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Revisiting Transcranial Light Stimulation as a Stroke Therapeutic —Hurdles and Opportunities
AbstractNear-infrared laser therapy, a special form of transcranial light therapy, has been tested as an acute stroke therapy in three large clinical trials. While the NEST trials failed to show the efficacy of light therapy in human stroke patients, there are many lingering questions and lessons that can be learned. In this review, we summarize the putative mechanism of light stimulation in the setting of stroke, highlight barriers, and challenges during the translational process, and evaluate light stimulation parameters, dosages and safety issues, choice of outcomes, effect size, and patient selection criteria. In the e...
Source: Translational Stroke Research - November 12, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Treatment of sleep disturbance following stroke and traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of conservative interventions.
CONCLUSIONS: Some conservative interventions might be useful for improving sleep disturbance or disorders in these populations, but further research is required. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Sleep disturbance is common following stroke and traumatic brain injury, with insomnia and obstructive sleep apnoea being the most frequently diagnosed sleep disorders. Psychotherapy-based approaches might be useful for sleep disturbance after TBI and acupuncture may help improve insomnia or sleep disturbance following stroke or TBI, respectively. Morning bright light therapy appeared to be more beneficial for fatigue rather than sl...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - December 11, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Lowe A, Bailey M, O'Shaughnessy T, Macavei V Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Circadian Factors in Stroke: A Clinician ’s Perspective
AbstractStroke remains one of the leading causes of mortality and long-term and permanent disability worldwide despite technological innovations and developments in pharmacotherapy. In the last few decades, the growing data have evidenced the role of the circadian system in brain vulnerability to damage, the development and evolution of stroke, and short-term and long-term recovery. On the other hand, the stroke itself can affect the circadian system via direct injury of specific brain structures involved in circadian regulation (i.e., hypothalamus, retinohypothalamic tracts, etc.) and impairment of endogenous regulatory m...
Source: Cardiology and Therapy - May 16, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Light therapy may improve stroke recovery
Stimulating specific neurons in the motor cortex could aid recovery Related items from OnMedicaNoninvasive brain control may lead to new treatmentsPrompt stroke therapy will cut disease burdenEarlier thrombolysis improves stroke outcomesStroke burden set to double by 2030NICE issues first guidelines on stroke rehabilitation
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 19, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Factors Associated With Response to Pilot Home-Based Light Therapy for Fatigue Following Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke
Conclusion: Light therapy may have a greater impact on sleep in younger individuals and those with an evening chronotype. Older individuals may need higher treatment dose to achieve benefit.Clinical Trial Registration:www.anzctr.org.au, identifier: ACTRN12617000866303.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - July 15, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Efficacy and safety evaluation of bright light therapy in patients with post-stroke insomnia: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusion: The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of BLT for PSI and present robust scientific evidence concerning BLT for PSI. Registration: INPLASY2021100065.
Source: Medicine - December 17, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Study Protocol Systematic Review Source Type: research

Oversleeping: The Effects and Health Risks of Sleeping Too Much
This article originally appeared on the Amerisleep blog. Rosie Osmun is the Creative Content Manager at Amerisleep, a progressive memory foam mattress brand focused on eco-friendly sleep solutions. Rosie writes more posts on the Amerisleep blog about the science of sleep, eco-friendly living, leading a healthy lifestyle and more. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Effect of Bright Light Therapy on Sleep and Quality of Life in Patients With Poststroke Insomnia
This study was randomized, double blind, and placebo controlled. A 2-week trial was conducted on patients with mild-to-moderate stroke who had poststroke insomnia. Only patients who had experienced a first episode of stroke were enrolled in this study. Sleep parameters were measured using the Actiwatch Spectrum Pro for 7 days before and after light therapy. The instrument specifically collected data concerning sleep, mood state, fatigue, and subjective quality of life. Participants with poststroke insomnia received bright light therapy (10,000 lux) or placebo therapy for 30 minutes in the early morning. A total of 112 elig...
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - December 20, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research

Harnessing the Four Elements for Mental Health
DiscussionAs detailed above, the “elements” in both a classical and a contemporary sense have effects on our mental health and are potentially modifiable aspects that can be harnessed as therapeutic interventions. The most robust interventional evidence currently available shows tentative support for several use of the elements via horticultural and nature-exposure therapy, green exercise/physical activity, sauna and heat therapy, balneotherapy, and breathing exercises. It should be noted that, in many cases, these interventions were not studied in definitive diagnosed psychiatric disorders and thus it is pre...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - April 23, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Stroke Rounds: Light Therapy Flopped in Acute Stroke
(MedPage Today) -- It may be lights out for transcranial laser therapy.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - October 14, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Non-pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia
CONCLUSIONS: Despite the inclusion of 19 randomised controlled trials, there is a lack of conclusive evidence concerning non-pharmacological interventions for sleep problems in people with dementia. Although neither single nor multimodal interventions consistently improved sleep with sufficient certainty, we found some positive effects on physical and social activities as well as carer interventions. Future studies should use rigorous methods to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of multimodal interventions using current guidelines on the development and evaluation of complex interventions. At present, no single or mul...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - January 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Denise Wilfling Stella Calo Martin N Dichter Gabriele Meyer Ralph M öhler Sascha K öpke Source Type: research

Low‐level laser therapy (810 nm) protects primary cortical neurons against excitotoxicity in vitro
Abstract Excitotoxicity describes a pathogenic process whereby death of neurons releases large amounts of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate, which then proceeds to activate a set of glutamatergic receptors on neighboring neurons (glutamate, N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate (NMDA), and kainate), opening ion channels leading to an influx of calcium ions producing mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death. Excitotoxicity contributes to brain damage after stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative diseases, and is also involved in spinal cord injury. We tested whether low level laser (light) therapy (LLLT) at 810 n...
Source: Journal of Biophotonics - October 1, 2013 Category: Physics Authors: Ying‐Ying Huang, Kazuya Nagata, Clark E Tedford, Michael R. Hamblin* Tags: Full Article Source Type: research

Infrared Light Therapy Runs Ahead of Science
(MedPage Today) -- Near-infrared laser therapy for non-pain indications, such as stroke and traumatic brain injury, is now being sold to patients, despite a lack of evidence other than isolated case reports.
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - January 26, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news