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Planning Your Treatments
Light therapy is most eective when the Treatment Array is placed rmly
over the dermis and directly over the focal point of the pain. 60% of the
treatment time, both Red and Infrared, should be devoted to that general
region. The remaining treatment time may be extended more widely to
the adjacent areas and if possible, the region opposite to the focus of the
pain. This will make certain that the transmission of all therapy is directed
to both the supercial and deeper tissue layers of the area involved.
Stages of Treatment
There are 4 pre-programmed Stages for each of the 12 treatment areas
depicted on the Controller Unit. Each Stage presents specic protocols
designed to treat that area or condition. Stage 1 should be used initially
and Stage 2 may not be required if the treatment is eective.
Generally treatment is applied once daily for the rst 4-5 days. If after 5
or more treatments improvement is not signicant, one may advance to
Stage 2 and after a similar or even greater number of treatments, one may
advance to Stage 3 and subsequently, as clinically indicated, to Stage 4.
Variations in Frequency of Application
In some instances, particularly when pain is acute, two treatment sessions
may be applied in sequence or treatment can be administered twice daily
for four or more days, allowing 8-10 hours between sessions. Applying
treatment more than twice over a 24-hour period should be avoided.
As your symptoms diminish with continuing therapy, the frequency of
treatments may be gradually reduced. Often continuing therapy once or
twice each week will continue the healing process and avoid recurrence
of symptoms. Once symptoms have disappeared completely, occasional
maintenance therapy may be benecial.
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