Clinical use
Add red light to every visit.
Lay a VIRED mat on the treatment table and the light works in the background while you do your hands on work. Offer it free as part of the visit, or as a paid add on to the office visit.
The add on model
Two ways to offer it.
The mat sits under the client for the whole session. No extra room, no extra staff time, no change to how you already work.
Free with the visit
Make red light part of every session. A visible upgrade clients feel from the first visit, and a reason to choose your practice and come back.
Added to the office visit
Offer mat time as an add on with its own price. You set the fee and the session length. It runs during treatment, so it adds revenue without adding chair time.
Bundles and memberships
Fold red light into visit packages or a monthly membership for recovery clients who come in every week.
In the room
How it fits the session.
Lay the mat on the table
The VIRED full body mat fits a standard treatment table. Set it up once and leave it there.
Client lies back, light on
Pick the intensity level and session time, typically 15 to 30 minutes. The client relaxes in warm red and near infrared light.
You keep working
Massage, manual therapy, stretching or an adjustment carry on as usual. Add the VIRED wand for a sore shoulder, knee or lower back.
Who it is for
Built for hands on practices.
Chiropractic
Warm the back before an adjustment and let the client rest on the light after.
Physical therapy and rehab
A recovery add on alongside exercise and manual therapy.
Massage and bodywork
Light under the body while your hands work on top.
Sports recovery and wellness
A premium session for athletes and members after training.
The science
What the research says.
Red and near infrared light therapy, also called photobiomodulation, has been studied for decades. Here is a plain summary of the main ideas and where the evidence is strongest, with links to the studies.
| Area | Evidence | What studies found |
|---|---|---|
| Knee osteoarthritis | Strongest | A 2019 meta analysis of 22 placebo controlled trials with 1,063 people found reduced pain and disability when recommended doses were used.1 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | Short term | A Cochrane review found less pain and morning stiffness than placebo over up to four weeks. Benefits did not last at three months. Supportive, not curative.2 |
| Oral mucositis | Guideline | International cancer care guidelines (MASCC/ISOO, 2019) recommend photobiomodulation to help prevent oral mucositis in some stem cell transplant and head and neck radiotherapy patients.3 |
| Skin and collagen | Promising | A controlled trial reported improved skin complexion, skin feeling and collagen density after red light sessions.4 |
| Hair loss | Cleared devices | Several low level light devices are FDA cleared for androgenetic alopecia, the common pattern hair loss. |
| Wound healing | Mixed | Encouraging lab and small clinical studies, but results across trials are mixed and larger studies are needed. |
- Stausholm MB et al. Efficacy of low level laser therapy on pain and disability in knee osteoarthritis. BMJ Open, 2019.
- Brosseau L et al. Low level laser therapy (Classes I, II and III) for treating rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2005.
- Zadik Y et al. Systematic review of photobiomodulation for the management of oral mucositis in cancer patients and clinical practice guidelines. Supportive Care in Cancer, 2019.
- Wunsch A, Matuschka K. A controlled trial to determine the efficacy of red and near infrared light treatment in patient satisfaction, reduction of fine lines, wrinkles, skin roughness, and intradermal collagen density increase. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, 2014.
For practices
Put a mat on your table.
Talk to VIRED about clinic pricing, multiple mats and how other practices set up the add on.