Red Light Wellness Now in Practice at Logan University

In collaboration with the Stephen A. Orthwein Center’s students and staff, Logan University uses our state-of-the-art photobiomodulation whole-body beds to study and develop clinical case studies with incoming patients. This exciting new technology offers doctors, staff, and students the opportunity to see what Red Light Wellness can do to help heal patients.

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Red Light Wellness Donation Benefits Patients, Students, Doctors

Red Light Wellness Inc., a St. Louis-based company that has more than 40 years of experience manufacturing and distributing red light therapy (RLT) devices, recently donated an RLT and near-infrared therapy (NIR) bed to the Logan Health Center within the Stephen A. Orthwein Center at Paraquad.

The bed, called the Max Miracle 9600, helps improve health by exposing skin to red and near-infrared light that boosts the function of the mitochondria. With increased energy, cells can operate more efficiently, rejuvenate themselves and correct damage. Safe and natural, RLT and NIR is offered as an alternative treatment for various health conditions such as muscle pain, joint stiffness, arthritis and more. There is also evidence that suggests it has additional benefits, including reducing depression, improving cognitive function, and promoting wound healing and tissue repair.

“I’ve researched some of the ways this technology can help relieve pain and even improve strength,” said Annie Morrow, PT, DPT, NCS, director of the Orthwein Center. “The Max Miracle 9600 gives us yet another exciting opportunity to collaborate with Logan to further improve patient outcomes.”

To learn more about the therapeutic effects of RLT and NIR, Logan will use the bed to perform clinical case studies like those currently underway at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts General Hospital.

“Red Light Wellness’ generous donation will facilitate interprofessional collaboration between Logan doctors and students and the staff at the Orthwein Center by allowing them to conduct clinical case studies on individuals with various complex health conditions,” said Dana Underkofler-Mercer, DC (’98), MS, professor and director of strategic partnerships for Logan’s Department of Innovation and New Ventures and director of the Logan Health Center at the Orthwein Center. “We are proud of this partnership and look forward to seeing how it positively impacts our patients.”

The partnership came about after Ron Poe, CEO and chief engineer of Red Light Wellness, reached out to Dr. Mercer about how his company’s wellness solutions could be an asset to the Logan Health Center at the Orthwein Center. Since she had already been considering investing in RLT and NIR, she agreed to tour the local facility.

“I immediately fell in love with the company and its offerings,” Dr. Mercer said. “I jumped on the opportunity to give our patients, doctors and student interns the opportunity to experience some the most innovative, state-of-the-art equipment available that no other university has.”

Ron chose to contact Dr. Mercer because in his experience, many chiropractors are eager to embrace new technology that can improve their patients’ wellbeing.

“The first health care professionals to purchase the beds were chiropractors,” said Ron. “They gave the Max Miracle 9600 its name because their patients were calling it a miracle. We’re incredibly thankful to partner with Logan by providing technology that is changing the future of medicine as we know it.”

Both Ron and his daughter Shawn, chief marketing officer for Red Light Wellness, have benefited from using the Max Miracle 9600 themselves. For Ron, it has helped him lose weight and achieve mental clarity. Shawn has found it to be an effective treatment for arthritis and trouble sleeping.

“A study from the Environmental Protection Agency shows Americans spend 90 percent of their time indoors,” Shawn said. “This means people don’t get enough light for their bodies to perform their primary functions and heal properly. We are meant to have light in our lives.”

The Max Miracle 9600 is currently the only one of its kind in the St. Louis area. Trimester 9 Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) student Hayden Edge, who is completing his clinical rotation at the Logan Health Center at the Orthwein Center, is grateful for the chance to contribute to clinical case studies using the bed.

“I would never be able to access a machine like this if it weren’t for Logan,” Hayden said. “Being able to try it for myself and see how patients respond to it is a major part of my learning experience. Logan provides invaluable opportunities for students to use the latest and greatest technology.”

Dr. Mercer encourages everyone to try the Max Miracle 9600 for themselves during Red Light Wednesdays, which are held every Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Logan Health Center at the Orthwein Center.