How Infrared Therapy Works

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Key Points of Infrared

Infrared in electromagnetic spectrum – Natural absorption in the human body centers around 9 microns.
Depth of Penetration – 6 cm (2.36 inches).
Radiant vs conductive
Our product’s infrared energy produces relatively cool temperatures (104°F - 113°F). Won’t dehydrate or burn.
All systems come with hi-low power settings. On the low setting, after full heat up, the micron range holds steady at 9.1376 (9137.6 nanometers) based on surface temperatures of 111°F. On the high setting, the micron range is 9.1089 to 8.7778 (9108.9 to 8777.8 nanometers) based on the range of surface temperatures of 113°F to 135°F.

Heat Transfer and Electromagnetic Radiation

There are three phenomena through which energy can be transmitted: electromagnetic radiation, conduction, and convection. While all three energy forms are present in the application of Thermotex products the primary energy form utilized is electromagnetic radiation. Unlike conduction and convection, electromagnetic waves need no material medium for transmission. As with the electromagnetic radiant energy of the sun, which travels through the atmosphere to warm the earth, the radiant energy emitted by Thermotex products for therapeutic purposes, are emitted to and absorbed by the body in a natural process.

All of the components of the electromagnetic spectrum, regardless of frequency, also have in common the typical properties of wave motion. The wavelengths range from millionths of a centimeter to many kilometers. The wavelength and frequency are important in determining heating effect, visibility, penetration and other characteristics of the electromagnetic radiation.

Infrared Radiation

An understanding of Infrared ("IR") firstly requires an understanding of radiant heat. Radiant heat is also called infrared energy. Radiant heat is simply a form of energy that heats objects directly through a process called conversion, without having to heat the air space in between.

IR is the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves in the portion of the spectrum just beyond the limit of the red portion of the visible spectrum.

Light spectrum

The infrared segment of the electromagnetic spectrum is divided into 3 segments by wave length, measured in microns or micrometers (one micron = 1/1,000,000 of a meter):

0.076 - 1.5 microns = Near Infrared (NIR);
1.5 - 5.6 microns = Middle Infrared (MIR); and
5.6 - 1000 microns = Far or long wave infrared (FIR).

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The Human Body’s Energy Absorption Spectra

Our bodies radiate and absorb infrared energy through the skin at 3 - 50 microns with a concentration of energy output at 9.4 microns. The IR radiation of Thermotex products emit about one-third of its output in the MIR band width from 2 - 5.6 microns, for deeper penetration, with the balance of output in the FIR band, from 5.6 - 25 microns with that part of the output spread evenly around the 9.4 micron pivot point of peak human output. This distribution maximizes the higher penetration of the middle-band waves and combines them with the long waves that produce a resonant absorption amplification of healthy tissue output.

Cheryl O'Berg

"I had an opportunity to use a Thermotex device after I broke my leg. The doctor expected my cast to be on for 8 weeks and after 4 weeks I went for a check up. He did the X-rays and found that the cast could come off and that it had healed much quicker than he had anticipated. The Thermotex device virtually took the pain away after using it everyday on my leg. Works great!"

Whole-Body Regenerative Radiant Therapy

How Thermotex relieves pain

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The anatomical and physiological implication of Thermotex IR products and the application of IR for relief of pain is founded on the properties and critical functions performed by the body's blood supply and circulatory system.

The principal of Homeostasis refers to the body's natural reaction to maintain, or attempt to maintain, a stable internal environment through the body's coordinated responses of the organ systems that automatically compensate for environmental changes. Exposure of the body to IR radiant energy creates an environmental change (absorption of energy and conversion to heat) which accelerates the body's homeostatic response. These natural responses include, among other things, blood flow stimulation (stimulation of peripheral and central thermoreceptors), circulation enhancement (vasodilation and increased permeability of blood vessels) and oxygenation supply and toxic removal from muscle tissue.

The body's homeostatic response to IR radiation may be in any or all of the following forms of change: in body temperature, blood pressure, chemical compositions (enzymes, blood sugar levels, hormones, etc.) and organ function (e.g. enhanced response by the excretory organs including the kidneys, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract).

The most direct homeostatic response to Thermotex IR radiation is the body's homeostasis of body temperature regulation (referred to as homeothermic response).

The human body, regardless of wide fluctuations in environmental temperature, can maintain a constant core temperature near 37°C (98.6°F); the desired normal range for internal body temperature. Body temperature is maintained by mechanisms that attempt to keep heat production and heat loss in balance. In response to an increase in blood temperature, the body's peripheral thermoreceptors located in the skin and mucous membranes stimulates the body's heat losing centers which respond through vasodilation, perspiration and decreased metabolism to lower the body temperature.

Vasodilation, which is an increase in the diameter of the blood vessels, results in increased permeability allowing substances (oxygen supply and toxic removal) to be passed more easily.

Through an accelerated and enhanced circulatory response the body naturally fights pain in a fundamental manner: by addressing the cause of the pain (inflammation, injury to nerve fiber or irritation caused by the release of toxic chemicals from microorganisms).

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