Far Infrared Sauna/Hot House Treatment Report

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What is Far Infrared Sauna/Hot House?

An example of Far Infrared Sauna/Hot House

Infrared heat provides all the healthy benefits of natural sunlight without any of the dangerous effects of solar radiation. FAR Infrared heat therapy uses the wavelength of the visible and non-visible light spectrum of sunlight that heats the body normally.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Support immune health 6 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Muscle and joint pain 5 1 Efficacy_major
Doctor recommendation 2 0
General health 2 0
Fibromyalgia 1 0
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 1 1 Efficacy_none

See all 10 patients currently using Far Infrared Sauna/Hot House

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0
Moderate
0
Mild
1
None
3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Far Infrared Sauna/Hot House

Tiredness 1

Reported Schedules

  0.5 hr monthly 1 hr monthly 1 hr daily 30 min weekly 35 min weekly 30 min m,w,f 25 min daily 30 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 3   Other: 75%
Expense 1   Expense: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped using Far Infrared Sauna/Hot House

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Far Infrared Sauna/Hot House

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Far Infrared Sauna/Hot House

Always
2 50%
Usually
2 50%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Far Infrared Sauna/Hot House

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
3 75%
Not at all
1 25%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Far Infrared Sauna/Hot House

$200+
1 25%
$100-199
1 25%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 25%
< $25
1 25%

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1 patient evaluation for Far Infrared Sauna/Hot House

Purpose: ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) (Started Jan 04, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 15, 2012 45 min Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
May 15, 2012
Advice & Tips
Stopped because sauna broke. It did seem to help me sleep a little better but did not seem affect my progression at all.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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3 additional evaluations for Far Infrared Sauna/Hot House are not currently shared publicly.

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