Dosing

Red light therapy dosing mistakes to avoid

Most poor outcomes come from inconsistent routine design, wrong distance assumptions, or chasing intensity without considering total weekly dose.

Key takeaways

Mistake 1: Using device wattage instead of measured irradiance at your real treatment distance.
Mistake 2: Doing long sessions inconsistently instead of shorter repeatable sessions.
Mistake 3: Ignoring total weekly dose and drifting into underdosing or overdosing.

Problem	Practical fix
No reliable dose baseline	Use the calculator and measured irradiance.
Too much protocol complexity	Use one repeatable protocol for 4-6 weeks before changing variables.
Poor adherence	Choose device type by realistic routine friction, not spec-sheet ambition.

For protocol context, see Dose Science and the full reviews.