Parkinson’s Disease: The Expected and Unexpected Findings of Transcranial Photobiomodulation

Dr. Catherine Hamilton and Dr. John Mitrofanis presented at the MGH Brain PBM Clinic Rounds (03.24.23) on the expected and unexpected findings of treatment of Parkinson’s disease with transcranial photobiomodulation in the laboratory and in the clinic.
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[@BofaD.Snuts90210]

Great talk. What about an intra-oral device on the roof of the mouth to avoid having a surgical implantation?

[@mayiakashmurr3000]

That’s a great idea

[@michaelhaga2015]

Wow wow I can't wait to try this for all my PD patients!!

[@nile692]

Has anyone involved with the study considered treating patients with progressive supranuclear palsy using photomodulation?

[@philipambler3825]

Noticing my companion react to the fire going down during winter..when the temp of the room hadn't changed! Since she faced the television, and the back of her recliner chair gave her no view of the fire..I thought, it couldn't be infra-red, and definitely thought it couldn't be far infra-red, so on a whim, I checked on the internet..and found out that I was so so wrong.
My companion was mentally aware of a drop in far infra-red from the wood fire..She has ALS/MND

[@martinpiehl2757]

I’m seeing all these red light hats on Amazon designed for hair growth. Would these be effective for Parkinson’s?

[@cuttru8041]

They are likely not powerful enough. There are medical grade ones which are bit more expensive

[@2006hazelmurray]

Does Massachussetts General use PBM in treating Parkinson's? I couldn't find any reference to PBM in their material on their PD treatment; they don't treat Alzheimer's, seemingly, since it wasn't on the list of treated conditions. The link to Mass General was the only link provided in the notes for this video. BTW, I enjoyed the presentation very much, and I was surprised to find that PBM is so widely accepted as treatment for brain disorders. At least so it seemed, from all the serious scientists involved in this confab. I'd love for more info on Mass General's program on PBM, and whatever other developments this group could point us to. One burning question I didn't find the answer to: what PBM device do they use in this clinic? There are several, includingThe Vielight and the Neuronic models,; the Vielight was referred to by one of the speakers, but I don't think it was a Mass G doc.

[@ericquek673]

First: Are there Conflict of Interest for each speaker?

[@farshidehbondarenko4822]

Is the transcrinal avilable commercially

[@mayiakashmurr3000]

I don’t like the intra cranial therapy