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Reference list

Please find below links to academic research supporting the benefits of thermal-enhanced soft tissue therapy.

Please find below references to academic research supporting the benefits of thermal-enhanced soft tissue therapy.

  1. Cimbiz, Ali, Vahdettin Bayazit, Hasan Hallaceli, and Ugur Cavlak. “Effect of combined spa and physical therapy on pain in various chronic diseases.” Neurosciences Journal 10, no. 2 (2005): 137-143.
  • Nurmikko, Turo, and Aki Hietaharju. “Effect of exposure to sauna heat on neuropathic and rheumatoid pain.” Pain 49, no. 1 (1992): 43-51.
  • Šifta, P., D. Ravnik, J. Judl, P. Dastych, V. Bittner, and V. Fantova. “The effectivity of two selected rehabilitation methods used for decreasing muscle tone: A pilot study.” Russian J. Biomech. 17, no. 3 (2013): 68-74.
Redberg, Rita F. “Health benefits of sauna bathing.” JAMA internal medicine 175, no. 4 (2015): 548-548.
Kivimäki, Mika, Marianna Virtanen, and Jane E. Ferrie. “The link between sauna bathing and mortality may be noncausal.” JAMA internal medicine 175, no. 10 (2015): 1718-1718.
  • Laukkanen, Tanjaniina, Hassan Khan, Francesco Zaccardi, and Jari A. Laukkanen. “Association between sauna bathing and fatal cardiovascular and all-cause mortality events.” JAMA internal medicine 175, no. 4 (2015): 542-548.
  • Hussain, Joy N., Ronda F. Greaves, and Marc M. Cohen. “A hot topic for health: Results of the Global Sauna Survey.” Complementary Therapies in Medicine 44 (2019): 223-234.
  • Patrick, Rhonda P., and Teresa L. Johnson. “Sauna use as a lifestyle practice to extend healthspan.” Experimental gerontology 154 (2021): 111509.
  • Patrick, Rhonda Perciavalle. “Hyperthermic Conditioning’s Role In Increasing Endurance, Muscle Mass, and Neurogenesis.”
  1. Puder, David. “Episode 221: Sauna & Heat Exposure’s Impact on Mental & Physical Health.”
  1. Kuznetsova, Allan S., Maria S. Kapitsa, Irina V. Blinnikova, Ivan V. Burmistrov, Alexander A. Belyshkin, and Konstantin V. Firsov. “Psychological support of work safety and labor protection.” Error Prevention and Well-Being at Work in Western Europe and Russia: Psychological Traditions and New Trends (2001): 177-203.
  1. Still, Andrew Taylor. Philosophy of osteopathy. Academy of Applied Osteopa thy, 1899.
  1. Ogoh, Shigehiko, Kohei Sato, Kazunobu Okazaki, Tadayoshi Miyamoto, Ai Hirasawa, Keiko Morimoto, and Manabu Shibasaki. “Blood flow distribution during heat stress: cerebral and systemic blood flow.” Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism 33, no. 12 (2013): 1915-1920.
  1. Hussain, Joy, and Marc Cohen. “Clinical effects of regular dry sauna bathing: a systematic review.” Evidence‐Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018, no. 1 (2018): 1857413.
  1. Dudzik, Tomasz, Łucja Dudzik, Aleksandra Kozieł, and Igor Domański. “The Impact of Sauna on Health.” Journal of Education, Health and Sport 69 (2024): 49430-49430.
  1. Li, Zhongyou, Wentao Jiang, Haidong Fan, Fei Yan, Ruiqi Dong, Taoping Bai, and Kairen Xu. “Reallocation of cutaneous and global blood circulation during sauna bathing through a closed-loop model.” Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 221 (2022): 106917.
  1. Nakano, Jiro, Cristiane Yamabayashi, Alex Scott, and W. Darlene Reid. “The effect of heat applied with stretch to increase range of motion: a systematic review.” Physical Therapy in Sport 13, no. 3 (2012): 180-188
  1. Taylor, Brent F., Christopher A. Waring, and Teresa A. Brashear. “The effects of therapeutic application of heat or cold followed by static stretch on hamstring muscle length.” Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 21, no. 5 (1995): 283-286.
  1. Hardy, Maureen, and William Woodall. “Therapeutic effects of heat, cold, and stretch on connective tissue.” Journal of Hand Therapy 11, no. 2 (1998): 148-156.
  • Manheim, Carol. The myofascial release manual. Routledge, 2024.
  • Boonruab, Jurairat, Netraya Nimpitakpong, and Watchara Damjuti. “The distinction of hot herbal compress, hot compress, and topical diclofenac as myofascial pain syndrome treatment.” Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine 23 (2018): 2156587217753451.
  • Boonruab, Jurairat, Watchara Damjuti, Sunyarn Niempoog, and Junya Pattaraarchachai. “Effectiveness of hot herbal compress versus topical diclofenac in treating patients with myofascial pain syndrome.” Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine 9, no. 2 (2019): 163-167.
  • Kain, Jay, Laura Martorello, Edward Swanson, and Sandra Sego. “Comparison of an indirect tri-planar myofascial release (MFR) technique and a hot pack for increasing range of motion.” Journal of bodywork and movement therapies 15, no. 1 (2011): 63-67.
  • Kim, Ho, and Wonseob Shin. “Immediate effects of myofascial release using vibration foam rolling methods on hamstrings range of motion, flexibility, pressure pain thresholds and dynamic balance.” Journal of International Academy of Physical Therapy Research 11, no. 2 (2020): 2042-2051.
  • Dueñas, L., T. Zamora, E. Lluch, M. A. Artacho-Ramírez, O. Mayoral, S. Balasch, and M. Balasch-Bernat. “The effect of vibration therapy on neck myofascial trigger points: A randomized controlled pilot study.” Clinical biomechanics 78 (2020): 105071.
  • Comeaux, Zachary. “Dynamic fascial release–manual and tool assisted vibrational therapies.” Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body: The science and clinical applications in manual and movement therapy (2013): 383.
  • Comeaux, Zachary. “Dynamic fascial release and the role of mechanical/vibrational assist devices in manual therapies.” Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 15, no. 1 (2011): 35-41.
  • Werenski, John. “The effectiveness of Myofascial release technique in the treatment of Myofascial pain.” Lit. Rev 32, no. 4 (2011): 440-450.
  • Shimomura, Yoshihiro, Yali Xia, Fumika Tsuda, Kumi Oga, Mari Yokoi, and Hiroko Fujimura. “The effects of three different bathing methods on improving swelling of the lower limbs: self-care in patients with lymphedema.” Journal of Nursing Science and Engineering 7 (2020): 1-12.
  • Hannuksela, Minna L., and Samer Ellahham. “Benefits and risks of sauna bathing.” The American journal of medicine 110, no. 2 (2001): 118-126.
  • Sharma, Alok, Hemangi M. Sane, Nandini Gokulchandran, Pooja P. Kulkarni, Heena Sayed, Divyangi Sawant, Pallavi Khubchandani, and Anushka Dongaonkar. “Anti-Aging Integrative Therapy effects: A Clinical Study.” (2024).