Can Light Really Heal Chronic Pain? The 2026 Review That Could Change Pain Treatment Forever
Chronic pain affects an enormous portion of the population and for decades, the default answers have been drugs, sedation, or invasive procedures. In this Energy Code Deep Dive, Dr. Mike Belkowski and Don Bailey unpack a 2026 systematic review (Ferreira et al.) that analyzed 14 randomized controlled trials on photobiomodulation (PBM) for chronic pain conditions, including fibromyalgia, neuropathy, TMJ/TMD, and post-COVID pain.
They break down the “energy code” behind PBM: how red and near-infrared light can stimulate mitochondria to produce more ATP, lower inflammatory cytokines (like IL-1β…
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