Open AccessThe Application of Far-Infrared in the Treatment of Wound Healing
Author(s) -
Yu Hsin Lin,
Tzong Shiun Li
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-5872
pISSN - 2156-5899
DOI - 10.1177/2156587215623436
Subject(s) - wound healing , wound treatment , medicine , far infrared , surgery , physics , astronomy
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.