Vetenskaplig dokumentation bakom infraröd saunaterapi

Fördelarna med infraröd terapi har studerats i många år världen över. Den medicinska litteraturen innehåller flera studier som tyder på positiva effekter av infraröda bastufiltar, bland annat vid hjärtsjukdomar, muskelsmärta, reumatiska sjukdomar och kronisk smärta.

Vi på Comforth Scandinavia påstår inte att vår bastufilt botar olika sjukdomar, utan hänvisar enbart till vetenskaplig dokumentation kring behandling med Far Infrared Radiation (FIR), som vår bastufilt bygger på, samt dokumentationen kring Waon-terapi (torrbastuterapi – oftast via infraröd strålning), vilket är den mekanism vår bastufilt också använder.

Vi på Comforth Scandinavia undersöker för närvarande möjligheten att själva delta i en medicinsk studie med vår infraröda bastufilt för att undersöka dess effekter vid hjärtsjukdomar.

Nedan följer ett urval av vetenskapliga referenser som alla rör infraröd saunaterapi (FIR):

• Lin, Chih-Ching*, † , ‡; Chang, Chao-Fu† , ‡ , §; Lai, Ming-Yu*, ‡; Chen, Tzen-Wen*, ‡; Lee, Pui-Ching‖; Yang, Wu-Chang*, ‡. Far-Infrared Therapy: A Novel Treatment to Improve Access Blood Flow and Unassisted Patency of Arteriovenous Fistula in Hemodialysis Patients. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 18(3):p 985-992, March 2007. | DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2006050534

• Vatansever F, Hamblin MR. Far infrared radiation (FIR): its biological effects and medical applications. Photonics Lasers Med. 2012 Nov 1;4:255-266. doi: 10.1515/plm-2012-0034. PMID: 23833705; PMCID: PMC3699878.
  
  
• Soo Jeong Choi, Eun Hee Cho, Hye Min Jo, Changwook Min, Young Sok Ji, Moo Yong Park, Jin Kuk Kim, Seung Duk Hwang, Clinical utility of far-infrared therapy for improvement of vascular access blood flow and pain control in hemodialysis patients, Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, Volume 35, Issue 1, 2016, ISSN 2211-9132
  
  
• Lin CC, Liu XM, Peyton K, Wang H, Yang WC, Lin SJ, Durante W. Far infrared therapy inhibits vascular endothelial inflammation via the induction of heme oxygenase-1. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2008 Apr;28(4):739-45. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.160085. Epub 2008 Jan 17. PMID: 18202320; PMCID: PMC2748062.
  
  
• Beever R. Far-infrared saunas for treatment of cardiovascular risk factors: summary of published evidence. Can Fam Physician. 2009 Jul;55(7):691-6. PMID: 19602651; PMCID: PMC2718593.

• Masuda A, Miyata M, Kihara T, Minagoe S, Tei C. Repeated sauna therapy reduces urinary 8-epi-prostaglandin F(2alpha). Jpn Heart J. 2004 Mar;45(2):297-303. doi: 10.1536/jhj.45.297. PMID: 15090706.

• Matsushita K, Masuda A, Tei C. Efficacy of Waon therapy for fibromyalgia.
  Intern Med. 2008;47(16):1473-6. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.1054. Epub 2008
  Aug 15. PMID: 18703857.

• Sobajima M, Nozawa T, Ihori H, Shida T, Ohori T, Suzuki T, Matsuki A,Yasumura S, Inoue H. Repeated sauna therapy improves myocardial perfusion in patients with chronically occluded coronary artery-related ischemia. Int JCardiol. 2013 Jul 15;167(1):237-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.12.064. Epub 2012Jan 13. PMID: 22244482.
  
  
• Kihara T, Biro S, Ikeda Y, Fukudome T, Shinsato T, Masuda A, Miyata M,
  Hamasaki S, Otsuji Y, Minagoe S, Akiba S, Tei C. Effects of repeated saunatreatment on ventricular arrhythmias in patients with chronic heart failure.
  Circ J. 2004 Dec;68(12):1146-51. doi: 10.1253/circj.68.1146. PMID: 15564698.
  
  
• Soejima Y, Munemoto T, Masuda A, Uwatoko Y, Miyata M, Tei C. Effects of Waon therapy on chronic fatigue syndrome: a pilot study. Intern Med.
  2015;54(3):333-8. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.54.3042. PMID: 25748743.
  
  
• Umehara M, Yamaguchi A, Itakura S, Suenaga M, Sakaki Y, Nakashiki K, Miyata M, Tei C. Repeated waon therapy improves pulmonary hypertension during exercise in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Cardiol. 2008
  Apr;51(2):106-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2008.01.004. PMID: 18522783.
  
  
• Imamura M, Biro S, Kihara T, Yoshifuku S, Takasaki K, Otsuji Y, Minagoe S, Toyama Y, Tei C. Repeated thermal therapy improves impaired vascular endothelial function in patients with coronary risk factors. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2001 Oct;38(4):1083-8. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01467-x. PMID: 11583886.
  
  
• Yamane H, Araki R, Doi A, Sato F, Tanaka K, Miyazaki N, Goda T, Yamada T. Successful wound healing of refractory digital ulcer in patient with systemic sclerosis by Waon therapy. J Cardiol Cases. 2021 May 8;24(4):190-192. doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2021.04.001. PMID: 35059054; PMCID: PMC8758589.
  
  
• Tei C, Imamura T, Kinugawa K, Inoue T, Masuyama T, Inoue H, Noike H, Muramatsu T, Takeishi Y, Saku K, Harada K, Daida H, Kobayashi Y, Hagiwara N, Nagayama M, Momomura S, Yonezawa K, Ito H, Gojo S, Akaishi M, Miyata M, Ohishi M; WAON-CHF Study Investigators. Waon Therapy for Managing Chronic Heart Failure　- Results From a Multicenter Prospective Randomized WAON-CHF Study. Circ J. 2016;80(4):827-34. doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-16-0051. Epub 2016 Mar 18. PMID: 27001189.
  
  
• Kihara T, Miyata M, Fukudome T, Ikeda Y, Shinsato T, Kubozono T, Fujita S, Kuwahata S, Hamasaki S, Torii H, Lee S, Toda H, Tei C. Waon therapy improves the prognosis of patients with chronic heart failure. J Cardiol. 2009 Apr;53(2):214-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2008.11.005. Epub 2009 Jan 18. PMID: 19304125.
  
  

• Oosterveld FGJ, Rasker JJ, Floors M, Land J, van de Laar MAFJ, van der Wilt GJ. Infrared sauna in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis: A pilot study showing good tolerance, short-term improvement of pain and stiffness, and a trend towards long-term beneficial effects. Clinical Rheumatology 28(1):29-34, 2009. doi: 10.1007/s10067-008-0937-y

• Bagnato GL, Miceli G, Atteritano M, Marino N, Bagnato GF. Far infrared emitting plaster in knee osteoarthritis: A single-blinded, randomized clinical trial. Rheumatology International 33(1):273-278, 2013. doi: 10.1007/s00296-012-2580-3

• Rai R, Kaur M, Singh P. Infrared radiation in the management of musculoskeletal conditions and chronic pain: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 16(3):YE01-YE05, 2022. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2022/54867.16127

• Scoon GS, Hopkins WG, Mayhew S, Cotter JD. Effect of post-exercise sauna bathing on the endurance performance of competitive male runners. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 10(4):259-262, 2007. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2006.06.009

• Noponen PVA, Häkkinen K, Mero AA. Effects of far infrared heat on recovery in power athletes. Journal of Athletic Enhancement 4(4), 2015. doi: 10.4172/2324-9080.1000207

• Hafen PS, Preece CN, Sorensen JR, Hancock CR, Hyldahl RD. Repeated exposure to heat stress induces mitochondrial adaptation in human skeletal muscle. Journal of Applied Physiology 125(5):1447-1455, 2018. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00383.2018

• Engström Å, Hägglund H, Lee E, Wennberg M, Söderberg S, Andersson M. Sauna bathing in northern Sweden: Results from the MONICA study 2022. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 83(1):2419698, 2024. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2419698

• Laukkanen T, Kunutsor SK, Khan H, Willeit P, Zaccardi F, Laukkanen JA. Sauna bathing is associated with reduced cardiovascular mortality and improves risk prediction in men and women: A prospective cohort study. BMC Medicine 16:219, 2018. doi: 10.1186/s12916-018-1198-0