Further proven indications for photon therapy

1. Further proven indications for photon therapy • pulmonological disorders • bronchiectasis • chronic obstructive bronchitis, emphysema • bacterial and viral pneumonia • lung fibrosis at silicosis and collagenoses • before and after major surgery, preventive and curative against, infections, accerlerated recovering • major joint replacements • vascular bypass operations a. s. o.

2. Contraindication 1. Difficult cases of cardiac insufficiency of the left ventricle failure type. 2. Within three weeks of myocardial infarction. 3. Acute cerebral insufficiency and acute disturbances of cerebral circulation. 4. Gastroduodenal hemorrhage. 5. Photodermatitis. 6. Hypoglycemia.

3. Contraindication • Increased dermal sensitivity to light • porphyris • Cutaneous lupus erythematous • Photosensitivity induced by drugs • Hyperthyroidism • High fevers with unknown cause • Acute bleedings • Subacute chronic appendicitis and cholecystitis • Immunosuppressive therapy • Severe cardiac arrythmia

4. Situations that could decrease the therapeutic effects of the ultraviolet blood irradiation • forced physical exercise in untrained patients (i. e. walking traing) • higher tissue and blood levels of lactic acid can partially block the stimulating effects • nonsteroidal antiphlogistics in higher dosage • until 150mg/day acetylsalicylic acid do not diminish the therapeutic effects • steroids in higher dosage • until 7mg/day hydrocortisone do not diminish the therapeutic effects

5. Side effects 1. Flushing in some cases. 2. Creation of a small amount of ozone. 3. Destruction of some immune cells, depending on the dose. 4. In cases of disseminated infection, the rapid destruction of high numbers of infectious organisms can temporarily create toxic symptoms that subside as the organisms are cleared from the blood. 5. In 50 percent of bronchial asthma patients, there is often a flare-up of symptoms following the first treatment with photon therapy; similar flare-ups can occur in rheumatoid arthritis. Subsequent treatments are uneventful.

6. Side effects • one well-informed German source (Frick) reported side effects in 15.3 percent of cases (84 of 550), including hypoglycemic shock (4 cases, probably diabetics or others with a tendency toward hypoglycemia), allergy (10), tiredness (7), fever (7), inflammatory responses in tooth root granulomas (5), gastritis (4, one case of which required cessation of photon therapy), and exacerbation of asthma (2, in one case requiring cessation of photon therapy). • A Russian study of 2,380 sessions of photon therpay revealed that 1.3 percent of patients had minor complications-hematomas at the IV site, coagulation in the tubing, shivering, dizziness, and nosebleeds. In addition, one had hypoglycemia, one had bronchospasms characteristic of her reaction to other treatments, and one had a nettle rash (urticaria).

7. Side effects of the ultraviolet blood irradiation • occasional vegetative reactions: • flush • retrosternal uneasiness or pressure • fleeting sore throat • weakness after the treatment as an expression of detoxification • increased diuresis as an effect of higher renal plasmatic flow

8. Interactions to medications • one should control the dosage of following medications because of the synergistic effects • antidiabetic medicine • antihypertonic medicine • medicine against hyperlipidaemia • anticoagulation with cumarine derivates can be sustained without dosage adaptation

9. Proved combinations in the therapy concept with ultraviolet blood irradiation • haemodilution • selenium and other antioxidative agents • detoxificating methods • cupping • skin reflex therapies • lymphodrainage • immunomodulation • mistletoe • thymuspeptides • acupuncture • homeopathy • vaccinations

10. Practical Usage