How Does This "Miracle Lamp" Benefit Massage Therapy?

Originating in China in 1978, TDP, or “Tèdìng diàncíbō pǔ” (特定电磁波谱), Lamps or “special electromagnetic spectrum” lamps first developed as a result of studies conducted on the workers that worked in a rural black clay plant. Researchers were surprised to note that despite treacherous work conditions, the employees remained healthy and rarely fell sick. The scientists discovered the clay contained 33 minerals that happen to correspond with 33 essential minerals in the human body. They also discovered that the far infrared light emitted by the kiln contained special healing properties when combined with the unique mineral composition of the clay. When this mineral rich clay is sufficiently heated, it radiates far-infrared energy exactly like the human body.

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How TDP Lamps Work

The difference between simple infrared radiation, and the TDP lamp, is that the TDP lamp incorporates a mineral plate that is heated to ionize the trace minerals. When this mineral rich clay is sufficiently heated, it radiates far infrared waves which are easily absorbed into the human body. Because our bodies also radiate this type of energy, far infrared waves are easily absorbed into our skin as deep as 3 ½ inches. Our tissues naturally absorb these waves which promote metabolism and improved circulation and give strength to the immune system. Injured areas are often deficient in minerals, therefore, the TDP lamp may quicken the healing process.

​The iron mineral plate is composed of 33 trace elements in unique mineral forms. These minerals  are "aluminum, antimony, arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, calcium, carbon, chromium, cobalt, copper, iodine, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, phosphorus, selenium, silicon, sodium, sulfur, tin, titanium, zinc, and zirconium along with bismuth, germanium, lithium, potassium, rubidium, strontium, and vanadium. The iron content of the plate helps the heat spread uniformly across the panel.”

"Millions have been treated with these lamps for over 100 chronic conditions and people in China call them "Miracle Lamps" because of their groundbreaking success."

The absorbed energy from the far infrared waves promotes microcirculation, which brings blood into all the tiny spaces of your body, yielding more oxygen and nutrients to the treated area. The improved blood circulation causes the expansion of the capillary vessels, which aid in tissue detoxification and affect the lymphatic system. It strengthens the immune system and relieves pain in the body. FIR is also believed to work according to the basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM by promoting the free movement of “qi,” “chi” or life energy in the body. Clients report reduced joint pain and stiffness, reduced muscle spasms, greater mobility, improved sleep patterns, and extended periods of deep relaxation following a session.

While Far Infrared (FIR) Therapy is increasingly being used among acupuncturists, physical therapists, and doctors to treat a number of health conditions, it is a wonderful, complementary, and non-invasive addition to any massage therapy or acupressure session. By far the most sought out complementary addition to any massage therapy treatment, Far Infrared Therapy may be used during or towards the end of a session to treat specific conditions, injuries, and hypertonic muscles and to integrate the massage as a whole. All Table Therapeutic Massage Sessions offer Far Infrared (FIR) Therapy as a complementary add-on at no additional cost.

WHAT ALL THIS MEANS FOR YOU…

1. Pain relief. Muscle and joint pain, as well as pain from inflammation, arthritis, soft tissue injuries, sprains, back pain, scar tissue, various skin conditions and other similar conditions all benefit from using a TDP lamp.
2. Receive much needed essential minerals and generate various biochemical benefits that the body may lack due to illness, accident or injury. The human body needs vitamins and minerals to regenerate and heal itself. When you’re sick, hurt or fatigued, these are essential to help you recover. The mineral ionizes the key minerals it’s coated with and delivers them to your body.
3. Accelerated decomposition of damaged and diseased cells. The protons emitted by FIR help your body release enzymes which increases the rate at which the body eliminates these damaged cells.
4. Improved blood circulation. FIR waves produce nitric oxide and expand vessels and tiny capillaries which stimulates increased circulation and oxygenation. This helps deliver nutrients and repair cells, as well as remove waste products and toxins, from all over the body.
5. Detoxification. As vessels and capillaries expand, FIR initiates a process to dissolve toxins by loosening the water bonds that keep toxins in your circulatory and lymphatic system.
6. Enhanced immunity. Through its subtle heating, far infrared seems to increase the amount of white blood cells and T-cells in our body, which fight diseases. Also, the improved circulation help these cells move about the body more efficiently, and the white cells can use the nitric oxide produced by FIR to defend against tumors.
6. Metabolic boost. The heat FIR generates in your body burns calories and also stimulates your body to continue burning calories after your session is over. Metabolism also depends on the health of a number of organs and systems. The detoxifying effects of FIR, along with the essential minerals imparted by the mineral plate, can keep these systems well maintained and efficient.
7. Comfortable heat and pain free and relaxing. Ever stand outside on a sunny winter day? The air temperature can be pretty chilly but your body feels warm. That’s because the FIR waves from the sun are penetrating your skin and warming you up from the inside. That penetrating warmth is healing, therapeutic and soothing—feels great on a cold winter’s day—and it’s the same waves you’ll find radiating out of TDP lamps. They can relax your muscles and do all those wonderful things above, and more.

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Current medical history:

• Recent (acute, within 48 hours) joint injury, chronically hot and swollen joints, enclosed infections (either dental, in joints or any other tissue)
• Superficial metallic implants (ie. metal pins, rods, artificial joints or any other surgical implant due to the reflection of infrared rays by these articles)
• Varicose veins
• Fever, earache, or eye infections
• Pacemakers / Defibrillators
• Hemophilia and/or a predisposition to hemorrhage
• Pregnant or lactating
• Silicone implants
• Multiple sclerosis 
• Corticosteroids
• Addisons's disease
• Heat illness (heat cramp/exhaustion/stroke)
• Unstable hypertension
• Severe hypotension
• Children or infants
• Menstruation: Heating of the low-back area of women during the menstrual period may temporarily increase menstrual flow
• Medication with a narrow therapeutic index, out of which is life threatening

Or Currently have:

• Diabetes
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Peripheral neuropathy (weakness, numbness and tingling, usually in your hands and feet)
• Acute or chronic edema or lymphedema (swelling of the wrists, ankles, etc.)
• Am attempting to conceive (male or female)
• Take medications which may predispose me to heat illnesses when exposed to heat  (e.g. sympathomimetics, anticholinergics, tricyclic antidepressants, antihistamines. phenothiazines)
• Take medication that may reduce perspiration ability (e.g. diuretics, barbiturates, ß-blockers)
• Cholinergic urticaria (heat bumps or heat rash)
• Acantholytic dermatosis (Grover's disease (GD))
• Malaria
• Severe burns/scarring/heat rash
• Take street/recreational drugs (e.g. amphetamines, heroin, cocaine)

Results of Research Conducted into the Efficacy
​of the TDP Lamp

• ​The findings of the survey conducted by three medical centers in Colorado were declared at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions. 49 patients with diabetes were given the treatment in 12 sessions for 30 minutes at a time. They showed a significant improvement in the numbness they felt in their feet and doctors found that the risk for amputation was much lowered. 
• In the Los Angeles Olympics of 1984, Liang Ping, a player in the Chinese volleyball team was able to continue playing after an anklebone injury thanks to the 15 minutes of treatment with the TDP Lamp. 
• American League MVP, Jason Giambi recommends the therapy for reducing pain and enhancing athletic performances.
• Questionnaires to more than 500 users of far infrared devices revealed that the majority reported an overall improvement in health.
• The benefits of far infrared extend to the cardiovascular system as well. Repeated far infrared therapy has also been shown to improve impaired vascular endothelial function in patients with atherosclerosis and other coronary risk factors.
• In patients suffering with Fibromyalgia, 13 female patients received far infrared therapy once per day for two or five days per week. All of the patients experienced a significant reduction in pain (by about half) after the first session. The effects of treatment became stable after 10 sessions, with participants experiencing up to a 78% reduction in their pain.
• Another study backed up these findings, suggesting that an approach of multidisciplinary treatment that included far infrared therapy could be a promising method for treating chronic pain.

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