On the Internet there are many different contra-indications of infrared sauna: alcoholism, claustrophobia, pregnancy, diabetes, prostheses and so on. But all contraindications from the sauna are due to two physical factors - infrared radiation and air exposure.
Contraindications from infrared sauna
Wet and warm air inside the sauna makes breathing difficult and has a negative impact on people who suffer from cardiovascular diseases. If during the session the air temperature does not exceed 50 degrees, then the load on the heart is low, in this case the restrictions are much less than in saunas and baths.
People who suffer from allergies and respiratory diseases are adversely affected by air itself, which is saturated with essential oils, they are emitted by some species of trees, for example, cedar.
Infrared radiation, turns into heat and heats the blood and muscles of a person. There is another group of limitations connected with this: sympathy, autonomic dysfunctions, cerebral circulatory insufficiency, acute purulent-inflammatory diseases.
If you feel unwell, you need to be careful, consult a doctor, otherwise you will get harm from the infrared sauna.
When prescribing medicines, you need to consult a doctor, can they be taken and how will they work when interacting with the thermal rays of an infrared sauna.
People with extensive fungal skin lesions or infectious diseases infrared sauna is contraindicated.
If you have recently had joint damage, do not heat them for the first 48 hours after the injury, and until the swelling and symptoms of fever are gone.
Surgical implants, artificial joints, rods, metal prostheses reflect infrared rays and are not heated by heat rays. It is necessary to consult a doctor, whether it is possible to use infrared radiation. But if you feel pain near the implants, then infrared radiation should be discontinued.
In women, heating the lower back during the menstrual period will increase excretion. If you assume that this can happen, then you can, as an experiment, afford a short exposure to radiation or, during menstruation, avoid the use of infrared radiation.
When pregnancy is allowed to use a certain amount of infrared rays, but it is better to consult and get permission from a gynecologist. Infrared sauna in malignant tumors is strictly prohibited, it harms. And with such systemic blood diseases as leukemia, chronic and acute diseases that are in the acute stage are absolutely contraindicated.
Contraindications include elevated thyroid function, severe forms of angina pectoris, heart failure above grade 2, diseases accompanied by bleeding, severe kidney and liver diseases with impaired functions, breast tumors (fibroadenoma, mastopathy).
All catarrhal diseases - the flu virus and ARI can only get complicated if a person passes a session if he has a high body temperature. If there is no temperature or when the temperature is normal, then heating with infrared rays can help.
Infrared healing has useful properties, but one should not use it as a panacea for all diseases. Sometimes an infrared sauna in the treatment of diseases is an additional method, but it can not replace the medical treatment that the doctor prescribed. If you have any doubts whether it is possible to use an infrared sauna for your disease, then you need to consult a doctor.
There are no other contraindications. It must be remembered that when visiting an infrared sauna there should be elementary care, and when you feel unwell during a session, you must immediately stop the session.