Sauna and Rheumatism

That’s because rheumatism should be divided into three different groups of diseases / symptoms.
You have the arthritis diseases, the most important is the rheumatoid arthritis (chronic rheumatism).

There is a category of degenerative joint disorders (osteoarthritis) and you have the so-called “soft-tissue rheumatism” (which are no obvious symptoms of musculoskeletal gewrichtsaf district individuals, but sometimes abnormalities tendons, and bursae spieraanhech-tions).

Best known in this category are the neck-shoulder pain, tennis elbow, low back pain and fibromyalgia.

The symptoms and the disease course and medical treatment, varies greatly in these different categories. What one patient can be beneficial, the other is counterproductive. And so is the game of hot and cold in the sauna.

Although there is little literature available in the scientific medical literature of the last ten years on “Rheumatism and sauna” can in general be stated that the chronic inflammatory diseases (rheumatoid arthritis) the sauna an analgesic effect.
Also in osteoarthritis patients Beneficial effects of sauna on stiffness complaints known.
In patients with “soft-tissue rheumatism” are both beneficial and adverse effects are known.

The increase in pain one days after the sauna is for. One remedy for this category would be just fine after the sauna to cool off, while other categories too large cold stimulus should be avoided.

You notice it: whether good or bad sauna for rheumatic patients is easier asked than answered. Much more research must be done.

At the international conference in Japan made sauna Dr. Milos Matej of research in balneology Bratislava favorable results of the influence of sauna in RA patients, and especially in sufferers from the syndrome Bechterev.

People with rheumatic complaints in all cases do good to their focus in the sauna so that they do feel comfortable.

In conclusion, it is advisable to talk to the doctor about it before deciding.