to say about the more expensive versions,on how much goes on advertising and salaries shareholders etc compared to the actual cost of components..The helmet is quite big,we use a piece of velcro under the chin to make it a snug fit

[Dabaa in reply to CRMACK1948]

Appreciate you responding, thank you. May I probe a bit more? Does HwP feel it benefits him? How specifically does he use it - frequency, duration? I don't have any DIY nous at all and live alone in supported housing - please could you detail your velcro fix (where did you get it, dimensions, how to affix?). Thank you so much and best.

[CRMACK1948 in reply to Dabaa]

It’s difficult to generalise,as everyone seems to react differently to red light therapy,but if for ant reason he has to miss a few days his balance and his speech aren so good.He always asks for redlights while we have breakfast.Apparently the results are amplified when the body is digesting food.The red light man helmet uses the 4 frequencies at the same time,so one session gives you the required red and black light.Husband has 2 sessions daily,each 10 minutes long.The helmet doesn’t have a timer,so you would need to watch the clock or use use the alarm on your phone.The Velcro is just a 3”” strip of ordinary Velcro that you can buy on line for sewing purposes.He just uses the rough side to join the “ helmet under his chin to make it fit snuggly,the nearer the lights to the scalp the more effectively they work.He looks a bit like Darth Vader when it’s in place,though I doubt DV needed Velcro…..The rough side sticks easily to the fabric of the helmet.

[Dabaa in reply to CRMACK1948]

Thanks for the reply. One last thing: I read something about a potential negative, something about feeling overstimulated by it - any thoughts? Darth Vader, eh? Will go well with my light saber (plasma lighter :)).

[CRMACK1948 in reply to Dabaa]

Haven’t seen any posts here,or read any negatives anywhere.Maybe email the Redlight man and ask him.I know it’s his business to sell his product,but he seems pretty knowledgeable and honest,he could give you a definitive answer.Also Catherine who’s blog Redlightsonthe brain.is great at answering any red light questions.We made our first homemade light helmet from her instructions.

[Dabaa in reply to CRMACK1948]

Thank you so much.

[mhberman]

I’ve studied light therapy for 17 years and developed a device Neuradiant 1070 that’s on the market that has been used successfully for over 4 years with people with a range of Neuro degenerative disorders including Parkinson’s. You can contact me for consultation and details at [e-mail]

Marvin Berman PhD

[jeanette2372]

My husband (diagnosed 12 years ago) uses the wellred helmet twice a day. He has been using it for around three years. We both believe it has made an enormous difference to his life. Improvements we attribute are return of sense of smell, handwriting back to normal size, improved posture and balance, and improved sense of well-being.

[gwendolinej]

My husband used the Wellred coronet, which helped with some symptoms. As you can see from other members, it works differently for everyone. My husband was throwing his arms around in bed, (a bit dangerous for me), which stopped when he started using the coronet. We also got the Coranase, which attaches to the coronet and clips on to the nostrils. It takes the infrared up to the brain. That combination, or the CoroNase itself, restored my husband’s sense of smell and taste, ( after having lost them a few years earlier). During a hospital visit, the geriatrician suggested getting an infrared device, as “I’ve seen them work” he said. My husband’s neurologist said he’d seen results with patients who’d told him they were using the coronet. It’s worth a try, I reckon.

Good luck,

Gwendoline