Infrared Light Therapy Devices - Infrared Therapy Lamps & Infrared Heating Pads

Infrared therapy is a type of therapy that exposes areas of the body to an infrared light heat source. It requires infrared light therapy devices to produce the light, which creates infrared heat that penetrates deep below the skin.

The result is similar to the effects of hot and cold therapy in that infrared treatments are soothing and help to relieve pain, tension, and inflammation without medication. It’s a safe, non-invasive, and painless procedure.

Red infrared light therapy can treat many conditions. For example, the HealthyLine Amethyst One-Shoulder Pad Soft InfraMat Pro® is useful for treating injuries, pain, or stiffness in the shoulder—including pain and tension caused by arthritis.

In general, that’s what infrared therapy is best at. It’s primarily a method to help ease pain and tension associated with exercise, injuries, or other conditions. Because it increases blood flow, it can also help to speed healing.

There are lots of infrared therapy devices available—and some are suited for different areas of the body. One example is the HealthyLine Amethyst Belt Soft - Photon PEMF InfraMat Pro®, which is ideal for treating the lower back and abdominal areas. The HealthyLine TAJ-Mat™ Chair 4018 Firm - Photon PEMF InfraMat Pro® is ideal for long days spent sitting at the office or elsewhere. The Infrarex Infrared Lamp - Hand Held Infrared Therapy Unit & Heat Lamp is a flexible device that can treat multiple areas of the body.

The treatment effects between red light therapy and infrared units are similar in that they can help you to heal or to relieve pain. The big difference is that red light therapy uses low levels of red or near-infrared light for the desired effect. Infrared therapy produces a kind of light energy that the human eye can’t see. However, you can feel it as warmth in the treated area.

Yes and no. A heat lamp can refer to any light source that produces warmth—and that you can use to treat pain or inflammation. That includes red light therapy and infrared therapy, both of which can be warm.

Heat lamps are not the same as fluidotherapy equipment, which are devices used to produce warmth via fine particles that are suspended in a heated air stream. This creates the effect that a liquid could produce, which is dissimilar to a heat lamp.

There are also hydrocollators, which are used to store hot and cold packs, chilling units, paraffin warmers, and other devices to produce heat and cold, which are also unrelated to heat lamps.

If you’re working with a medical professional to treat a specific condition, then treatment times can vary. However, a general rule of thumb is to keep infrared light sessions between 10 and 20 minutes. You can repeat these several times per week if need be. Less time is less likely to produce results. More time may not be harmful, but it may not provide you additional benefits.

Each day, people are exposed to infrared light via natural sunlight. While the risks of infrared lamps or an infrared heating pad are minimal, there are some possible side effects to consider. While rare, it is possible to suffer a thermal or heat injury—and you may not even realize it because not all of these injuries result in pain.

There are also certain groups that should not use infrared therapy. This includes people who are sick, those with heart diseases, and women who are pregnant.