Pain
mangement
October
2015 By Sergiy A. GULYAR, MD, PhD, DSc, Prof
Head of Department Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, National
Academy of Sciences of Ukraineo.
HOW
BIOPTRON CAN RELIEVE ARTHRITIC MUSCLE AND JOINT PAIN, REDUCE INFLAMMATION
AND STIFFNESS
Professor
Sergiy Gulyar, who has written numerous groundbreaking papers and
books on medical light therapy.
AS
long as mankind has existed it has confronted pain. Wars, disease,
injuries these are different variants of the epidemic of
pain that has not yet been defeated. Although pharmacological protection
gives short-term results, the body pays for it through the numerous
side effects associated with the overuse of drugs.
The
search for non-invasive analgesia has demonstrated that the most
promising way to induce it is through the use of low-intensity polarized
light. But this raises the question of how we can prove the effect
it has on pain. After all, it is impossible to make an objective
quantification of the pain perceived by a person due to the distorting
influence of psychogenic factors. But the common physiological mechanisms
of pain in humans and mammals step into the breach. It is generally
recognised that reliable proof can only be obtained through experiments
on laboratory animals. In order to achieve this, various lines of
research have been carried out at Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology,
NAS of Ukraine.
Most
diseases or injuries are accompanied by various combinations of
tonic, acute and visceral pain. Therefore, each type of pain has
been modelled individually and the contributions of applications
of BIOPTRON-light to the development of analgesia have been defined.
One polychromatic and seven monochromatic ranges of polarized light
(filters of the COLOUR THERAPY set) were used. Tonic pain was induced
by the injection of formalin in a limb, acute pain was induced by
electrical stimulation of the feet, while visceral pain was induced
by chemical irritation of the peritoneum or intestinal mucosa. Painful
and non-painful behavioural responses were defined in response to
light applications on the locus of pain or on acupuncture points.
The
experiments have shown that in the case of tonic pain, the application
of BIOPTRON-light to the analgesic E-36 acupuncture point significantly
suppressed the behavioural response to pain. The degree of analgesia
depended on the exposure and the choice of location. The pain threshold
for the electrical stimulation of the skin of the foot (acute pain)
increased. Attenuation of visceral pain (up to 46.8%) was noted
when analgesic acupuncture points were exposed. The analgesic efficacy
of the component colours of light was different. In all cases, tonic
pain was significantly weaker than with a placebo. Red light was
found to be the most effective: following exposure of the E-36 acupuncture
point, analgesia was 54.4%, and after its application to the locus
of pain, it was 64.1% in relation to the control value. White light
remained second in terms of the analgesic response induced (50%).
It
was found that exposure to BIOPTRON-light through the analgesic
acupuncture points reinforces the analgesic effect of low doses
of non-opioid (Analgin) and narcotic (Tramal), analgesics (for tonic
and acute pain). The preliminary exposure of an acupuncture point
to light has also proved effective.
The opioidergic analgesic system of the brain has been found to
be involved in the analgesic effects that follow exposure to light.
This was demonstrated by the fact that pre-injection of the opiate
receptor blocker (Naloxone) weakened the analgesic effect of the
BIOPTRON-light.
Experimental
proof of the fact that polarized light influences an acupuncture
point is thus of practical value. This opens the way for the non-invasive
use of the BIOPTRON-light both for analgesic, anti-stress and prophylactic
purposes and for specific physiotherapeutic tasks. One of the key
mechanisms for the beneficial effects is the use of functional transport
routes for electromagnetic energy along connective tissue. As a
result, the energy deficit in pathological areas is eliminated and
the brain opioidergic system is activated.
Treatment
regimens designed for pain relief are based on these principles.
Poly- and monochromatic polarized light can act on the acupuncture
points, extra-nerve paths for electromagnetic signal transmission,
and the focus of the pain. It is advisable to use the pathogenic
principle for selecting the locations of exposure based on defining
the primary and secondary areas taking into account the individual
approach. It is rational to use those points that not only have
analgesic effects, but also modulate the immune system and have
anti-inflammatory action.
Since
almost every disease is accompanied by a pain syndrome, the list
of direct indications could be limitless. Based on the potential
of the BIOPTRON-light to influence tonic, acute and visceral pain,
the repertoire of the physician is now significantly expanded.
Just one of Professor Gulyars many publications on light therapy.
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