Japanese steam sand bath heat therapy mediates comparable reductions in blood pressure with smaller discomfort and respiratory strains than hot water immersion and sauna
Horiuchi M, Fujii N
European journal of applied physiology · 0 citas
Cómo se estudió
- Diseño
- Ensayo controlado aleatorizado (indexado por PubMed)
- Estudiado en
- Personas
- Resultado principal
- Marcadores de salud y funcionamiento
Quién lo pagó
- Financiación
- Financiación independiente
- Sin clasificar
- The Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation
Según 1 financiador declarado.
Publicación
- Publicado
- 2025-08-29 · Eur J Appl Physiol · vol. 126 · número 3 · págs. 1391–1403
- Editorial
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Citado
- 0 citas · más que el 22% de estudios similares · 0.0× el promedio de su campo
- Referencias
- 52 trabajos
- Acceso
- De pago
- Áreas de investigación
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Body Contouring and Surgery · Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements
- Palabras clave
- Immersion (mathematics), Respiratory system, Human physiology, Medicine, Sports medicine, Anesthesia, Chemistry, Animal science, Biomedical engineering, Internal medicine, Physical therapy, Biology, Mathematics
- MeSH
- humans, steam bath, hyperthermia, induced, immersion, steam, blood pressure, adult, male, hot temperature, young adult, sand, east asian people
2 autores
- Masahiro Horiuchi🇯🇵National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
- Naoto Fujii🇯🇵 · autor de correspondenciaUniversity of Tsukuba
Resumen
El texto original del estudio, en el idioma en que se publicó.
Purpose
Heat therapies such as hot water immersion, Finland saunas, and Waon therapy have been reported to reduce resting arterial blood pressure. However, hyperthermia imposes physiological and perceptual strains. To acquire a habit of heat therapy, it is ideal to develop a modality that offers therapeutic benefits with minimal strain. Here, we hypothesized that the unique Japanese traditional steam sand heat therapy lowers blood pressure with minimum physiological and perceptual strains.
Methods
Fourteen healthy young male adults underwent three heating procedures, each lasting 20 min: (1) steam sand bath (~ 50 °C), (2) hot water bath (~ 41 °C), or (3) sauna (~ 80 °C) in a randomized counter-balanced manner. Cardiorespiratory responses and perceptions were assessed before, during, and after each heating.
Results
Core temperature increased in the following order: hot water bath > sauna > steam sand bath (all p 0.39). Thermal comfort at the end of heating was lower (i.e., more comfortable) in the steam sand bath compared to the other two conditions (both p < 0.001).
Conclusion
We show that the traditional Japanese steam sand bathing may provide blood pressure-lowering benefits with reduced respiratory and perceptual strains compared to hot water bath and sauna.
Resumen vía Europe PMC. Los derechos de autor siguen siendo de los autores o la editorial.
Confianza de la comunidad
Cargando…
¿Cuánto confías en los hallazgos de este estudio?
Comentarios
¿Algo está mal aquí?
Señala este estudio si su información, etiquetas o financiación parecen incorrectas. Un editor revisa cada señalamiento.
Información educativa sobre investigación publicada. No es consejo médico ni una recomendación para empezar o dejar nada.