Infrared Sauna Health Benefits

Traditional sauna health benefits include alleviating pain and stiffness from arthritis and cleansing the skin by inducing heavy sweating. In addition, the steam of traditional saunas can be helpful in relieving respiratory problems such as congestion and bronchitis.

Infrared saunas generate no steam so they are less effective in relieving breathing problems. When it comes to building up a sweat and easing the pain of arthritis, though, benefits of infra red sauna are about the same as traditional saunas.

In addition, Infrared Radiation (IR) is supposed to have unique healing properties that cannot be found in the radiant heat used in conventional saunas. Proponents of IR say that it penetrates into the body's internal organs and muscular tissues to release toxins and strengthen the immune system.

Some of these claims may be exaggerated – there is little medical research that backs them up. There is no doubt, however, that saunas can be beneficial for some medical conditions. Infrared saunas may have unique properties that have additional benefits over traditional saunas. Try it and see for yourself. There is no particular danger associated with infrared saunas – simply take the same precautions that you would when using conventional saunas.