Brain Restoration Therapy

As of now, we know tPBM improves the brain health and function in many ways such as:

• Neurogenesis– stimulating new nerves to form in the brain (this is helpful to counteract the loss of brain matter that occurs to everyone as they age and contributes to age related Dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
• Synaptogenesis– Synapses are the connections between neurons. tPBM results in new synapses being formed in the brain (this is the opposite of what happens with brain aging and neuro-degeneration) and increases the communication between the parts of the brain.
• Increased ATP Production– ATP (adenosine tri-phosphate) is the chemical energy that cells produce in the mitochondria do perform every single action in the body. Low ATP will inhibit any and every cellular function in the body and lead to dysfunction and disease. Photobiomodulation vastly multiplies the amount of ATP in cells stimulation those cells to produce proteins, create new cells and do everything the cell does. PBM increases ATP (by hundreds and thousands of times according to one researcher) in sick/damaged/dis-functioning cells while having no effect on health cells. PBM increases ATP by vastly increasing the cytochrome C Oxidase molecule that controls cellular respiration. Professor Gonzalez-Lima, a neuroscientist at the Univ. Of Texas has discovered after studying thousands of fresh post-modem brains of Alzheimers patients that it is a lack of cytochrome C molecule that leads to the disease (not the widely published and Beta tau entanglements). Low energetic states of brain are also linked to anxiety and depression and were improved by Dr. Paolo Cassano, a Psychiatrist at Mass. General Hospital.
• Increase Neuro-Protective Proteins– Neuro-protective mechanisms are considered by some researchers to be the “holy grail” of helping our brains remain health as we age or contract neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or stroke because it helps the patient maintain healthy brain cells while and resist the effects of brain matter loss and disease. tPBM is proven to increase progenitor cells which are potent neuro-protective cells and helps explain why so many conditions improve with this unique therapy.
• Increasing Blood Flow-PBM therapy increases blood flow by increasing Nitric Oxide (NO). When laser photons hit red blood cells they release NO which is a gas in the blood stream that causes vasodilation (increase size and blood flow through the artery) which will substantially increase oxygen to the tissues both in the treatment area and throughout the body. Oxygenation is critical to keep all tissues alive. Low oxygenation due to age and lack of blood flow is the 2nd most common cause of dementia as well as other nerve diseases such as neuropathy (which we treat as well).
• Decreasing Inflammation– High levels of inflammation is been linked many diseases and brain disorders such as depression, Alzheimers, Parkinsons, Stroke and other neuropsychiatric disorders. Reducing inflammation is critical for all chronic health problems and this is no less true for the brain.
• Increase White Blood cells– White blood cells are critical for cleaning up tissue damage and restoring proper function. PBM does this throughout the body where it is used and this effect is observed in the brain as well.
• Anti-Apoptosis-Apoptosis referrs to a genetically programmed death of cells in the body. Lasering the brain helps the cells continue to survive and is critical for healthy functioning immune cell populations.
• Anti-Oxidant Effects-Oxidation destroys healthy cells. Laser therapy activates anti-oxidant properties to protect cells from damage and death.

• Decrease Edema– Laser therapy is proven to decrease edema/swelling in the body and brain where it is used. Swelling is the body’s response to tissue damage and part of the inflammatory process. Removing swelling is critical for decreasing pressure on the nerves after traumatic brain injury, stroke or chronic inflammation related to depression, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, etc…Laser therapy decreases swelling and edema by dilating lymphatic channels that drain the fluid from the damaged area.

• Angiogenesis– Laser therapy leads to the creation on new blood vessels and lymphatic channels where it is used. The ability to stimulate new vessels as critical as blood and lymph channels is a powerful healing benefit as many diseases in the brain and body result from damage to the lymphatic system (lymphedema) and insufficient or damaged blood flow and hypoxygenation (stroke, dementia, neuropathy, diabetic conditions).

• Stem Cells– When infrared light is projected into flat bones such as the skull, tibia, etc…stem cells are realeased into blood stream. Stem cells are powerful cells that seek out damaged tissues in the body and have the ability to differentiate in to other specialized cells and reinvigorate and regenerate tissues and restore healthy function.