Health Benefits
Relief from Joint Pain
Steam therapy has been used for hundreds of years by many cultures in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatism, joint stiffness and muscle spasms.
How does it work?
"I found it be a very powerful healing tool. One client's neck and
shoulders were so tight and sore that it was like touching a board
when I started working on him. He had been to a chiropractor and they
had given up on him-they couldn't get his muscles to relax. After
20 minutes in the Steamy Wonder™, he walked out smiling and said his
neck and back felt a lot better. He came back a week later and he
still felt good and wanted another session to ensure that he wouldn't
tighten up again."
H. Hoenig, Day Spa Owner, Fort Madison, Iowa
The deep heat of the Steamy Wonder™ helps to relieve pain by causing the blood vessels to dilate. This causes increased blood circulation and allows more oxygen to get to soft tissue injuries and sore muscles. This helps to reduce pain and speeds up the healing process. Increased blood circulation carries metabolic waste products and delivers oxygen rich blood to oxygen-depleted muscles so they recover faster. Muscles relax most readily when tissues are warm.
Scientific Research:
Sauna bathing has been used as a thermal therapy to treat pain and
other symptoms of rheumatic disease. In studies based on interviews
of 0ver 200 patients, 40% to 70% of participants reported that sauna
bathing alleviated pain and improved joint mobility.
(Source: The American Journal of Medicine February 1, 2001,
Volume 110)