luminotherapy
Healing with light
Luminotherapy is the use of light exposure to treat medical conditions, especially seasonal affective disorder and other mood disturbances linked to inadequate daylight.
Patients typically sit before a bright light box for set periods, usually in the morning.
Also called light therapy or phototherapy: Her doctor recommended luminotherapy for the winter blues.
Healing through light exposure
- seasonal affective disorderLight-linked recurring depression
- light boxBacklit translucent display surface
- depression treatmentAddressing clinical melancholy
- mood disorderEmotional state pathology
winter blues · light exposure · lux · full-spectrum · antidepressant · serotonin · psychiatry · prescription
Counteracting effects of time
- acne treatmentProduct targeting skin eruptions
- wound healingRestoration after injury
- skin rejuvenationRestoring youthful dermal appearance
- dermatologyStudy of skin ailments
esthetician · infrared · wrinkle reduction · inflammation · spa treatment · complexion · rosacea · pigmentation
Backlit translucent display surface
Built-in sleep-wake cycle
- photoreceptorsCells sensing light
- sleep-wake cycleDaily pattern of rest
- chronobiologyStudy of living timing patterns
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
hypothalamus · biological clock · light wavelength · blue light · cortisol · phase shift · entrainment · photoperiod
phototherapy
Healing through light exposure
- seasonal affective disorderLight-linked recurring depression
- light boxBacklit translucent display surface
- depression treatmentAddressing clinical melancholy
mood disorder · winter blues · light exposure · lux · full-spectrum · antidepressant · serotonin · psychiatry · prescription · remission
anti-aging
Counteracting effects of time
- acne treatmentProduct targeting skin eruptions
- wound healingRestoration after injury
- skin rejuvenationRestoring youthful dermal appearance
dermatology · esthetician · infrared · wrinkle reduction · inflammation · spa treatment · complexion · rosacea · pigmentation · elastin
light box
Backlit translucent display surface
circadian rhythm
Built-in sleep-wake cycle
- photoreceptorsCells sensing light
- sleep-wake cycleDaily pattern of rest
- chronobiologyStudy of living timing patterns
neurotransmitter · hypothalamus · biological clock · light wavelength · blue light · cortisol · phase shift · entrainment · photoperiod · clinical trials
luminotherapypharmacotherapy
Treatment using pharmaceutical agents
medication · drug therapy · chemotherapy · psychotherapy · surgery
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