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 Halogen Flood lights work better Oct 02, 2011
By Steve
This lamp is operating only at 738 Kelvins which produces a black body radiation spectrum. The "minerals" inside of it do not do anything. All objects that are at 738 kelvins (870 degrees F) will emit the same far infrared spectrum. This spectrum will be absorbed completely in the first few mm of water in the skin. Any effects deeper are from heat conduction. In other words, this is the same as a heating pad. An ideal lamp for healing arthritis, shoulder and knee injuries, fibromyalgia, etc is a $7 halogen flood light available at home depot or lowes. Halogen operates at about 4100 kelvins so it has a spectrum close to the 5700 k spectrum of the sun (see note below). Up to 1 inch of tissue beneath the skin in animals who are exposed to sun light (or halogen lights, or normal heat lamps at 2500 k) will kick-start the krebs cycle output into being utilized for more ATP. In injured cells, this helps them maintain function and repair faster. There is little to no effect on healthy cells as they adjust after sensing an excess of ATP. Pain from arthritis, fibromyaligia, knee and shoulder injuries, broken pinkie toes, etc is reduced from an 8 to 2 (on a scale of 10) in 15 to 60 minutes, depending on how strong the light source is. Sun light with a mirror to double the intensity and sun screen for protection will take an hour before maximum benefit is reached. Treatment can be 3 times a day. Look up Tiina Karu in Russia for the first serious work on this soon after LLLT came out. Later work has been done by Whelan in the U.S. with LEDs which started with grants from the military and NASA (for example, healing retina injuries in rabbits). Skin healing is not hardly improved as skin healing seems to be near optimum. Muscle injuries seem to have little benefit, but tendonitis is helped a great deal (first stretch the tendon, apply light, then follow with ice). I use a 75 W halogen spot light with a "lamp repair kit" (lamp cord with base that is normally used for repairing lamps) and water in a flat gin bottle to block the far infrared heat. Water in a zip lock bag can also be used. The clear water container (bottle or zip lock bag) is placed against the skin, then the halogen light source is used to shine the light through the water container to the skin. The water in the container absorbs all the far infrared so that your skin does not get hot, but almost all the red and near infrared make it through the glass and water, and about 10% of these wavelengths make it through the skin to help injuries beneath. This is stronger than LED light therapy devices that cost $1,000. Sun glasses are needed to protect eyes because halogen emits strong blue wavelengths that can be harmful if it is a spot light, even if just reflecting off the skin. Treatment on small injuries beneath the skin with this is about 5 minutes. If water is not used to block the heat, it can still be done but since the skin gets too warm, it has to be done more slowly and will take 15 to 30 minutes to see maximum benefit. Pain relief is usually immediate.
** note: The Sun, halogen, incandescent, and normal infrared lamps have a lot of light energy in the 600 to 900 nm wavelengths which are absorbed by copper and iron atoms in the CCO protein complex (4th stage in the electron transport chain) in mitochondria which pumps H+ to the inter-membrane so that ATP can be created in the final ATP step. Halogen is ideal. Incandescent and normal infrared lamps work, but they cause more far infrared heat in the skin. The item being sold here is operating a much lower temp and therefore causes too much far infrared. 600 to 700 nm is red light. 700 to 900 nm is called "near infrared" or "nearly red" light. LEDs are often used to provide the light. Fluorescents and some other light sources that operate at "2500 k" to "5700 k" are not actually operating at those temps and do not have a strong spectrum in the 600 to 900 nm range.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Best deal for me! Apr 23, 2012
By Mari
I purchased this lamp at a thrift store,still in it's new packaging,so I was blown away to see it here. I have been using it on and off for the last three months and I have to say it has been incredible for me.My mother,an oncology r.n., was an advocate of light therapy 30+years ago,so I have been using it for way before I can remember. I have recently added some light treatments(red,blue led's as well as full spectrum,infrared ) into my practice.I am a medical aesthetician as well an a lmt.I also have suffered intensely from fibromyalgia and constantly seek natural avenues for pain relief.I am completely nearly impossible to impress and have been frequently disappointed by other products/modalities. This however,did not disappoint! I am laser certified by the state so I understand science such as depths of penetration to tissues and I have to say,this lamp is definitely nothing like a heating pad.Those cause me more discomfort even after a short period,this completely reduces or obliterates my pain,as well as makes me sleep like I've seldom experienced in my life time..All I can recommend is to try it,if you don't care for it,send it back.It assembles extremely easily.
JDS A good company to work with Jan 11, 2012
By Scott A. Paglia
Hey there,
We ordered a TDP lamp and then found out another had been ordered earlier that day. We cancelled our order with JDS and everything went smooth. I would recommend working with them.
Good product, delivered on time. Jul 15, 2010
By Eva
This lamp really helps. I bought a smaller on a few years ago and it helped in a lot of conditions that my family members had at different times. I strongly recommend it for back or joint pain, sinus pain, broken bones and a number of other conditions. The infrared light decreases inflammation that contributes to pain. My order was delivered on time and complete.
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