Photomedicine Project 14: PBMT for Performance Enhancement in SOF

"PBMT will be delivered at 32-40W (depending on participant skin pigmentation). PBMT will be applied to the quadriceps area. A study team member will use the quadriceps measurements of the treatment area to calculate the PBMT treatment time (approximately 5-20 minutes) and specified J/cm2. PBMT treatment will be provided 3 times per week, for 3 weeks.~PBMT will be delivered by a trained study team member using the LightForce® XLi 40W device with the Smart Hand Piece technology, which has a built-in accelerometer in the hand piece that controls the speed of light delivery to the treatment area. The trained team members will use the Smart Hand Piece technology, which assesses the operator's speed and provides real-time visual and sensory feedback calibrated to shut-off when moving too slowly and warns the operator when moving too quickly by vibrating. Treatment is delivered through a flexible optical fiber threaded through the hand piece, which contains a rolling glass massage ball."

Sham PBMT will be provided by a trained study team member. Sham PBMT will be delivered in the same manner as indicated for the PBMT process above, but the device will stay in standby mode (i.e., the treatment mode will not be turned on). As infrared light is invisible to the naked eye, the only visible difference between treatment and standby modes is the presence of a few tiny amber lights (these lights are on during treatment mode).