Can light therapy improve recovery after a hip replacement?Updated 6 months ago

Light therapy has been shown in clinical trials to provide a significant reduction in pain and a faster recovery time post-surgery. It does this by reducing inflammation and triggering tissue healing and regrowth in the area

Below are some studies showing the effectiveness of photobiomodulation (red light therapy), post-surgery:

Low-intensity LASER and LED (photobiomodulation therapy) for pain control of the most common musculoskeletal conditions. In 18 post-surgical hip arthroplasty patients, the active PBMT group experienced significantly decreased pain that was 82% greater than placebo immediately following surgery

Photobiomodulation Improved the First Stages of Wound Healing Process After Abdominoplasty. Within six months following surgery, significantly improved quality of the scars on the treated side compared with the untreated side was reported by patients and experienced professionals

Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) on acute pain and inflammation in patients who underwent. total hip arthroplasty We conclude that PBMt is effective in decreasing pain intensity and post-surgery inflammation in patients receiving total hip arthroplasty.