Patent ID: 7344555

Claim:
A method of treating spinal cord injury, comprising: applying a first light source to a first portion of a skin surface overlying at least a portion of a spinal environment, wherein the light source has a wavelength of about 580 nm to about 850 nm; wherein the spinal environment comprises the meninges, cerebrospinal fluid and spinal cord; and wherein the light source and the first portion of the skin surface form a vector that generally intersects at least a portion of the spinal environment; achieving a light density of at least about 0.1 mW/cm 2 at the portion of the skin surface; maintaining the first light source to the portion of the skin surface generally for a first specified treatment period; applying a second light source having a wavelength of about 580 nm to about 850 nm to a second portion of the skin surface overlying the central nervous system of a mammal, wherein the second portion of the skin surface overlies at least a portion of a motor cortex of a brain; and terminating the second light source after a second specified treatment period.