Better Healing, Better Health: 8 Sauna Benefits for a Wellness Boost

2024-11-25T23:12:23+00:00

Instead of heating the air, infrared sauna’s use near infrared (NIR) lightwaves to heat your body from the inside. The light rays are like keys that unlock countless health benefits! Check out some of the benefits our sauna can provide for your health, wellness, and recovery journey:

💝Heart Health

Just like exercising any other muscle, using an infrared sauna makes your heart stronger! The heat gets your heart pumping faster and helps your blood flow better, making it easier for your body to carry oxygen to your muscles. Some people even notice their blood pressure gets lower after using a sauna regularly.

💪Stronger Immune System

When your body gets warmer, it wakes up your immune system. This helps fight off illnesses and infections by stopping the virus growth and reducing inflammatory proteins in your body. 

💦Detox Your Body

Sweating in the sauna gets rid of toxins in the body and supports your body’s natural detox work of the liver, kidneys, lungs, and skin.

⚖️Weight Loss

Infrared saunas give your body a “passive workout” by increasing your heart rate. This can increase your metabolism and lower stress levels, which can be a helpful weight management strategy. It can also help release toxins stored in your fat tissues that could be preventing weight loss. 

🏋️Faster Muscle Recovery

Heat is a known treatment for recovery and temporary pain relief. It increases blood flow and circulation, which is important for healing. With better blood flow, oxygen and nutrients are delivered quicker to your muscles, helping support a faster recovery.

💤Better Sleep

While scientists are still studying it, people who use saunas say it helps them sleep better. With an increase in detox pathways, blood circulation and recovery, your body works better, and a healthy body means better rest!

🌟Glowing Skin

Infrared saunas can help your skin look younger by reducing wrinkles and scars, and improving softness and tone. The light rays boost collagen and elastin, which can not only keep your skin smooth and firm, but also promote skin growth and health. 

😌Relaxation

Stress can impact your mind and body in many negative ways. The warmth of the sauna helps your muscles relax and relieves stress, making you feel calm and refreshed!

Infrared saunas are not a fix all, but by using one in addition to your diet and exercise routine, it is a simple and relaxing way to help your body and mind feel their best!

Better Healing, Better Health: 8 Sauna Benefits for a Wellness Boost2024-11-25T23:12:23+00:00

Prehab vs Rehab: How Physical Therapy Increases Outcomes

2021-12-08T16:15:44+00:00

What is prehab? And why does it matter?  Prehab is just a fancy term for physical therapy before an event or occasion. This could be surgery [surgery is a top one] but PRP, marathon/military training or even activities of daily living are included. Prehab differs from rehab in that it is a proactive plan designed to prepare you for whatever life brings at you next. Here at IP, you know we love pumpin’ prevention to help patients optimize their potential!

Prehab has recently gained more traction in the research community. On the surgical side, prehab before surgery increased the likelihood of a successful recovery by 38% in one study (Gillis et al., 2014). Another study showed that patients who pre-habbed prior to surgery reduced the total health care costs to the patient by 45% (Gometz et al. 2018). Meaning that prehab can not only set you up for a better and easier recovery from surgery but can save you money in the process.

In non-surgical situations, prehab seriously decreases the chances of injury. Getting ready for hiking or ski season, but know it always bothers you knees for days afterwards? Preparing for a race but feel like your back has always held you back from really hitting your peak? Trying to pass physical testing for military testing? Prehab at IP would be of benefit to you! With our specialized biomechanical tips and tricks, we can help you prevent falls, sports injuries among other orthopedic ailments.

If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about how prehab could benefit you, ask one of your IP team members and we are more than happy to help get you started!

Gillis, C., Li, C., Lee, L., Awasthi, R., Augustin, B., Gamsa, A., Liberman, A. S., Stein, B., Charlebois, P., Feldman, L. S., & Carli, F. (2014). Prehabilitation versus rehabilitation: a randomized control trial in patients undergoing colorectal resection for cancer. Anesthesiology121(5), 937–947. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000393

Gometz, A., Maislen, D., Youtz, C., Kary, E., Gometz, E. L., Sobotka, S., & Choudhri, T. F. (2018). The Effectiveness of Prehabilitation (Prehab) in Both Functional and Economic Outcomes Following Spinal Surgery: A Systematic Review. Cureus, 10(5), e2675. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2675

Prehab vs Rehab: How Physical Therapy Increases Outcomes2021-12-08T16:15:44+00:00
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