Exercise performance / dosing
Clinical and scientific recommendations for PBM in exercise performance and recovery
Leal-Junior ECP, Lopes-Martins RÁB, Bjordal JM. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 2019.
This recommendation article synthesized systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and RCTs to guide PBM use in exercise performance enhancement and post-exercise recovery.
Evidence grade
moderate
Effect direction
positive
Panel relevance
partially-replicable
Key findings
- The authors emphasized that PBM has a dose therapeutic window for exercise performance and recovery.
- Recommendations were based on systematic reviews with meta-analysis and randomized controlled trials rather than animal studies or case reports.
- The article is useful for warning consumers that more light is not automatically better.
Protocol details
| Wavelengths | Not reported nm |
|---|---|
| Irradiance | Not reported mW/cm2 |
| Fluence | Not reported J/cm2 |
| Session time | Not reported minutes |
| Frequency | Depends on exercise context and device |
| Duration | Depends on exercise context and device |
| Treatment area | Target muscles involved in the exercise task |
| Device type | Low-level laser and LED PBM devices |
Caveats
- This is a recommendations review, not a single trial protocol.
- Therapeutic windows derived from clinical devices may not transfer cleanly to large home panels without irradiance and area calculations.