Light therapy shows promise for treating traumatic brain injury
Near-infrared light therapy has reduced inflammation and improved recovery in a mild traumatic brain injury rat model.
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a serious condition for which there are currently very few, if any, effective treatments. Now, researchers from the University of Birmingham (UK), led by senior author Zubair Ahmed, have built on previous research to show that near-infrared light therapy can reduce damaging inflammatory processes in the brain and improve functional recovery post-injury in a rat model of mTBI, potentially offering a new therapeutic avenue for the condition.