What is medical infrared treatment?

Medical infrared light technology delivers light that easily penetrates skin, soft tissue, fascia, muscle, tendons, ligaments, joints, and nerves. This treatment works to reduce inflammation and promote healing of the underlying injury. In a single treatment, the average patient achieves approximately 70% reduction in pain, and some report 100% pain relief after just 1-2 treatments.

Medical Infrared treatments for pain are performed over joints, muscles, soft tissues or nerves to quickly reduce inflammation and pain in skin, nerves, muscles, fascia, soft tissues and joint spaces.

This advanced light delivery uses highly concentrated near and mid infrared light, known as medical infrared light. These treatments are fast acting with noticeable pain relief that begins immediately, and noticeable pain relief continues to improve over the the next 24 to 48 hours and continues.

Medical infrared can be used for chronic long-standing pain, for acute muscle or joint injury, for swelling and pain after surgery, for nerve pain, and for any trauma. In some cases, patients can heal injuries with medical infrared treatments and avoid surgical intervention.

Does the treatment hurt?

No. Medical grade infrared light is not laser. It feels warm, but not hot. It has no known side effects.

How long does treatment take?

Treatments take approximately 15-30 minutes depending on the surface area. Treatments can be repeated in 2-4 weeks if needed.

What are the results like?

n a single treatment, the average patient achieves approximately 50 to 80% reduction in pain. Patients often achieve 100% relief from pain with up to 3 treatments.

What conditions can the treatment help?

Back Pain
Hip Pain
Neck Pain
Hand Pain
Knee Pain
Foot Pain
Wrist Pain
Ankle Pain
Shoulder Pain
Carpel Tunnel
Bells Palsey Pain
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Tailbone Pain
Trigger Points
Frozen Shoulder
Plantar Fasciitis

What is the difference between medical vs home treatment?

Power. Medical Infrared Light is significantly more powerful. 30 minutes of medical infrared light treatment = 40 hours of home infrared light treatment.

Testimonials

Patient, Age 50
Knee Pain

“Four years after knee replacement I have pain that keeps me from sleeping more than 4 hours a night. The medical infrared treatment was very helpful.”

Patient, Age 63
Back Pain

“My low back has bothered me for years, especially at night when I try to get comfortable and sleep. Dr Reil did one treatment six months ago and I have been pain free since about a week after that first treatment. She helped me to modify my habits to protect my low back too.”

Patient, Age 75
Trigeminal Neuralgia

“The flares of nerve pain in my face are less frequent and minor compared to before having medical infrared treatment. What a simple yet effective treatment. I highly recommend this for anyone with trigeminal neuralgia. Treatment is painless, the light feels warm but not hot.”

Patient, Age 49
Tailbone Pain

“My tailbone was injured many years ago and it just would not heal. I could not sit on a hard surface and it was so difficult to get comfortable sitting for long periods of time, for instance traveling in the car. After having one medical infrared treatment I was able to sit for long periods. The
only discomfort left was pain when pushing directly on the tailbone. After the second treatment, the pain has not returned. Wow.”

Patient, Age 22
Ankle Sports Injury

“My sports injury could have been career ending for playing college basketball. MRI showed an avulsion fracture and ligament injury in my ankle. Four months later it had not healed and I couldn’t get the vertical height shooting 3-point shots. Dr. Reil did medical infrared treatments once a week for 5 weeks. My ankle healed fully in 5 weeks and I was able to use my scholarship playing Division One basketball.”

Patient, Age 65
Breast Nerve Pain After Mastectomy

“Nobody told me that after bilateral mastectomy the tiny nerve endings would come back to life – making it hard to get comfortable and interfering with my sleep. Just one Medical Infrared Light treatment significantly reduced the annoying, almost constant pain.”

Patient, Age 56
SI Joint Pain

“My SI Joint pain flares up with activities like cross country skiing and doing home projects. The pain could be severe (8/10) making it hard to walk and flares could last for months. After years of suffering with SI joint pain, I tried medical infrared light treatment which has healed my joint.
It has been 3 years since my last flare.”

Patient, Age 71
Trigeminial Neuralgia

“I had 3 failed surgeries including the cyber knife for the nerve pain on one side of my face. My daughter read a study that used medical infrared light to successfully treat trigeminal neuralgia pain. Dr Reil did 8 treatments on my face spaced 4 weeks apart. My pain went from 10/10 to less than 1/10 over a 3-month timeframe and I was able to wean. completely off of the 2700mg of Neurontin I was using daily. I am still pain free 10 years later. Forever grateful!”

Patient, Age 73
Frozen Shoulder

“I was diagnosed with frozen shoulder after an injury. It was really painful and Physical Therapy did not help. I was unable lift my arm above my head. After the first medical infrared treatment I was at least 50% improved with range of motion and pain. I did two more treatments four weeks apart and was finally able to do the home exercise program that the Physical Therapist gave me. My shoulder is no longer frozen and I did not have to do surgery.”

Dr. Julie Reil

At Shiloh Medical Clinic, Dr. Reil and her professional team offer the latest technologies and treatments that are often unknown in mainstream medicine. Dr. Reil is as passionate about helping patients medically with common issues like thyroid, hormones, weight management, toenail fungus & varicose veins as she is passionate about helping patients cosmetically using anti-aging treatments, sound waves, lasers, near & mid infrared light, far-infrared light, ultrasound, Botox, Juve’derm & light-assisted sclerotherapy for leg veins (VeinViewer).

After delivering over 500 babies in her early career as a board-certified family physician specializing in Obstetrics, Dr. Julie Reil became board-certified in laser medicine and continued her dedicated passion for women’s health. She developed and patented a non-surgical medical procedure for toning the pelvic floor called Genityte® which treats urinary leaking, urinary urges, vaginal tone and rectal tone for gas and stool holding & hemorrhoids. Dr. Reil also pioneered other procedures including the non-surgical face and neck lift called Triple Tone Treatment and the patent-pending NECK 360® treatment, as well as special techniques for deep acne scarring, reducing filler & CoolSculpting arm and thigh protocols. She has earned the high credential of Master Injector for both Botox and Juvéderm and specializes in correction of overdone filler in the face and lips. For 17 years Dr. Reil’s practice has been in the Top 1% of Montana and was named the BEST MEDICAL SPA IN MONTANA. Additionally, Shiloh Medical Clinic has led the nation in Coolsculpting since 2011 and has led in Ulthera since 2013.

A Montana native from Miles City, Dr. Reil was born in a small farm and ranch community, Bloomfield MT. At age 19 she sang her way to the title of Miss Montana/Miss America, winning scholarships that helped put her through medical school. After earning her MD from the University of Washington, Dr. Reil completed her residency in Billings and has practiced family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, primary care dermatology and full-time functional medicine, cosmetic & aesthetic medicine and laser medicine for over 20 years.

Dr. Reil loves being a horsewoman and the Western lifestyle, singing professionally, her home State of Montana and most of all is very proud of her two college graduates! Riding and training with Reigning horse Oliver and Western horse Kaptain are some of her greatest joys along with trail riding, rodeos, PBR, NFR and her country home near Billings.