The Application of Far-Infrared in the Treatment of Wound Healing
Far-infrared (FIR) radiation therapy has been used for soothing effect in wound treatment. Studies have shown that FIR could enhance wound healing processes in rat models. Although these research results supported that FIR may play an important for wound healing, it had no consensus in clinical prac...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
SAGE Publishing
2017-01-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587215623436 |
| _version_ | 1818326406185091072 |
|---|---|
| author | Yu-Hsin Lin PhD Tzong-Shiun Li MD, PhD |
| author_facet | Yu-Hsin Lin PhD Tzong-Shiun Li MD, PhD |
| author_sort | Yu-Hsin Lin PhD |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Far-infrared (FIR) radiation therapy has been used for soothing effect in wound treatment. Studies have shown that FIR could enhance wound healing processes in rat models. Although these research results supported that FIR may play an important for wound healing, it had no consensus in clinical practices. It is suggested that more persuasive systemic clinical researches are needed to explore the effectiveness of FIR therapy for wound healing. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-13T11:59:52Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-58bb0fe2b61b4444987fe9b756f5c4a7 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2156-5872 2156-5899 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-13T11:59:52Z |
| publishDate | 2017-01-01 |
| publisher | SAGE Publishing |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine |
| spelling | doaj.art-58bb0fe2b61b4444987fe9b756f5c4a72022-12-21T23:47:07ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine2156-58722156-58992017-01-012210.1177/2156587215623436The Application of Far-Infrared in the Treatment of Wound HealingYu-Hsin Lin PhD0Tzong-Shiun Li MD, PhD1 China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanFar-infrared (FIR) radiation therapy has been used for soothing effect in wound treatment. Studies have shown that FIR could enhance wound healing processes in rat models. Although these research results supported that FIR may play an important for wound healing, it had no consensus in clinical practices. It is suggested that more persuasive systemic clinical researches are needed to explore the effectiveness of FIR therapy for wound healing.https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587215623436 |
| spellingShingle | Yu-Hsin Lin PhD Tzong-Shiun Li MD, PhD The Application of Far-Infrared in the Treatment of Wound Healing Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine |
| title | The Application of Far-Infrared in the Treatment of Wound Healing |
| title_full | The Application of Far-Infrared in the Treatment of Wound Healing |
| title_fullStr | The Application of Far-Infrared in the Treatment of Wound Healing |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Application of Far-Infrared in the Treatment of Wound Healing |
| title_short | The Application of Far-Infrared in the Treatment of Wound Healing |
| title_sort | application of far infrared in the treatment of wound healing |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587215623436 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT yuhsinlinphd theapplicationoffarinfraredinthetreatmentofwoundhealing AT tzongshiunlimdphd theapplicationoffarinfraredinthetreatmentofwoundhealing AT yuhsinlinphd applicationoffarinfraredinthetreatmentofwoundhealing AT tzongshiunlimdphd applicationoffarinfraredinthetreatmentofwoundhealing |