All articles tagged thermotherapy

Saunas have been part of life through many generations and many cultures. From the ancient Estonians who believed saunas were inhibited by spirits, through Finnish saunas from the 5th and 8th century to the Navajo sweat lodges, people have been...

The U.S. has a higher rate of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia than anywhere else in the world… Except for Finland...1 The tiny Scandinavian country has 54 deaths per 100,000 people per year from these brain-robbing diseases. And...

MEDITERRANEAN BATHS Mass Bathing: The Roman BaInea and Thermae The Diocletian bath rendered by Edmund Paulin and digitally enhanced by Mikkel Aaland. All rights reserved. When one thinks of Rome, visions of giant baths or thermae often cross the mind's...

While the overall qualities of warmth and heat have long been associated with comfort and relaxation, heat therapy goes a step further and can provide both pain relief and healing benefits for many types of lower back pain. In addition,...