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Is infrared lamp (red light therapy) effective for knee pain? i have some discomfort above my knee due to a small bone spur.pain went away for a few months thanks to physiotherapy. now a little discomfort is back as i stopped physio for a few days?

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Dr. James Ferguson
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Not particularly. The heat sensation triggered by the light will tend to make the brain focus on the heat sensation & less on the pain. The same can be said for lotions & creams that give you a warm or hot sensation over the joint. The underlying inflammation in the joint is not altered by such therapies, you are just distracted from the pain transiently.
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Answered May 27, 2021
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