Medical dictionary's definition
- It defines as Hyperthermia or Thermotherapy.
- Dictionary's definition : It is the use of heat in therapy, such as blood circulation improvement, metabolism enhancement, neurolysis relief, muscle fatigue recovery, etc. It can take form of hot baths, steam baths, hot sand baths, etc.
History : Historical verification of various
hyperthermia & body temperature therapy
Parmenides, a doctor in ancient Greece, claimed that if it was possible for human to regulate body temperature at will, we could cure any kinds of diseases, and Hippocrates already mentioned in his aphorism that the heat was useful in the treatment of diseases. In 1899, Dr. W. Busch, a German doctor, reported that sarcoma in a patient who suffered from continued high fever caused by skin infection had been shrinking on its own.
In Japan, Tokyo Woman's Christian University Medical College has actively performed more that 1,000 times of FIRWBH(Far-infrared Radiation Whole-body Hyperthermia) on 600 patients since 1991, and they said 60 % of those patients resulted in an efficacy of life prolongation.
Action mechanism of whole-body hyperthermia (Far-infrared radiation thermotherapy)
Enhancement effect in health through treatment effects of whole-body hyperthermia(far-infrared radiation thermotherapy) and repose are expected.