(ISSN 2573-4393)
OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal published quarterly online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc. It covers all evidence-based scientific studies on integrative, alternative and complementary approaches to improving health and wellness.
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Special Issue
Photobiomodulation Therapy
Submission Deadline: August 31, 2021 (Open) Submit Now
Guest Editor
Jih-Huah Wu, PhD
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ming Chuan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
Research Interests: electro-optics system design; laser acupuncture; biomedical system design
About This Topic
Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) is regarded as an alternative or complementary medicine in the current therapy. As we know, medicine may cause side effects which can lead to several serious symptoms then result in severe new diseases. This vicious circle can worsen human healthcare. PBMT has been proved a safe and easy-to-use therapy. If we use PBMT to treat diseases or symptoms frequently, the usage of conventional medicine can be reduced.
Fascia diseases are very prevalent in modern world, especial for athlete. The other people also suffer from the pain caused by fascia diseases, especially fascia adhesion. A lot of medications are used to treat pain, but they cannot solve the fascia problems, sometimes, they cause various adverse effects. The combination of PBMT and other Complementary therapy to treat fascia problems are very welcome. Based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the meridians adjustment and keeping them in balance situation is important in healthcare. The fascia problems also affect the balance of the meridians in our body. The research about them are also welcome.
The neurobiological diseases, like as the imbalance of autonomic nerve system (ANS) can cause sleep problems and cause pain worse, sometimes cause accident. Pain and sleep problems are prevalent too, part of them are caused by neuro-problems. The medicines used to treat neurobiological diseases, such as pain and sleep problems can cause very serious side effects after a long term use. PBMT is a good method to reduce pain, and sometimes can eliminate the cause of pain. The applications of PBMT in neuroscience and ANS adjustment are getting important too. Given these problems, not only basic studies of PBMT targeting neuroscience to prevent and treat the symptoms of neurological problems but also development of novel therapies that are used to treat neuro-problems, is highly demanded.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest research that use PBMT to treat any kind diseases. And it is urgent to develop PBMT applications in current therapy. Any kind of diseases treated with PBMT are welcome.
Therefore, we kindly invite researchers to contribute original research, short communication, case report and review articles investigating in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies based on PBM or PBMT.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
● Fascia diseases treated with PBMT
● Pain treated with PBMT
● The relationships of fascia problem and meridians (TCM)
● Keeping the meridians in balance situation with PBMT
● Chronic diseases treated with PBMT
● PBMT for improving sports performance in athletes
● PBMT for autonomic nerve system adjustment and sleep problems
● PBMT for brain wave activation (included theory/experiment/application)
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