Hyperthermia
Description
Also See Ref. 1.53, 1.80, 1.109, 1.127, 1.131, 3.5
Also See Ref. 1.53, 1.80, 1.109, 1.127, 1.131, 3.5
References
1. Whole-Body Hyperthermia Induction Techniques
Methods:
- contact methods (submerging in water, hot wax bath, heated water blanket, "space suit" with heated water)
- externally applied power absorption methods (IR chamber (Far IR sauna ?))
outside temperature was lower, core temperature increased to 41[oC] within 60 min
Note: also describes RF heating, but I think it is a bad idea
also describes direct blood heating system, but this is only achievable in hospital environment
2. Calendula and Thermal Baths for Treating A High-Grade Iatrogenic Disability
After 2nd surgery: ulcer healed within 10 days after applying calendula topically, while standard medications were not
effective. Pain and neuropathy were greatly improved after hydrotherapy (at the baths of Ischia Island, Italy) for 15 days
at temperatures between 15 .. 40 [oC], 8 hours a day.
3. The effects of warm-water footbath on relieving fatigue and insomnia of the gynecologic cancer patients on
chemotherapy.
"... experimental group soaked their feet in 41°C to 42°C warm water for 20 minutes every evening, starting from the eve
of receiving the first chemotherapy ... Participants in the experimental group reported a significant reduction in fatigue
and improvement in sleep quality from the second session of chemotherapy and continued to improve during the study
period. CONCLUSIONS: A warm-water footbath intervention resulted in reduced fatigue and insomnia symptoms for
gynecologic cancer patients during chemotherapy."
4. Balneotherapy (an overview):
5. Hyperthermia Treatment For Breast Cancer
local hyperthermia (up to 45[oC]) using microwaves
6. Killing Cancer Cells & Diminishing Pain Quickly with Heat
7. Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury in Sweat: A Systematic Review
"In individuals with higher exposure or body burden, sweat generally exceeded plasma or urine concentrations, and
dermal could match or surpass urinary daily excretion. Arsenic dermal excretion was severalfold higher in arsenic-
exposed individuals than in unexposed controls. Cadmium was more concentrated in sweat than in blood plasma. Sweat
lead was associated with high-molecular-weight molecules, and in an interventional study, levels were higher with
endurance compared with intensive exercise. Mercury levels normalized with repeated saunas in a
case report. Sweating deserves consideration for toxic element detoxification."
8. Atomic Absorption Spectrometry of Nickel, Copper, Zinc, and Lead in Sweat Collected from Healthy Subjects during
Sauna Bathing
9. Some like it hot
10. Detoxification Through the Skin
11. Effects of Repeated Sauna Treatment on Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
12. Repeated thermal therapy improves impaired vascular endothelial function in patients with coronary risk factors.
13. How heat helps kill cancer
14. Heat in the treatment of patients with anorexia nervosa.
"Heat was supplied in three ways: continuous exposure to a warm environment, wearing a thermal waistcoat, and sauna
baths in an infrared cabin. The outcomes went far beyond what had been expected, as the disappearance of hyperactivity
was followed by progressive recovery."
15. The Effects of Repeated Thermal Therapy for Patients with Chronic Pain
16. The effects of repeated thermal therapy for two patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
"Two patients with CFS underwent treatment with prednisolone (PSL), with no satisfactory effect. They were subjected
to thermal therapy that consisted of a far-infrared ray dry sauna at 60 degrees C and postsauna warming. The therapy
was performed once a day, for a total of 35 sessions. After discharge, these subjects continued the therapy once or twice
a week on an outpatient basis for 1 year. Symptoms such as fatigue, pain, sleep disturbance, and low-grade fever were
dramatically improved after 15 to 25 sessions of thermal therapy. Although PSL administration was discontinued, the
subjects showed no relapse or exacerbation of symptoms during the first year after discharge. The patients became
socially rehabilitated 6 months after discharge."
17. Clinical Implications of Thermal Therapy in Lifestyle-Related Diseases
18. Repeated Thermal Therapy Diminishes Appetite Loss and Subjective Complaints in Mildly Depressed Patients
19. Components of practical clinical detox programs--sauna as a therapeutic tool.
20. Benefits and risks of sauna bathing.
21. Bringing Devon back...
22. Efficacy of Waon therapy for fibromyalgia.
"All patients experienced a significant reduction in pain by about half after the first session of Waon therapy (11-70%),
and the effect of Waon therapy became stable (20-78%) after 10 treatments."
23. Drug residues store in the body following cessation of use: impacts on neuroendocrine balance and behavior--use of the
Hubbard sauna regimen to remove toxins and restore health.
"Of particular concern is the fact that residues of many man-made chemicals are now detectible in virtually every
person. A key to a chemical's tendency to persist in tissues once it has entered the body is its lipophilicity. Substances
that are poorly soluble in water and quite soluble in fat have relatively free access, via lipid-rich cellular membranes, to
the cells of all organs including the ability to cross the blood-brain and placental barriers. Substantial data exist
demonstrating that in addition to pollutants, drugs and their metabolites dispose to tissues high in fat
content, including brain and adipose. While their characteristic lipophilicity permits drugs and medications to
reach target tissues, thereby producing therapeutic effects in the present, current perceptions of risk may be ignoring
the possibility that adipose accumulations of illicit drugs and pharmaceuticals may lead to future patterns of ill health
similar to those associated with exposure to other categories of xenobiotic chemicals. Empirical data are beginning to
characterize the myriad regulatory functions of adipose hormones, including roles in cravings, cognitive
function, energy level, and inflammation as well as changes in adipose hormone levels associated
with drug use. Included in this data are the observation that a rehabilitative treatment intervention introduced by L.
Ron Hubbard in 1978 to aid in the broad elimination of chemicals from body stores improves symptoms common to
both chemical exposure and drug addiction. The regimen, which includes exercise, sauna bathing, and vitamin
and mineral supplementation, is utilized by nearly 70 drug rehabilitation and medical practices in over 20
countries."
24. Clearlight - Health links
Therasauna - Health Links
1. Whole-Body Hyperthermia Induction Techniques
Methods:
- contact methods (submerging in water, hot wax bath, heated water blanket, "space suit" with heated water)
- externally applied power absorption methods (IR chamber (Far IR sauna ?))
outside temperature was lower, core temperature increased to 41[oC] within 60 min
Note: also describes RF heating, but I think it is a bad idea
also describes direct blood heating system, but this is only achievable in hospital environment
2. Calendula and Thermal Baths for Treating A High-Grade Iatrogenic Disability
After 2nd surgery: ulcer healed within 10 days after applying calendula topically, while standard medications were not
effective. Pain and neuropathy were greatly improved after hydrotherapy (at the baths of Ischia Island, Italy) for 15 days
at temperatures between 15 .. 40 [oC], 8 hours a day.
3. The effects of warm-water footbath on relieving fatigue and insomnia of the gynecologic cancer patients on
chemotherapy.
"... experimental group soaked their feet in 41°C to 42°C warm water for 20 minutes every evening, starting from the eve
of receiving the first chemotherapy ... Participants in the experimental group reported a significant reduction in fatigue
and improvement in sleep quality from the second session of chemotherapy and continued to improve during the study
period. CONCLUSIONS: A warm-water footbath intervention resulted in reduced fatigue and insomnia symptoms for
gynecologic cancer patients during chemotherapy."
4. Balneotherapy (an overview):
5. Hyperthermia Treatment For Breast Cancer
local hyperthermia (up to 45[oC]) using microwaves
6. Killing Cancer Cells & Diminishing Pain Quickly with Heat
7. Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury in Sweat: A Systematic Review
"In individuals with higher exposure or body burden, sweat generally exceeded plasma or urine concentrations, and
dermal could match or surpass urinary daily excretion. Arsenic dermal excretion was severalfold higher in arsenic-
exposed individuals than in unexposed controls. Cadmium was more concentrated in sweat than in blood plasma. Sweat
lead was associated with high-molecular-weight molecules, and in an interventional study, levels were higher with
endurance compared with intensive exercise. Mercury levels normalized with repeated saunas in a
case report. Sweating deserves consideration for toxic element detoxification."
8. Atomic Absorption Spectrometry of Nickel, Copper, Zinc, and Lead in Sweat Collected from Healthy Subjects during
Sauna Bathing
9. Some like it hot
10. Detoxification Through the Skin
11. Effects of Repeated Sauna Treatment on Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
12. Repeated thermal therapy improves impaired vascular endothelial function in patients with coronary risk factors.
13. How heat helps kill cancer
14. Heat in the treatment of patients with anorexia nervosa.
"Heat was supplied in three ways: continuous exposure to a warm environment, wearing a thermal waistcoat, and sauna
baths in an infrared cabin. The outcomes went far beyond what had been expected, as the disappearance of hyperactivity
was followed by progressive recovery."
15. The Effects of Repeated Thermal Therapy for Patients with Chronic Pain
16. The effects of repeated thermal therapy for two patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
"Two patients with CFS underwent treatment with prednisolone (PSL), with no satisfactory effect. They were subjected
to thermal therapy that consisted of a far-infrared ray dry sauna at 60 degrees C and postsauna warming. The therapy
was performed once a day, for a total of 35 sessions. After discharge, these subjects continued the therapy once or twice
a week on an outpatient basis for 1 year. Symptoms such as fatigue, pain, sleep disturbance, and low-grade fever were
dramatically improved after 15 to 25 sessions of thermal therapy. Although PSL administration was discontinued, the
subjects showed no relapse or exacerbation of symptoms during the first year after discharge. The patients became
socially rehabilitated 6 months after discharge."
17. Clinical Implications of Thermal Therapy in Lifestyle-Related Diseases
18. Repeated Thermal Therapy Diminishes Appetite Loss and Subjective Complaints in Mildly Depressed Patients
19. Components of practical clinical detox programs--sauna as a therapeutic tool.
20. Benefits and risks of sauna bathing.
21. Bringing Devon back...
22. Efficacy of Waon therapy for fibromyalgia.
"All patients experienced a significant reduction in pain by about half after the first session of Waon therapy (11-70%),
and the effect of Waon therapy became stable (20-78%) after 10 treatments."
23. Drug residues store in the body following cessation of use: impacts on neuroendocrine balance and behavior--use of the
Hubbard sauna regimen to remove toxins and restore health.
"Of particular concern is the fact that residues of many man-made chemicals are now detectible in virtually every
person. A key to a chemical's tendency to persist in tissues once it has entered the body is its lipophilicity. Substances
that are poorly soluble in water and quite soluble in fat have relatively free access, via lipid-rich cellular membranes, to
the cells of all organs including the ability to cross the blood-brain and placental barriers. Substantial data exist
demonstrating that in addition to pollutants, drugs and their metabolites dispose to tissues high in fat
content, including brain and adipose. While their characteristic lipophilicity permits drugs and medications to
reach target tissues, thereby producing therapeutic effects in the present, current perceptions of risk may be ignoring
the possibility that adipose accumulations of illicit drugs and pharmaceuticals may lead to future patterns of ill health
similar to those associated with exposure to other categories of xenobiotic chemicals. Empirical data are beginning to
characterize the myriad regulatory functions of adipose hormones, including roles in cravings, cognitive
function, energy level, and inflammation as well as changes in adipose hormone levels associated
with drug use. Included in this data are the observation that a rehabilitative treatment intervention introduced by L.
Ron Hubbard in 1978 to aid in the broad elimination of chemicals from body stores improves symptoms common to
both chemical exposure and drug addiction. The regimen, which includes exercise, sauna bathing, and vitamin
and mineral supplementation, is utilized by nearly 70 drug rehabilitation and medical practices in over 20
countries."
24. Clearlight - Health links
Therasauna - Health Links