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Neurological Conditions

Lisa A. Miller, Juanita J. Anders, Ann K. Ketz, Richard L. Godine

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Abstract

Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) offers an effective, non-pharmacological approach for treating the nervous system. In vitro and in vivo preclinical studies indicate that PBMT promotes cellular regeneration, reduces neuronal oxidative stress and neuroinflammation, and modulates pain while increasing mitochondrial function, oxygen consumption, and blood flow in many traumatic injuries and diseases of the peripheral and central nervous systems. This chapter reviews the science supporting the use of PBMT for certain peripheral nerve conditions, neuropathic pain, spinal cord injury, and neurodegenerative disorders of the brain and spinal cord.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLaser Therapy in Veterinary Medicine
Subtitle of host publicationPhotobiomodulation, Second Edition
Publisherwiley
Pages193-208
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781394205356
ISBN (Print)9781394205325
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2025

Keywords

  • allodynia
  • ALS
  • Alzheimer's
  • ambulation
  • amyloid
  • amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • anxiety
  • astrocytes
  • axonal regrowth
  • brain
  • CCD
  • central nervous system
  • CNS
  • cognitive dysfunction
  • degenerative myelopathy
  • dorsal horn
  • hypersensitivity
  • inflammation
  • intervertebral disc disease
  • IVDD
  • microglia
  • nerves
  • neurodegenerative disease
  • neuropathic pain
  • neurotoxic
  • PBM
  • PBMT
  • peripheral nerve injury
  • Photobiomodulation
  • radicular pain
  • rehabilitation
  • spinal cord
  • TBI
  • transcranial
  • traumatic brain injury

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