AliExpress Red Light Therapy Brace Review

AliExpress Red Light Therapy Brace Review.
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This is my latest AliExpress purchase and the newest of my red light therapy products. Like almost everything on AliExpress the same product is available from multiple suppliers on AliExpress at a range of prices. I paid £24.32 including shipping from China, but be sure to shop around.

In the box, I received the red light pad, a 49cm elastic webbing strip, a 1.5m USB cable, a 0.5m USB cable, an English User Manual, and a Storage Case. Take note that a custom plug is used on the pad end of the cables, so a regular USB cable cannot be used. Build quality seems fine and pretty much of premium grade.

The pad is sized 54x26x2 cm with two long velcro straps on either end. It features 96 0.5W LED beads for 660nmm and 850nm treatment. Some of the buds are dual frequency and it seems that 32 are dual frequency and 64 are 850nm only. I do not have the technical equipment to test the output of the LEDs but the overall build quality and presentation do give me confidence in the claims for them. On the outside of the pad are the single backlit control button, the power input socket and a net pocket designed to hold a power bank.

The unit can be powered either from a USB port or from a power bank but make sure that the port used outputs at least 5v/2a, as some generic devices put out a lower power level which may not be enough to operate the device.

This is described as a knee treatment pad but it seems to me larger than is needed for that purpose and better suited to treat the shoulder or back which might explain the inclusion of the webbing extension strip. The AliExpress product page shows it being used to treat a range of body parts including the knee.

Operation is simple enough. Short press the button, the button lights up green and both the 660nm and 850nm LED buds start working, short press again and only the 660nm buds operate, press again and only the 850nm dear infrared buds work, Press again to switch off. Remember that the 850nm buds are invisible to the eye and although the button remains lit the LED lights will appear to go out. The device will switch off automatically after a twenty minute session. To use the red light pad in pulse mode, long press the button and it will turn blue to show pulse mode is selected. Then just repeat the proceedure above to select the light option required.

I tested the EMF pollution levels from this unit and although the Radio Frequency and Magnetic levels were low, the electronic frequency output level was high but not wildly so and comparable to that of many other household devices, so do not worry too much about it.

Some of the items I have bought from AliExpress, including Red Light Therapy devices, have been junk but I do not think this is one of them. Assuming that the LED ratings are correct then, for the price, this seems like a pretty decent buy to me.

The Good
Great Price
Good Build Quality
Good User Guide
Two Cables Provided
Power Bank Option

The Bad
Slow Shipping
Generic Box

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