Measurement of tracheobronchial clearance after sauna in subjects with chronic bronchitis.

Hengstum, M van; Festen, J.; Corstens, F.H.M.

doi:10.1136/thx.46.10.732

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“…During bathing, 12 men with COPD experienced an improvement in FVC and FEV 1 , and most of them described decreased respiratory effort (36). On the other REVIEW hand, bathing did not enhance tracheobronchial clearance in five men with chronic bronchitis (37). Based on this meager evidence on COPD, bathing does not seem to cause any harm, but neither does it improve the condition permanently.…”

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Health effects and risks of sauna bathing

Kukkonen-Harjula¹,

Kauppinen²

2006

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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Objectives. To study physiological, therapeutic and adverse effects of sauna bathing with special reference to chronic diseases, medication and special situations (pregnancy, children). Study design. A literature review. Methods. Experiments of sauna bathing were accepted if they were conducted in a heated room with sufficient heat (80 to 90ºC), comfortable air humidity and adequate ventilation. The sauna exposure for five to 20 minutes was usually repeated one to three times. The experiments were either acute (one day), or conducted over a longer period (several months). Results. The research data retrieved were most often based on uncontrolled research designs with subjects accustomed to bathing since childhood. Sauna was well tolerated and posed no health risks to healthy people from childhood to old age. Baths did not appear to be particularly risky to patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease and congestive heart failure, when they were medicated and in a stable condition. Excepting toxemia cases, no adverse effects of bathing during pregnancy were found, and baths were not teratogenic. In musculoskeletal disorders, baths may relieve pain. Medication in general was of no concern during a bath, apart from antihypertensive medication, which may predispose to orthostatic hypotension after bathing. Conclusions. Further research is needed with sound experimental design, and with subjects not accustomed to sauna, before sauna bathing can routinely be used as a non-pharmacological treatment regimen in certain medical disorders to relieve symptoms and improve wellness. (Int J Circumpolar

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Section: Respiratory Diseasesmentioning

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Health effects and risks of sauna bathing

Kukkonen-Harjula¹,

Kauppinen²

2006

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

115

124

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“…Various studies have described the influence of sauna bathing on the cardiovascular system [1][2][3][4][5], the autonom ic nervous system [6], the endocrine system [6, 7|, and lung function [8][9][10][11]. With regard to pulmonary per formance.…”

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Effects of the Sauna on Diffusing Capacity, Pulmonary Function and Cardiac Output in Healthy Subjects

Kiss¹,

Popp²,

Wagner³

et al. 1994

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The present study examined possible short-term effects of the heat stress during sauna bathing on gas exchange, especially in correlation with changes in cardiac output. The results obtained are as follows: (1) The heat stress of sauna bathing caused a slight but not significant increase in diffusion capacity (p = 0.239) and no change in other pulmonary function parameters. (2) Cardiac output and cardiac index increased slightly but not significantly (p = 0.2455 and p = 0.2719). We conclude that heat stress in sauna neither influences gas exchange nor does it cause a significant increase in cardiac output.

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“…In Central Europe the sauna has sometimes been recommended as part of the physical treatment of patients with chronic bronchitis. A study 25 on five men (age 50 ± 12 years) with chronic bronchitis showed no enhancement of tracheobronchial clearance, but ill effects of the sauna on the condition of chronic bronchitis have not been published, either.…”

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Facts and Fables about Sauna

Kauppinen¹

1997

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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In summary, sauna baths are well tolerated and pose no risk to healthy people from infancy to old age, including healthy women in their uncomplicated pregnancy. The normal sauna bath, with moderate cool-off phases, increases the cardiac work load about as much as a brisk walk. It has been well established that the sauna bath, no matter what the cool-off type, does not pose any circulatory risk to healthy people. Cardiovascular patients with essential hypertension, coronary heart disease or past myocardial infarction, who are stable and relatively asymptomatic in their everyday life may also take sauna baths without undue risk. As a rule of thumb, if a person can walk into a sauna, he or she can walk out of it. Misuse and abuse of the sauna are another matter.

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Measurement of tracheobronchial clearance after sauna in subjects with chronic bronchitis.

Cited by 5 publications

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Health effects and risks of sauna bathing

Health effects and risks of sauna bathing

Effects of the Sauna on Diffusing Capacity, Pulmonary Function and Cardiac Output in Healthy Subjects

Facts and Fables about Sauna

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