About

The project

The PBM Database

Website status: In development; some pages and features may be incomplete.

The PBM Database is an independent, long-term collection of published photobiomodulation research, including studies indexed under terms such as low-level laser therapy and red or near-infrared phototherapy. It brings a dispersed literature together in one place.

The database and website are a personal, non-commercial hobby project. They support researchers with literature searches and a view of PBM across specialties, while helping non-specialist readers follow the field.

The project also aims to improve PBM research by recording recurring methodological and reporting issues. Identifying these gaps can inform better study design and reporting, helping strengthen the evidence.

Where available, entries include the condition studied, study type, model, country and treatment parameters. These details help readers compare studies, explore the volume of research across conditions and follow the field’s development.

Started in January 2016 and updated regularly, the database is manually curated rather than a formal systematic review. It supplies much of the website’s factual content; the visual structure was created with AI assistance.

Nearly 300 pages summarize research on individual conditions. They were prepared largely with GPT-6 Luna under the site administrator’s supervision, using studies listed in the PBM Database as source material.

Records may also include structured details and curator-entered markings on study methods, light delivery, comparisons, cautions and notable findings, based on source papers. These describe recorded information rather than independent study-quality ratings; their counts can overlap.

How studies are found: search strategy  →

Explore the PBM Database  →