Reliability of achieving target dehydration levels using a portable infrared sauna protocol in healthy young adults.
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · PMID 41320841
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Infrared Sauna
Research specifically involving infrared sauna, far-infrared sauna or Waon-style heat therapy.
38publications
3registered trials
8randomized trials
3reviews
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3Systematic review / meta-analysis
8Randomized controlled trial
8Controlled / clinical trial
1Observational research
18Other research
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Muscle temperature increases during a single far infrared sauna session without changes in intestinal temperature.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · PMID 40331900
Detections of organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticide metabolites in urine and sweat obtained from women during infrared sauna and exercise: A pilot crossover study.
International journal of hygiene and environmental health · PMID 36516689
Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index Reflects the Efficacy of Waon Therapy in Heart Failure Patients.
International heart journal · PMID 36450548
Infrared sauna as exercise-mimetic? Physiological responses to infrared sauna vs exercise in healthy women: A randomized controlled crossover trial.
Complementary therapies in medicine · PMID 34954348
Autonomic Nervous System Response to Far-Infrared Sauna Exposure in Firefighters.
Annals of work exposures and health · PMID 34632485
Blood pressure-lowering effect of repeated Waon therapy in non-smokers with hypertension.
Medicine · PMID 34115020
The effect of heat therapy on blood pressure and peripheral vascular function: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Experimental physiology · PMID 33866630
Cardiovascular reactions for whole-body thermal therapy with a hot pack and Waon therapy.
International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group · PMID 32046537
Effects of sauna bath on heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Clinical cardiology · PMID 30239008
Effect of Waon Therapy in Individuals With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review.
Journal of cardiac failure · PMID 29409954
Sauna bathing, health, and quality of life among octogenarian men: the Helsinki Businessmen Study.
Aging clinical and experimental research · PMID 29188579
Increase in the Regional Cerebral Blood Flow following Waon Therapy in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Pilot Study.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · PMID 28717076
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System and Natriuretic Peptides as Possible Targets of Waon Therapy in Heart Failure.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society · PMID 28367847
Neurohumoral Modulation During Waon Therapy in Chronic Heart Failure - Subanalysis of Waon-CHF Study.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society · PMID 28202884
[Waon therapy].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · PMID 30540901
[Waon Therapy].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · PMID 27534244
Real-Time Assessment of Autonomic Nerve Activity During Adaptive Servo-Ventilation Support or Waon Therapy.
International heart journal · PMID 27385607
Waon Therapy for Managing Chronic Heart Failure - Results From a Multicenter Prospective Randomized WAON-CHF Study.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society · PMID 27001189
Effects of Waon therapy on chronic fatigue syndrome: a pilot study.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · PMID 25748743
Waon therapy improves quality of life as well as cardiac function and exercise capacity in patients with chronic heart failure.
International heart journal · PMID 25740582
Effect of repeated Waon therapy on exercise tolerance and pulmonary function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a pilot controlled clinical trial.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · PMID 24363555
[The influence of general infrared sauna on the antioxidant systems in the blood of volunteers].
Voprosy kurortologii, fizioterapii, i lechebnoi fizicheskoi kultury · PMID 24437201
Digital ulcer in systemic sclerosis successfully treated with Waon therapy.
International journal of rheumatic diseases · PMID 23441781
[Waon therapy for ischemic cardiomyopathy].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · PMID 22724249
Recent pioneering cardiology developments in Japan: Japanese cardiologists have discovered Waon therapy for severe or refractory heart failure and extracorporeal cardiac shock wave therapy for severe angina pectoris.
European heart journal · PMID 21879491
[The cutting-edge of medicine; waon therapy for cardiovascular disease].
Nihon Naika Gakkai zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine · PMID 21626847
Effect of Waon therapy on oxidative stress in chronic heart failure.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society · PMID 21173495
Improvement of autonomic nervous activity by Waon therapy in patients with chronic heart failure.
Journal of cardiology · PMID 20884178
Waon therapy mobilizes CD34+ cells and improves peripheral arterial disease.
Journal of cardiology · PMID 20843662
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Registered trials
Acute Sauna Session and Glucose Control
NCT07520929 · Enrollment: 15
Repeated Far Infrared Sauna Bathing in Adults With Obesity
NCT07158047 · Enrollment: 20
The Impact of Passive Heat Treatment on Glycaemic Response During an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Diabetic Patients
NCT05610046 · Enrollment: 12