Infrared Sauna Studies & Science Articles
The benefits of infrared therapy have been researched for many years worldwide. Below are a list of studies, articles and clinical trials that focus on infrared therapy. Click on a topic to see the related studies and click on the study title for more detail.
- Alzheimer's/Dementia
- Arthritis
- Cardio Vascular Studies
- Chromotherapy
- Chronic Fatigue
- COPD
- Detoxification
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Dialysis
- Exercise
- Fibromyalgia
- Hyperthermia
- Inflammation
- Miscellaneous
- Pain
- Skin Studies
- Weight Loss
- Wound Healing
- Multi-watt near-infrared light therapy as a neuroregenerative treatment for traumatic brain injury
- Sauna Benefits Could Include Reduced Risk Of Dementia
- Sauna bathing is inversely associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in middle-aged Finnish men
- Turning On Lights to Stop Neurodegeneration: The Potential of Near Infrared Light Therapy in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease.
- Can osteoarthritis be treated with light?
- 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.
- No adverse physiological responses to infrared whole body hyperthermia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis compared to healthy subjects.
- American Journal of Hypertension, Sauna Bathing and Incident Hypertension: A Prospective Cohort Study
- Beneficial effects of sauna bathing for heart failure patients
- Beneficial effects of sauna bathing for heart failure patients
- Beneficial effects of Waon (Infrared) therapy on patients with chronic heart failure: results of a prospective multicenter study.
- Changes in the lipid profile of blood serum in women taking sauna baths of various duration.
- Chronic Heart Failure
- Circulation Journal – December 2004 study on infrared sauna use in patients with chronic heart failure.
- Effects of Repeated Sauna Treatment on Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
- Efficacy and safety of thermal vasodilation therapy by sauna in infants with severe congestive heart failure secondary to ventricular septal defect.
- Far Infrared Therapy Inhibits Vascular Endothelial Inflammation via the Induction of Heme Oxygenase-1
- Far-infrared saunas for treatment of cardiovascular risk factors
- Far Infrared Sauna for the Treatment of Congestive Heart failure
- Infrared Therapy (Waon) Therapy Improves Quality of Life as Well as Cardiac Function and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
- Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology Study On Repeated Far Infrared Sauna Treatments.
- Leg Heating Using Far Infra-red Radiation in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure Acutely Improves the Hemodynamics, Vascular Endothelial Function, and Oxidative Stress
- Post-angioplasty Far Infrared Radiation Therapy Improves 1-Year Angioplasty-Free Hemodialysis Access Patency of Recurrent Obstructive Lesions
- Preliminary Clinical Experience with Waon (Infrared) Therapy in Korea: Safety and Effect
- Sauna bathing reduces the risk of stroke in Finnish men and women
- Repeated sauna treatment improves vascular endothelial and cardiac function in patients with chronic heart failure.
- Repeated Thermal Therapy Improves Impaired Vascular Endothelial Function In Patients With Coronary Risk FactoRepeated Sauna Therapy Reduces Urinary 8-Epi-Prostaglandin F(2alpha).
- Repeated sauna therapy increases arterial endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression and nitric oxide production in cardiomyopathic hamsters
- Repeated sauna treatment improves vascular endothelial and cardiac function in patients with chronic heart failure.
- Safety and efficacy of repeated sauna bathing in patients with chronic systolic heart failure: a preliminary report.
- Saunas Improve Results For Heart Patients.
- Safety and efficacy of repeated sauna bathing in patients with chronic systolic heart failure: a preliminary report.
- Sauna bathing: a warm heart proves beneficial
- The effect of sauna bathing on lipid profile in young, physically active, male subjects.
- Waon therapy improves quality of life as well as cardiac function and exercise capacity in patients with chronic heart failure.
- Waon (Infrared) therapy improves the prognosis of patients with chronic heart failure
- Waon therapy improves the prognosis of patients with chronic heart failure.
- Waon (Infrared) therapy mobilizes CD34+ cells and improves peripheral arterial disease
- A new treatment: thermal therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome.
- New Study Shows Infrared Sauna Benefits Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- The effects of repeated thermal therapy for two patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
- The effects of repeated thermal therapy for two patients with chronic fatigue syndrome
- Targeting mitochondrial dysfunction in the treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) – a clinical audit
- Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury in Sweat: A Systematic Review
- Atomic Absorption Spectrometry of Nickel, Copper, Zinc, and Lead in Sweat Collected from Healthy Subjects during Sauna Bathing
- Bastyr University – Sauna Detoxification Study
- Biomonitoring and Elimination of Perfluorinated Compounds and Polychlorinated Biphenyls through Perspiration: Blood, Urine, and Sweat Study
- Blood, urine, and sweat (BUS) study: monitoring and elimination of bioaccumulated toxic elements
- Components of Practical Clinical Detox Programs – Sauna as a Therapeutic Tool
- Components of practical clinical detox programs – sauna as a therapeutic tool
- Detoxification Through The Skin.
- Human excretion of bisphenol A: blood, urine, and sweat (BUS) study.
- Human Elimination of Organochlorine Pesticides: Blood, Urine, and Sweat Study.
- Indianapolis Fire Department Uses Saunas to Detox from Potential Carcinogen
- Blood, Urine, and Sweat (BUS) Study: Monitoring and Elimination of Bioaccumulated Toxic Elements
- Health Benefits of a Sauna
- Is Your Family Toxic?
- Military using low temperature saunas (infrared) to detox Gulf War Veterans
- Meth Exposure and Chronic Illness
- Sweating Helps to Detox Body of Heavy Metals
- Sweating Increases Excretion of Toxic Metals
- Whole Body Detox
- Effects of Far Infrared Acupoint Stimulation on Autonomic Activity and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients
- Psychological benefits 2 and 4 weeks after a single treatment with near infrared light to the forehead: a pilot study of 10 patients with major depression and anxiety
- Repeated Thermal Therapy Diminishes Appetite Loss and Subjective Complaints in Mildly Depressed Patients
- The effect on serotonin and MDA levels in depressed patients with insomnia when far-infrared rays are applied to acupoints.
- Whole-Body Hyperthermia for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Do Far-infrared Saunas Have Cardiovascular Benefits in People with Type 2 Diabetes?
- Clinical Implications Of Thermal Therapy In Lifestyle-Related Diseases.
- Far infra-red therapy promotes ischemia-induced angiogenesis in diabetic mice and restores high glucose-suppressed endothelial progenitor cell functions
- Influences of Pinpoint Plantar Long-Wavelength Infrared Light Irradiation (Stress-Free Therapy) on Chorioretinal Hemodynamics, Atherosclerosis Factors, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
- The restorative effects of pulsed infrared light therapy on significant loss of peripheral protective sensation in patients with long-term type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
- The effect of leg hyperthermia using far infrared rays in bedridden subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Monitoring Glucose Via Sweat?
- Clinical utility of far-infrared therapy for improvement of vascular access blood flow and pain control in hemodialysis patients
- Far-Infrared Therapy: A Novel Treatment to Improve Access Blood Flow and Unassisted Patency of Arteriovenous Fistula in Hemodialysis Patients
- Role of Far Infrared Therapy in Dialysis Arterio-Venous Fistula Maturation and Survival
- Thermal therapy in dialysis patients – a randomized trial.
- Do sauna therapy and exercise act by raising the availability of tetrahydrobiopterin?
- Effect of post-exercise sauna bathing on the endurance performance of competitive male runners.
- Effects of far-infrared sauna bathing on recovery from strength and endurance training sessions in men.
- Effects of far-infrared sauna bathing on recovery from strength and endurance training sessions in men
- Infrared LED irradiation applied during high-intensity treadmill training improves maximal exercise tolerance in postmenopausal women: a 6-month longitudinal study
- Effects Of Far Infrared Warming On Recovery In Power Athletes During A 5- Day Training Period
- The effect of a single Finnish sauna bath after aerobic exercise on the oxidative status in healthy men
- NASA-inspired infrared activewear from KYMIRA Sport says it can help with recovery
- Rehabilitation training in artificially heated environment
- 19 Incredible Science-Based Health Benefits of Regular Sauna Use
- Benefits and risks of sauna bathing.
- Bringing Devon back
- Can Far-Infrared-Sauna Therapy Benefit Individuals On The Autism Spectrum?
- Chemicals Within Us
- Effects of single low-temperature (Far Infrared) sauna bathing in patients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities (Cerebral Palsy)
- Effects of Waon Therapy on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Pilot Study
- Far infrared radiation (FIR): its biological effects and medical applications
- Local thermal therapy effects on menopausal symptoms and bone mineral density.
- Far infrared radiation (FIR): its biological effects and medical applications
- Far Infrared Therapy Inhibits Vascular Endothelial Inflammation via the Induction of Heme Oxygenase-1
- Kaiser Permenante Article On The Health Benefits Of Saunas.
- The Pollution Within
- Red Light and Near-Infrared Radiation: Powerful Healing Tools You’ve Never Heard of
- Turning On Lights to Stop Neurodegeneration: The Potential of Near Infrared Light Therapy in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease.
- Why Does The Near Infrared Lamp Sauna Have An Extremely Parasympathetic (Healing) Effect
- Clinical utility of far-infrared therapy for improvement of vascular access blood flow and pain control in hemodialysis patients
- Far-Infrared Therapy Promotes Nerve Repair following End-to-End Neurorrhaphy in Rat Models of Sciatic Nerve Injury
- Far Infrared Therapy Inhibits Vascular Endothelial Inflammation via the Induction of Heme Oxygenase-1
- Infrared therapy for chronic low back pain: A randomized, controlled trial
- Monochromatic Infrared Photo Energy Versus Low Level Laser Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain.
- Phantom limb pain treated by far infrared ray.
- The effects of repeated thermal therapy for patients with chronic pain.
- Effects of Infrared Radiation on Skin Photo-Aging and Pigmentation
- Far-infrared suppresses skin photoaging in ultraviolet B-exposed fibroblasts and hairless mice
- High-energy protocol improves photoaged facial skin
- Objective assessment of skin rejuvenation using near-infrared 1064-nm neodymium: YAG laser in Asians
- Radiant near infrared light emitting Diode exposure as skin preparation to enhance photodynamic therapy inflammatory type acne treatment outcome
- Cellulite treatment using a novel combination radiofrequency, infrared light, and mechanical tissue manipulation device.
- Clinical Implications of Thermal Therapy in Lifestyle-Related Diseases
- Influence of water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) on reduction of local fat and body weight by physical exercise
- Read An Interview With Actor Jeremy Davies In The New York Times Describing How He Lost 33 Lbs For The Movie “Rescue Dawn” Using An Infrared Sauna.
- Sauna-Induced Body Mass Loss in Young Sedentary Women and Men
- The effectiveness and safety of topical PhotoActif phosphatidylcholine-based anti-cellulite gel and LED (red and near-infrared) light on Grade II-III thigh cellulite: a randomized, double-blinded study.
- Analysis of the Systemic Effect of Red and Infrared Laser Therapy on Wound Repair
- Biological effect of far-infrared therapy on increasing skin microcirculation
- Combined visible light and infrared light-emitting diode (LED) therapy enhances wound healing after laser ablative resurfacing of photodamaged facial skin
- Mitochondrial signal transduction in accelerated wound and retinal healing by near-infrared light therapy.
- Mitochondrial signal transduction in accelerated wound and retinal healing by near-infrared light therapy.
- Promotive Effects of Far-Infrared Ray on Full-Thickness Skin Wound Healing