Anodyne® Therapy is Proven By Research

Numerous abstracts, reviews, presentations at medical symposia and clinical studies published in Peer-Reviewed Journals such as those below involving over 4,500 subjects.

Peer-Reviewed Clinical Studies

These studies have been published or have been accepted for publication in medical journals that have a rigorous peer-review process (and are avaliable online). They are listed chronologically:

• Effects of Skin-Contact Monochromatic Infrared Irradiation on Tendonitis, Capsulitis, and Myofascial Pain, T.L. THOMASSON, D.D.S. (Facial Pain/TMJ Treatment Centre, Denver CO), Journal of Neurological & Orthopaedic Surgeons, (1996) 16:242-245.

• Augmentation of Wound Healing Using Monochromatic Infrared Energy, Lon Horwitz, DPM, CWS, Thomas Burke, Ph.D., Dale Carnegie, DPM, (Denver Veterans Administration Medical Center, Integrated Systems Physiology and Denver Health Medical Center), Advances in Wound Care, 12:35-40, 1999.

• Monochromatic Infrared Irradiation (890): Effect of a Multisource Array upon Conduction in the Human Median Nerve, J. Gareth Noble, D. Phil., Andrea S. Lowe, D.Phil., and G. David Baxter, D.Phil., Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery, 19:291-295, 2001.

• Symptomatic Reversal of Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients with Diabetes, Alan Kochman, MSPT, Dale Carnegie, DPM, Thomas Burke, Ph.D. (Aurora Medical Center, Denver Health Medical Center and Integrated Systems Physiology) Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 92; 125-130, 2002.

• Reduced Sensory Impairment in Patients with Peripheral Neuropathy, J. Joseph Prendergast, MD, Galdina Miranda, MA, Manuel Sanchez, MA (Endocrine Metabolic Medical Center), Endocrine Practice, 10:24-30, January/February 2004.

• Restoration of Sensation, Reduced Pain, and Improved Balance in Subjects with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy; A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study, David R. Leonard, M.D., F.A.C.E., M. Hamed Farooqi, M.D., F.A.C.E., Sara Myers, R.N. (Joslin Center for Diabetes at Morton Plant Hospital), Diabetes Care, 27:168-172, January 2004.

• Restoration of Sensation, Improved Balance and Gait and Reduction in Falls in Elderly Patients with Use of Monochromatic Infrared Photo Energy and Physical Therapy, Alan B. Kochman, MSPT (Aurora Medical Center), Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, Vol. 27;1:04.

• Reversal of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and New Wound Incidence: The Role of MIRE, Mark W. Powell, MD; Dale E. Carnegie, DPM; and Thomas J. Burke, PhD, Advances in Skin & Wound Care, 17(6): 295-300, July/August 2004.

• Improved Sensitivity in Patients with Peripheral Neuropathy After Treatment with Monochromatic Infrared Photo Energy, Salvatore De Lellis, DPM, Dale E. Carnegie, DPM, Thomas J. Burke, PhD., Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 95(2), March/April 2005.

• Reversal of diabetic peripheral neuropathy with phototherapy (MIRE™) decreases falls and the fear of falling and improves activities of daily living in seniors, Mark W. Powell, Dale H. Carnegie, Thomas J. Burke, Age and Ageing, 35: 11–16, 2006.

• Effectiveness of Monochromatic Infrared Photo Energy and Physical Therapy for Peripheral Neuropathy: Changes in Sensation, Pain, and Balance – A Preliminary, Multi-Center Study, Wendy Volkert, MSPT, Ahmed Hassan, PT, MS, Mohamed A. Hassan, PT, MHS, Vicki L. Smock, PT, Justin P. Connor, PT, Becky McFee, PT, Shayne K. Ferguson, PT, MHS, PhD, GCS, CWS, Thomas J. Burke, PhD, Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 24(2) Mar/Apr 2006.

• Improved foot sensitivity and pain reduction in patients with peripheral neuropathy after treatment with monochromatic infrared photo energy—MIRE, Lawrence B. Harklessa, Salvatore DeLellisb, Dale H. Carnegiec, Thomas J. Burke, Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications, 20:81– 87, 2006.

• Restless legs syndrome and near-infrared light: An alternative treatment option, Ulrike H Mitchell, PhD, PT, J William Myrer, PhD, AWayne Johnson, PhD, PT, and Sterling C Hilton, PhD, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, July 2011, Vol. 27, No. 5 , pp 345-351.

• Monochromatic Infrared Photo Energy in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Tarek A. Ammar, International Scholarly Research Network ISRN Rehabilitation, June 2012.

• Immediate Effects of Monochromatic Infrared Energy on Microcirculation in Healthy Subjects, Michael C.H. Mak, and Gladys L.Y. Cheing, Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, Vol 30, No 2, November 2012, pp1-8.

• Local and Systemic Cardiovascular Effects from Monochromatic Infrared Therapy in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study, Ru-Lan Hsieh, Wei-Cheng Liao, andWen-Chung Lee, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, June 2012.

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