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The efficacy of Photobiomodulation Therapy has been well documented since its discovery in 1955. Below are just a few of the articles and papers published on Photobiomodulation Therapy as a viable treatment modality for various conditions. 

Key findings in a study published by NASA in 2001 stated that:

“LED produced in vitro increases of cell growth of 155-171% of normal human epithelial cells.”

“LED produced improvement of greater than 40% in musculoskeletal training injuries in Navy SEAL team members, and decreased wound healing time in crew members aboard a U.S. Naval submarine.”

“LED produced a 47% reduction in pain of children suffering from oral mucositis.”

“We believe that the use of NASA LED for light therapy alone, and in conjunction with hyperbaric oxygen, will greatly enhance the natural wound healing process, and more quickly return the patient to a preinjury/illness level of activity.” Read the Complete NASA Study. The video below is from a clinical trial performed with cancer patients based on NASA research.

📷 Photobiomodulation Therapy (Light Therapy) is not new. The barrier to widespread use has been the lack of a device that is both powerful enough for fast results and affordable – until now. Bales Photonics new Firefly can bring this non-invasive therapy option to doctors and alternative therapy practitioners at a fraction of the cost.

by Len Saputo, MD, with Jerry Stine, NC Read the article here

The 2019 Townsend Letter documents Dr. Len Saputo’s work with Firefly inventor, Maurice Bales stating: 

“It is increasingly clear that Photobiomodulation (PBM) can provide highly effective treatment for a wide range of painful conditions that previously had few, if any, effective treatment options. PBM is also safe, affordable, and available.“I am confident that any healthcare practitioner who has had the experiences I’ve had using light therapy would include this treatment as a major part of their approach to managing pain in their patients.”

"In 2019 Dr. Suzan Syed and I conducted a small study on patients diagnosed with cognitive decline in 2019-2020. With dementia affecting 5.7 million Americans and over 50 million people globally, we wanted to know first-hand if our Photobiomodulation (PBM) light therapy could help. This was a small study with patients who had a definitive diagnosis of Dementia from their neurologist." Read the full study here

"Patients were evaluated with the F-Scan to determine frequencies that they were sensitive to. The frequencies found most sensitive were then programmed into a function generator. The function generator was set to input frequency information (sinusoidal waveform, 5V peak-peak) into the Bales Photonics Firefly Clinic Pro using 37,700 mW intensity. Subjects received 10 treatments for 10 minutes over the course of 4 weeks with a minimum of 2 treatments per week using their unique frequencies. 9 subjects completed the pilot study. The average Mini-Cog score improved by 7% from the pre-trial to the post-trial exams. Scores improved by another 26% from the post-trial exam to the post washout exam. The overall average Mini-Cog score improved by 35%."