light therapy
noun[U]
medicalspecializeduk/ˈlaɪt ˌθer.ə.pi/us/ˈlaɪt ˌθer.ə.pi/the use oflighttotreatmedicalconditions,especiallyskinproblemsormentalhealthproblems:
光照疗法Lighttherapyinvolvessittingunderbright,artificiallightemittedfrom aboxorlampfor about 30minutesaday.光照疗法需要每天坐在一盏灯或一个灯箱下，接受30分钟明亮的人工光线照射。
Hispsoriasiswent intoremissionfor twoyearsafter hisinitialtreatmentwithlighttherapy.在接受最初的光照疗法后，他的牛皮癣消退了两年。
Winterdepressioncan betreatedwith antidepressants orlighttherapy.冬季抑郁症可以用抗抑郁药或光照疗法来进行治疗。
Synonym
phototherapy
See also
heliotherapy
- Threestudiespublishedtoday havefoundthatlighttherapyis aneffectivetreatmentforpeoplewhobecomedepressedin thewinter.
- In anewertypeoflighttherapy, calleddawnsimulation,lampsorlightboxescome onautomaticallyandgraduallyincreaselightintensityin thehome-mimickinganaturaldawn.
- Commercialtanningbedsrepresentaformoflighttherapythat iswidelyavailableandfrequentlyutilizedby manypsoriasispatients.
Medical treatment: general words
- allopathic
- biosurgery
- co-administration
- detoxify
- elective
- medically
- modality
- muti
- nasal spray
- non-clinical
- orthopaedic
- pathway
- prehabilitation
- primary care
- radical
- radically
- reconstructive
- social prescribing
- soothing
- surgical