Also known as: sauna bathing, heat therapy, infrared sauna
Latest evidence update: 2026-03-01
Regular sauna use (80-100°C, 15-20 min) is associated with reduced cardiovascular mortality and heat shock protein activation.
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Combined heat therapy and exercise reduced carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity by 0.33 m·s⁻¹ after 8 weeks within group.
Heat therapy combined with standard care improves clinical and health utility outcomes in knee osteoarthritis.
Combined heat therapy and vibration therapy reduces pain levels in patients with nonspecific back pain.
A single infrared sauna session at 60°C for 40 minutes does not improve postprandial blood glucose handling in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Japanese steam sand bath heat therapy reduces resting arterial blood pressure comparable to hot water immersion and sauna