Light therapy lamp: Effective therapy with little effort
The use of lamps for light therapy is becoming increasingly popular. And for good reason: many complaints or conditions that are considered unpleasant can be reliably remedied with the help of a light therapy lamp. A classic example of the use of a light therapy lamp is winter depression. This winter depression is mainly caused in the winter months or during periods of particularly low sun intensity. The normal functioning of the human organism is significantly influenced by daylight. In winter, however, it often happens that you leave the house in the dark and only return in the dark.
As even powerful lamps do not match the intensity of daylight, this can result in sleep disorders, tiredness and fatigue. With a light therapy lamp, you can counteract this or use it preventively for increased well-being. In addition to daylight lamps, medisana also offers special light alarm clocks. These wake you up acoustically and also ensure a brighter bedroom and imitate the natural sunrise. The positive effect of light on waking up is undisputed.
Light therapy lamps in use
The perception of light can be described using various units. A light therapy lamp is designed to provide light with a particularly high intensity. This intensity is measured in the unit lux (lx). Typical indoor lamps have an illuminance of around 500 to 100 lx. However, a dark winter's day already provides 3,000 lx. A high-quality light therapy lamp provides up to 10,000 lx. The effect this can have on the human organism is self-explanatory. Incidentally, a sunny summer's day provides up to 120,000 lx. The effects that high light intensity can have on the human organism can be observed particularly well on the first warm and sunny days in spring.
In everyday life, light therapy lamps can alleviate typical symptoms of seasonal depression. Attention, concentration and general well-being can be improved. For other forms of depression, the benefits of a light therapy lamp have not yet been sufficiently proven by studies. However, it can be assumed that the use of a light therapy lamp in a multimodal therapy approach has positive effects. The daylight lamps from medisana can be used individually every day and also over longer periods of time.
Important information on the correct use of light therapy lamps
Our light therapy lamps are quick and easy to set up and put into operation. For light therapy to be fully effective, you should ensure that the light therapy lamp is positioned at a distance of 60 to 80 cm from you and that you are not looking directly into the light source. It is also important that the light generated can fall on your retina. Accordingly, you should have your eyes open during light therapy. While our light therapy lamp illuminates your work area, you can devote yourself to your daily business without any problems. Active participation is not required
When the effect begins
Even the first therapy session is generally perceived as pleasant. Noticeable effects are often noticeable after a week. Depending on the user, however, it can take up to four weeks for light therapy to show its maximum effect. In connection with classic winter depression, a good level of effectiveness has been proven for the majority of users within the first two to three weeks.