Benefits of Sauna

Sauna may provide some relief to patients with: asthma chronic bronchitis improve joint mobility may even benefit patients with psoriasis

Sauna may provide some relief to patients with:

• asthma
• chronic bronchitis
• improve joint mobility
• may even benefit patients with psoriasis

Sauna may reduce chronic pain more effectively. Sauna reduces chronic pain more effectively than cognitive behaviour therapy. It is indicated for rheumatic pain. Is effective for appetite loss and mild depression. Indicated in reducing symptoms in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and rheumatoid arthritis, and indicated for anorexia nervosa. Sauna improves function in conditions such as, congestive heart failure, and high blood pressure, improves vasodilation, improves heart arrhythmia, and reduces heart rate on exercise.

Sauna has been proposed for treatment of other conditions such as:

• glaucoma
• sjogren syndrome
• chronic fatigue syndrome
• fibromyalgia
• anorexia nervosa
• obstructive lung disease
• recuperation after childbirth
• diabetes
• arteriosclerosis
• obesity
• hypertension
• hyperlipidemia
• atherosclerosis

Sauna has also been found to reduce levels of stress hormones adrenalin and noradrenalin and to increase levels of ACTH, cortisol and beta endorphin. Sauna has been found to increase the hormone testosterone in men. It has shown that regular saunas combined with exercise therapy can efficiently clear organic chemicals, solvents, drugs, pharmaceuticals even PCBs and heavy metals from the body.

In addition a sauna followed by a cold shower has been shown to reduce pain in rheumatoid arthritis where pain is mediated by sensitised c-fibre sympathetics. Regular saunas have also been found to improve micro circulation reduce vasoconstriction and hypertension. Many symptoms of chronic illnesses may be due to vasoconstriction effects eg. cold sensitivity, pain even mood states, and sauna improves microcirculation and blood supply to constricted areas.