Infrared Treatment for Fibromyalgia

The symptoms of fibromyalgia are most commonly treated by over-the-counter drugs for pain relief. According to the Food and Drug Administration, long term use of over-the-counter drugs can be harmful to your health. You can now treat symptoms of fibromyalgia, such as swelling and discomfort, with an infrared sauna.

How It Works

• Fibromyalgia causes fatigue, headaches, stiffness or soreness in your joints, muscles or tendons. An infrared sauna uses invisible light rays that penetrate below the skin. Harmful toxins and heavy metals in your body are clumped together in water molecules. Infrared light goes deep into your muscles and fat, where it begins to detoxify the tissues of your body. An infrared sauna allows your body to produce three times as much sweat as a traditional sauna does. It also allows your blood vessels to dilate, which aids in pain relief.
  This works to treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia when the detoxification pathways that release toxins and heavy metals from your body are compromised. The cells absorb the rays which allow toxic clumps to be broken down and released back into the blood stream. The toxins are than properly flushed out of your system. When this pathway becomes clear through the penetration of your tissues and toxins and heavy metal are reduced the symptoms of fibromyalgia will subside. The release of these toxins may aid in the bodies return to its natural state of well being.

Other symptoms

• Infrared saunas are also known for reducing fatigue caused by sleep deprivation. This form of treatment improves the quality of sleep caused by fibromyalgia. The pituitary gland secretes hormones throughout the body. It is believed that infrared treatment stimulates the pituitary, which reduces depression.

  The heat in an infrared sauna aids in the stimulation of the heart which sends more blood to your cells. The improved circulation relieves the inflammation and joint stiffness associated with fibromyalgia. Infrared saunas may also relieve tension and headaches caused by poor circulation.

  This treatment also stimulates your immune system so that your body has the strength to naturally fight off different ailments. Infrared treatment is a drug-free, nonaddictive method to reduce symptoms caused by fibromyalgia.