Definitions for light therapy
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1. Light therapy

   Light therapy, also called phototherapy or bright light therapy is intentional daily exposure to direct sunlight or similar-intensity artificial light in order to treat medical disorders, especially seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders. Treating skin conditions such as neurodermatitis, psoriasis, acne vulgaris, and eczema with ultraviolet light is called ultraviolet light therapy.

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1. Light therapy

   Light therapy or phototherapy consists of exposure to daylight or to specific wavelengths of light using polychromatic polarised light, lasers, light-emitting diodes, fluorescent lamps, dichroic lamps or very bright, full-spectrum light, usually controlled with various devices. The light is administered for a prescribed amount of time and, in some cases, at a specific time of day. Common use of the term is associated with the treatment of skin disorders, sleep disorder and some psychiatric disorders. Light therapy directed at the skin is also used to treat acne vulgaris, eczema and neonatal jaundice. Light therapy which strikes the retina of the eyes is used to treat circadian rhythm disorders such as delayed sleep phase syndrome and can also be used to treat seasonal affective disorder, with some support for its use also with non-seasonal psychiatric disorders. Other medical applications of light therapy also include arthritic/rheumatic pain, wound healing, hair growth, improvement in blood properties and blood circulation, and sinus-related diseases and disorders. Many of these use low level laser therapy and red light therapy in the 620–660 nm range or in the case of polychormatic polarised light in the 650-780nm or 480-3400nm for the multi wavelength lens of the Bioptron medical device range.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of light therapy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of light therapy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of light therapy in a Sentence

1. Norman Rosenthal:

   The trouble with cold therapy, which might be seen as the equivalent of light therapy, is that it doesn’t seem to last, if you’re in the cool air conditioning, it helps you while you’re in it, but then when you go outside — my patients have described it as being hit by a wall of heat.

2. Sue Penckofer:

   If somebody has more mild depression they might try light therapy first, but if they have more moderate or serious depression medication might be recommended instead.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Therapy
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=light therapy