Chromotherapy
What is Chromotherapy?
Color Light Therapy, also known as Chromotherapy, is a technique of restoring balance by means of applying color to the body.
The History Behind Chromotherapy
The history of chromotherapy dates as far back as Mayan culture, but all around the world and over thousands of years, civilizations have found healing in Light Therapy.
India – An ancient form of medicine, Ayurveda, is founded on the idea that every individual contains five elements of the universe. When these elements are out of balance, Ayurveda works with the energies inherent in the colors of the spectrum to restore this balance.
Egypt – In ancient Egypt, the art of healing with color was founded in the hermetic tradition. The Ancient Egyptians and Greeks used colored minerals, stones, crystals, salves, and dyes as remedies and painted treatment sanctuaries in various shades of color.
China – In China, traditional Chinese medicine incorporates color to be associated with each organ and elemental system. This healing method looks at the idea that every individual is a balance.
Chromotherapy in Today’s World
Today, the therapeutic applications of light and color are being investigated in major hospitals and research centers worldwide. Results indicate that full-spectrum, ultraviolet, colored, and laser light can have therapeutic value for a range of conditions from chronic pain and depression, to immune disorders.
Healing with Color
Color is light split into different wavelengths vibrating at different speeds and frequencies. Objects that absorb all wavelengths and do not reflect are black. Objects that reflect all wavelengths and do reflect are white. Between black and white lies color.
Red is called “The Great Energizer”
Yellow helps awaken mental inspiration arousing a higher mentality.
Green is the universal healing color. Green is midway in the color spectrum therefore, it contains both a physical and a spiritual nature, in equal balance and in equal harmony.
Blue on the other hand, is at the opposite end of the visible spectrum. Blue can be used for any type of ailment associated with speech, communication, or the throat.
Orange has a freeing action upon the mind, relieving repression. Because orange is a blend of red and yellow, it combines physical energy with mental wisdom, inducing a transformation between lower physical reaction and higher mental response.
Violet is the last color we can see before light passes on to ultra-violet. Violet purifies our thoughts and feelings, inspiring us in all undertakings. The violet energy connects us to our spiritual self bringing guidance, wisdom, and inner strength, and enhances artistic talent and creativity. Leonardo da Vinci proclaimed that you can increase the power of meditation tenfold by meditating under the gentle rays of violet, as found in church windows.
How Light Therapy Works
Light therapy uses colors for their proposed wellness abilities in treating emotional and physical disturbances. It is based on the premise that different colors evoke different responses in people. For example, some colors are considered to be stimulating, whereas others may be soothing. Color therapy has been suggested for many uses, based on tradition or scientific theories. Consult with a health care provider before using color therapy for any use.
Why Chromotherapy?
Light Therapy has been reported as part of a healthy lifestyle—temporarily reducing swelling, relieving pain, decreasing inflammation, accelerating open wound healing, and greatly reducing overall recovery after medical/surgical procedures. Patients have demonstrated an increased range of motion, decreased muscle tension and spasms, and improved circulation.
LED Light Therapy
When used with infrared technology, light therapy (phototherapy) is one of the most effective and non-invasive ways to improve overall wellness—used for temporary pain management such as joint and back pain, sore or torn muscles, sprains, arthritis, post-surgical scars, burns, wounds, and more.
Seasonal Affective Disorder
SAD affects individuals when the lack of sunlight results in seasonal depression. Phototherapy helps with SAD by resetting the internal biological clock (circadian rhythms), helping individuals sleep better and regulate their mood. Even companies, such as GE and Philips, have created phototherapeutic products to improve and regulate mood.
Cosmetic Benefits
Light therapy is also a growing treatment for anti-aging. Many individuals have seen a temporary reduction in the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, crow’s feet, and age spots. Light therapy is “effective at improving the appearance of the face, neck and chest by reducing the signs of aging, wrinkles, and age spots”, says Web M.D. Combined with infrared therapy, LED phototherapy can be a great way to revitalize skin.
Resources
- Natural Standard: An organization that produces scientifically based reviews of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) topics
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM): A division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services dedicated to research Selected Scientific Studies: Color Therapy Natural Standard has reviewed all of the currently available medical literature to prepare the professional monograph from which this version was created.
The information in this monograph was prepared by the professional staff at Natural Standard, based on thorough systematic review of scientific evidence. The material was reviewed by the Faculty of the Harvard Medical School with final editing approved by Natural Standard.
Some of the more recent studies are listed below:
- Deppe A. Ocular light therapy: a case study. Aust J Holist Nurs 2000;7(1):41.
- Geldschlager S. Osteopathic versus orthopedic treatments for chronic epicondylopathia humeri radialis: a randomized controlled trial. Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd 2004;Apr, 11(2):93-97.
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- Natural Standard Research Collaboration, Chief Editors: Ulbricht C, Basch E, Natural Standard Herb and Supplement Reference: Evidence-Based Clinical Reviews, USA. Elsevier/Mosby, 2005.
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- Wileman SM, Eagles JM, Andrew JE, et al. Light therapy for seasonal affective disorder in primary care: randomised controlled trial. Br J Psych 2001;178:311-316.
- Wohlfarth H, Schultz A. The effect of colour psychodynamic environment modification on sound levels in elementary schools. Int J Biosocial Res 2002;(5):12-19.
- Zifkin BG, Inoue Y. Visual reflex seizures induced by complex stimuli. Epilepsia 2004;45(Suppl 1):27-29.
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