Powerful red light treatment and a well priced unit for beginners and easy to travel with! What an improvement over the small bulb I was using in both power and number of lights. I can feel the difference. Went with BestQool because of excellent reviews from an independent site, company presence, warranty and informative website. This is a quality product and company. There are A LOT of products out there that don't even mention warranty and good luck trying to get in touch with them. Also, sometimes the bulbs themselves get rejected by reputable manufacturers for quality issues (strength & frequency) and those rejects find their way into inferior products that don't work for long. I am confident that I will be using my BestQool lamp for a long time.I wanted to be able to separate Red and NIR (not all products offer this) so you can do them separately. Some treatments call for using red only. Also, the timer is great and gives you a 6 second delay so you can get in place or put your protective glasses on (conveniently included).BE AWARE: The base has a very stiff hinge to keep it secure at the angle you select but it is HEAVY! Be careful when tilting it past vertical towards you. It will fall over past a certain point. I use a clamp on mine to secure it to a shelving unit (different level shelves are handy for more precise placement), sit on a stool, adjust the light and read to pass the time. There is a BQ60 model with clamping base and more lights and other full body size panels with cool stands but unfortunately outside my budget. Before I did my research I was tempted by other less expensive lights but, again...quality, price, reputation and portability won out so I chose the BQ40 to get started. I've only been using it for a couple of weeks but I can tell you without doubt that there is a difference. I can feel the difference in heat and depth of penetration into the body. I am treating so many things I won't even try to cover them all but already I have noticed it helps with headaches and optical migraines and I've trashed both shoulders/upper arms over the years (73 year-old horsewoman still taking care of one horse and all the physicality that entails including being my own farrier - you horse people out there know what I'm talking about!...hmm, maybe I should just set it up in his stall and do us both at the same time!) I can definitely tell the worst shoulder is getting better. Don't expect overnight results. It can take a 2-3 weeks to start realizing benefits. Probably helped that I was using a smaller (and weaker) light bulb style for a while but I wasn't consistent because it was a pain to use and didn't have a timer which is worrisome if you're tired. I used to set the alarm on my phone just in case I feel asleep.ALSO, because the hinge is stiff it is easy to accidentally touch the control buttons while adjusting and start it inadvertently making it impossible to see the controls on the front under the bulbs (BQ60 has them on the side). Even though red light therapy has eye health benefits they involve frequencies from a distance and with eyes closed to protect the retina. Also, we can't see the NIR bulbs when lit - you will only see the small green light above the NIR button and hear the fan running. Use your phone camera focused over your shoulder and you can see the violet light from them. You'll know if you hit the Red button by mistake because you'll get a blast of light without the 6 second delay and when you're that close to see the controls - wow...startlingly bright! So use the glasses until you get used to the controls.There's a lot of good information out there - some of it very in depth and scientific (mitochondria, ATP, etc.) if you want to dive that deep. With the reading I've done of the wide range of conditions that respond to red light therapy, I have found new hope and am excited by the progress I'm already seeing which is making it easy to be consistent. I am looking forward to more and reminding myself to be patient. I would definitely recommend and encourage anyone struggling with health issues to try it. Hope this helps!
