Phototherapy treatment: How does it work?
Light is a form of energy and everything we’re made of contains light. Did you know that a human body emits light? It is also called as biophotons or ultraweak photon emissions (UPE) and its visibility is 1,000 times lower than the sensitivity of the naked eye. Humans mostly give off infrared radiation with frequency lower than the visible light. Light has many effects on body. In ancient times, the Egyptians have been using the sunlight for the treatment of skin diseases. Unfortunately, since sunlight is unpredictable, it was difficult to get the correct amount. Too little would be ineffective and too much may cause skin burn. But in the 19 th century, the real interest in the use of ultraviolet radiation in the treatment of various skin diseases started and reached its climax when Niels Finsen received the Nobel Prize for his therapeutic results with lupus vulgaris. This then marked the start of modern phototherapy. Phototherapy , also called light th...