Light therapy is used to treat major depressive disorder with seasonal patterns sleep disorders and other types of depression.
Can red light therapy help depression.
Blue light therapy is more commonly used for acne with limited.
It is often effective though doctors do not know exactly why.
For instance studies have found that white light therapy is more effective at treating symptoms of depression than red light.
Schoen has also spoken about how red and near infrared light therapy can improve anxiety and compulsive disorders.
So far two studies have been done and both have had positive results.
It s red and near infrared light shone directly through the skull into the frontal lobe of the brain.