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Infrared Sauna Therapy Success!
Infrared Sauna Therapy Successful in Helping Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients
New research from The Saxion University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands has shown that infrared saunas reduce pain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) sufferers.
A group of seventeen patients with rheumatoid arthritis and a group of seventeen patients suffering with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) underwent infrared sauna for a period of 4 weeks, with a series of 8 infrared sauna treatments.
The infrared was well tolerated among the patients, with no exacerbation of the disease and no side effects. The improvements in the patient’s conditions were statistically significant. Stiffness and pain decreased clinically (p < 0.05 and p < 0.001 in RA and AS patients, respectively) during the infrared sauna sessions. Fatigue also decreased in the patients, while none of the patients felt uncomfortable during the infrared sauna sessions.
In conclusion, The Saxion University of Applied Sciences said;
‘Infrared treatment has statistically significant short-term beneficial effects and clinically relevant period effects during treatment in RA and AS patients without enhancing disease activity. IR has good tolerability and no adverse effects.’
Di Vapor Featured on Five.
This coming Boxing Day be sure to tune into Five at 7.15pm to see The Sahara Infrared Sauna in action! Di Vapor has been chosen to supply the Royal Institution of Christmas Lectures one of its infrared saunas for them to use during the episode titled “Chilled and Grilled“.
Dr Hugh Montgomery will be demonstrating how humans react to extreme temperatures, with scientific explanation into how our bodies handle these conditions. See how and why an infrared sauna can benefit your health firsthand in your everyday life.
five - Boxing Day – 7.15pm. Don’t miss it!
Infrared Saunas – A Different Alternative.
A new alternative to the conventional sauna is the new infrared sauna. Using the technology of far infrared waves, these new saunas use an infrared wavelength which emits heat and warms the body. Infrared lies between visible light and microwaves on the electromagnetic spectrum. The closer the wavelength gets to microwaves the cooler the air temperature will be as the waves tend to interact less with objects through which they pass.
Far infrared saunas work by heating the body directly, therefore the air temperature isn’t nearly as warm or stifling as a traditional sauna. This efficient sauna bathing method can induce sweating of up to 3 times as much as a traditional sauna. The ‘waves’ of energy can sound a little concerning, but scientific research has shown that it is the best way to rid the body of many man-made toxins we take in everyday.
Available in all shapes and sizes to suit many homes, expect them to slowly become more commonplace in the near future.