Infrared Light Therapy

I read somewhere that 10 mins of 540nm to 808nm infrared/red light therapy directly on the testicles can stimulate leydig cell activity also potentially boosting testosterone levels anywhere from 35% up to 500%. Infrared therapy by itself is great for healing and repair in general throughout the body. I was just thinking that Infrared therapy could possibly be a great warm up idea in replacement of a rice sock or warm towel with all the added benefits of increased testosterone levels and tissue repair/healing properties. Any thoughts?

I would love to know if anybody has any input on this.

I was thinking about pumping and while that is going on for 30 minutes to have it wrapped with an Infrared light pad. I am going to try it to see. I am curious if anybody has any input on using infrared.

You need a massage not Infrared Light Therapy，it’s more safe.

http://www.bril nurse.com/blog/ … tml#_np=117_717

I am by no means a scientist, but as I understand it the first thing you need to understand is the difference between red light, near infrared and far infrared. The wave lengths and conclusions you cite are for red light and NIR. And, yes, there does appear to be a good benefit to red light combined with that NIR wave length. I have no doubt it may be beneficial as well to testicular and related functions, and the issue then is how to apply. There are clinics that have high end units that will allow you a 20 minute session for about $50 a pop. But there are also many home options, both for the panel type arrays and for flexible pads. I have a flexible option that I wrap around my pump tube. I am presently using a regular heat pad for 20-30 minutes or more, with a break for massage, then followed by 20 minutes with red light NIR. The internal “heat” feels remarkable. I then go directly to an ADS traction device, the theory being one wants to be under strain while cooling. The wave lengths do penetrate the clear tube. Of late I have been noticing improved EQ and vascularity.

I have a 54-watt NIR lamp. It emits in 660 and 850nm. I use it primarily when pumping.

I position it almost touching the tube or skin. It feels slightly warm, that’s all. The LEDs are fairly efficient and not much is lost as heat. The lamp has a large heat sink; neither the sink nor the face of the lamp get more than uncomfortably warm.

This sounds interesting! I’m going to do some research!

Is naked sunbathing of anyhelp?

Solar light has also a fair amount of infrared (and dangerous UVs as well, of course)

I have heard that sun tanning your sack can make testosterone gains. Or you could try some turkesterone. I just ordered some to try out.

How’s that thing about turkesterone going? Any news?

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You need a massage not Infrared Light Therapy， it’s more safe.

Does this really work?

I was recently turned onto near infrared (NIR) from an unrelated medical vlogger, so I thought I’d post some links.

There seems to be a growing body of research about the positive effects of NIR exposure, but what truly struck me was how deep NIR can penetrate tissues. The professor of medicine i got it from said NIR can penetrate up to 8cm. Though these articles suggest more modest expectations, it’s till enough to be significant for PE purposes.

The magic wavelength seems to be right around 810nm.

Near-infrared photonic energy penetration: can infrared phototherapy effectively reach the human brain? - PMC

How Deep Does Red and Near-Infrared Light Penetrate into the Body? Mar – GembaRed

Effect of wavelength and beam width on penetration in light-tissue interaction using computational methods - PMC

https://www.res earchgate.net/f … _fig1_245539126

For what it’s worth, I’m using red light therapy (red and near infrared light) on my balls for a period of 3 months, having measured free testosterone before and will do so after. I’m interested to see if it does the same as what happened for other guys that reported an increase in free testosterone. Should have some data to share by around May.

WHAT?! You’re going to contaminate this thread with factual data?!!!

Don’t forget to let us know the results; I’m curious too.

For sure! By the way, seems there haven’t been too many human studies for red light and testosterone (most done on rats I think where there is a strong correlation) but quite a few guys report it doubling or tripling their free testosterone levels so I’ll see where I get to myself!

Re. the impact of red light (or ‘photobiomodulation’) in general on other parts of the body, there are thousands of peer-reviewed academic papers on it if you do a quick search of Pub Med Central. I find it very interesting how it all works.

Any update on this?