Light therapy involves a special machine that emits specific wavelengths of light to correct many different kinds of issues or illnesses
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What did Ancient Egypt and Greece use for light therapy before machines?
natural sunlight
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What do we use light therapy for on infants?
Neonatal Jaundice
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Name at least 2 different lights used in light therapy?
lasers, LEDs, fluorescent lamps, dichroic lamps,natural sunlight, and full spectrum light
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What is one skin condition that a person may have that would stop them from getting light therapy?
Systemic Lupus Eryhtematosus
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What is the other name for light therapy?
Phototherapy
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What year did doctors discover that inadequate exposure to sunlight caused problems?
1980's
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What skin condition is commonly treated with light therapy?
psoriasis
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What is the most common form of light therapy?
Natural Sunlight
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What are 2 medications that increased sunlight sensitivity?
Antibiotics, Anti-inflammatories, Anti-depressants, Sulfonamides such as Bactrim
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Where can light therapy be done?
Home, Hospitals, Clinics, outside, Anywhere!
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Name at least 3 things that people develop when they don't get enough sunlight.
depression, lethargy, inability to concentrate, and difficulty sleeping.
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Light therapy can treat SAD. What does SAD stand for?
Seasonal Affective Disorder
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What type of light did Niels Ryberg Finsen use to treat skin tuberculosis?
Technically synthesized sunlight
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What medical history will stop someone from having light therapy?
History of skin cancer
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What does the machine emit during light therapy?
Specific wavelengths of light.
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Who founded modern light therapy approximately 100 years ago?
Niels Ryberg Finsen
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What is the machine called that is used on infants?
Bili-blankets
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Name 3 benefits of light therapy
It is not a medication, it can be done at home, it is quick, it is more natural, wide range of treatments, it can be done just by being outside more often.
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Can those with eye conditions that make their eyes vulnerable to light get light therapy?
no
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Is light therapy new or old practice?
old
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What did Niels Ryberg Finsen Treat with his first light therapy treatment?
A special type of skin Tuberculosis
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What is a common use of light therapy for teens and adolescents?
Sport Injuries
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Can light therapy be administered in the standing position?
yes
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Will light therapy cure/treat all illnesses that it is used for?