Infrared Saunas Can Help Speed Recovery from Summer Sports Injuries
Pickup football games, backyard soccer matches, tennis, surfing,
or kayaking, no matter the activity, nothing gets people outdoors after the
long boring winter like summer-flavored sports. But that unbridled enthusiasm to
get outside when our bodies haven’t been conditioned to do so for a few months can
inevitably lead to injuries.
Many emergency rooms
across the country can see an increase up to 30 percent in adult trauma visits
during the summer months, mostly due to outdoor activities. According to Johns
Hopkins, the most common sports-related injuries are sprains and strains.
Traumatic injuries include ankle sprains, muscle tears, knee
injuries, and broken bones, to name a few. Repetitive stress injuries are those
that happen over time from recurring activities like a tennis backhand or kayak
paddling.
Whether you’ve experienced a traumatic injury or a repetitive
strain, some relaxing, quiet light therapy in an infrared sauna may be just
what your body needs to speed up injury recovery time and help alleviate
discomfort.
Infrared saunas
omit infrared light waves that create heat in the body, causing you to sweat
and release stored toxins through the skin. Not much different than the idea of
a applying a heat pack to an injured area, infrared saunas help stimulate the
blood flow to the affected areas of the body, which means faster recovery time.
But unlike a heat pack, the heat from the infrared sauna doesn’t dissipate, and
it penetrates deeper into the body.
It's tempting to run out and get physical as soon as the temperatures get warm, but it's important to take it slow at first to prevent injuries. Build frequency and duration over a course of the time so you'll be able to enjoy outdoor activities all summer long with less downtime recovering.
Our Nature's Pathway team can help answer any questions you may have about the infrared sauna as well as any of our other products and services. You can also visit our website here for more information.
It's tempting to run out and get physical as soon as the temperatures get warm, but it's important to take it slow at first to prevent injuries. Build frequency and duration over a course of the time so you'll be able to enjoy outdoor activities all summer long with less downtime recovering.
Our Nature's Pathway team can help answer any questions you may have about the infrared sauna as well as any of our other products and services. You can also visit our website here for more information.
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