About the research on this page. The studies cited here investigate photobiomodulation (PBM) as a therapeutic modality and the specific wavelengths used in PBM research — not Mito Red Light devices. The wavelengths in our panels were chosen because the peer-reviewed PBM literature supports them. Evidence levels and study counts reflect the broader research base, not studies of our products. See the full methodology note at the bottom of this page.

Red Light Therapy Research Database

Search thousands of published studies on photobiomodulation (red and near-infrared light therapy), organized by indication, with study type, population, wavelength and dose where reported. Most studies link to PubMed; the rest link to the journal or publisher. Our 14 evidence pages cover 9332 of these studies, 3143 of them in people.

Built on the PBM Research Database by Vladimir Heiskanen

The study records here come from the PBM Research Database created and maintained since 2016 by Vladimir Heiskanen, a general dentist and photobiomodulation researcher in Finland, with occasional editing by Aaron Rogers. Heiskanen has co-authored peer-reviewed work on photobiomodulation, including Photobiomodulation: Lasers vs. Light Emitting Diodes? with Michael Hamblin. His years of work collecting and categorizing this research make this database possible, and we are grateful for it.

Mito Red Light imports his spreadsheet, organizes it by indication, checks PubMed links against each paper's title, and adds recent studies from PubMed that are not yet in his sheet. Any errors in how we organize or summarize the studies are ours, not his. Mr. Heiskanen is not affiliated with Mito Red Light and does not endorse our products.

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Methodology & important context

The published research indexed and referenced on this page studies photobiomodulation (PBM) as a therapeutic modality and the specific wavelengths used in those studies — not Mito Red Light devices specifically. The wavelengths used across our panels were chosen because the peer-reviewed PBM literature supports them: this is where published evidence is deepest, where dosing parameters have been characterized in human studies, and where clinical guidelines (such as WALT for inflammation and pain) exist. Mito Red Light has not funded or conducted registered clinical trials on our specific devices, and the study counts referenced here reflect the broader PBM research base — not studies of our products.

Where review authors graded certainty (for example with GRADE), we report their grade; other ratings are Mito’s summary. Study counts reflect peer-reviewed photobiomodulation research drawn from major scientific literature databases, peer-reviewed journals, and other published research repositories. PBM response varies meaningfully by person, tissue, condition, dose, wavelength, and session timing; outcomes reported in the published literature may not be replicable for every user. Mito Red Light devices are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you have a medical condition or are under a physician’s care, please consult your healthcare provider before beginning any photobiomodulation regimen.