MIZUTA Red Light Therapy Mat

This is a great pad for people wanting to use near-infrared and red-light therapy. The only negative I've found with it is that it really doesn't work as a blanket very well. I have my pad on a massage table, as I'm 80, and too old to be getting up and down off the floor, and it works great that way. I have so many major health issues, I need a spreadsheet to keep track of them, but using this pad allows me to live my life fairly normally. My various specialists are amazed at how well I function for someone who has passed their expiration date. I really can't recommend near-infrared and red-light therapy enough. I've been using red-light therapy, for most of my 80 years, and it has kept me active despite juvenile RA and now osteoarthritis, as well as stage 4 breast cancer, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, heart failure, Parkinson's, etc.

I can't say enough great things about the Advaray red light therapy infrared pad! It's been a game-changer in our household. I originally purchased it to help with general soreness and muscle recovery, and it's been incredibly effective. It's also made a noticeable difference in my husband's recovery after his knee surgery—he's experienced less stiffness and faster healing since using it regularly.Beyond the effectiveness of the product, the customer service has been absolutely outstanding. When we had an issue with the controller, the Advaray team responded quickly and went above and beyond to make things right. They were professional, kind, and truly cared about ensuring we had a working product. That level of support is rare and deeply appreciated.I would absolutely purchase from them again and highly recommend Advaray to anyone looking for reliable red light therapy at home. Their product works, and their service is excellent.

I’ve been using this red light therapy mat for a while now, and I’m really happy with it.The light coverage is wide and even — perfect for lying down on a bed and getting full-body exposure. I usually use it for 20–30 minutes a day, and I’ve noticed a real difference in how relaxed my back and shoulders feel afterward.The heat is gentle and comfortable, not too intense, but enough to feel soothing and penetrating.

This made me extremely sleepy after using it. So it’s definitely doing something. I would not recommend using in the morning, but I’m new to this so hopefully I’ll get use to the tired feeling. I think using it in the evening would definitely help you sleep but if you lay it on your bed before sleep you will need to remove it from your bed and unplug it for sure before going to sleep. The plug into the mat and the wall plug gets extremely hot, hot to touch. Would be afraid to leave it plugged in.

Update: I have had this mat for quite a while now. It does give off more heat if I lie in my bed with it on the mattress, and even more if I cover myself with it, or lie on it with a blanket on top of me. It gets quite warm this way, and I will sweat. Although NIR doesn't give off as much heat as FIR, this is the way you can get this NIR mat to warm you up quite a bit, if you're looking for that benefit of sweating out toxins.Along with stretching my joints and using a vibration plate for pain, this mat is really helping. It relaxes me, helps my muscles recover from using the vibration plate and stretching and using dumbbells a bit faster, and reduces inflammation over time. Also helps soreness I get from massaging stiff parts. I do have to wait for myself to heal, but lying on this mat is very relaxing and does seem to speed things up. I am in a much better place than I was before I started using this mat. I still need my NSAIDs and sometimes Lyrica, but I have been able to take a walk without agnozing pain afterward, for the first few times, in a long time.==End of update==This mat is very well-constructed from what I can tell. I noticed no weird smell. I can see how it would withstand yoga poses and such. I just lie on it in different positions to let the near infrared (NIR) penetrate everywhere I can. According to sources I read, NIR can penetrate “up to several centimeters” and deeper than far infrared (FIR), and you won’t feel a lot of heat from NIR. If you want a more immediate soothing relief from heat, you’ll want a different mat that has FIR, or an electric blanket. However, over time, the exposure to deep-penetrating NIR is shown to reduce inflammation and speed healing of tissues, and goes deeper. If you want to warm up with this mat, covering with a blanket might get you sweating a little.Something about lying on this mat is extremely soothing. I relaxed enough yesterday that when I took my usual muscle relaxer after using the mat, I got a lot more sleepy than usual, as if I had accidentally taken a double dose! For a while, I wondered why the med was hitting me so much harder than usual, and this happened twice, so it must be this mat, either the red light or the NIR. I bet if I used it before bed, I would have no problem falling asleep straight away. It’s pretty wild, actually. In particular, if I lie on my *stomach*, the relaxation response is pretty quick and very noticeable, and I can get drowsy.In one week, I have gone from 3-4 muscle relaxers per day to 0-2. I can feel endorphins doing their thing even right now and I haven’t used the mat yet today. I still need the NSAID, though. If I improve even more, I will update my review. Healing takes time, and fibromyalgia is especially difficult to manage, so perhaps if you have a different condition, it would work even better and faster for you.Also, the red light does seem to have firmed up the surface texture of my skin quite a bit in a short amount of time, but I do spend a long time on the mat each day, up to 90 minutes.I am very eager to see what more time does with this mat.One more thing—the company is easy to deal with. I had a problem applying a coupon and they were very quick and accommodating.