Medical/Healthcare
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Medical
Report on the benefits of Infrared Heat Therapy:
Written by Dr Gordon M. Duff
M.B.Ch.B., D.A., D.R.C.O.G., D.Occ Med
I am a Medical Practitioner with more than 40 years post
qualification experience; I spent many years as a General
practitioner within the National Health Service working
in the Glasgow area. Now in semi-retirement I have 3 part-time
appointments:
- Public
Health Physician - I am the medical housing advisor
to East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Councils,
giving advice on the provision of council housing on
medical grounds.
- I am
a qualified occupational physician working mainly in
the offshore oil industry and commercial diving, providing
medical support and advice in these areas.
- I am
also the senior medical advisor of the British Boxing
Board of Control for the Scottish Area, and provide
all aspects of medical care for professional boxing
north of the border.
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You can
apply infrared heat at any time of the day and for as long
as you wants. It is known that the infrared radiation can
penetrate for up to 3.5 inches under the skin, this results
in several health enhancing results.
- Circulation of blood improves,
the delivery and utilisation of oxygen by the body's tissues
improves. Potentially toxic substances and cellular waste
products are eliminated.
- Healing and regeneration of tissues
is promoted.
- Metabolic rate is increased.
- Stimulation of the hypothalamus
occurs; this area of the brain controls the production
of neurochemicals, involved in such biological processes
as sleep, mood, pain sensations and blood pressure.
- General well-being is enhanced,
the immune system benefits by improved white cell function.
Tissues are regenerated; excess fat is metabolised aiding
weight reduction.
- Painful conditions such as those
caused by arthritis and joint and muscle discomfort are
relived, regeneration and fast healing of damaged tissues
is stimulated.
- Infrared heat applied to the body's
tissues encourages the vibration of water molecules as
they heat up, as the breakdown of the water molecules
occurs, encapsulated gases and other toxic materials are
released and the body becomes rejuvenated.
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Since
time immemorial, heat has been used to soothe painful
areas of the body. The conditions which are most amenable
to heat therapy are usually listed as:
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- Cheap
and easy to use
- Non
Hazardous
- Washable
- Durable
- Cannot
cause the user any harm
- Material
can be prepared to fit any area
- Readily
portable
- Requires
only a minimal degree of training in its use
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Physiotherapists
employ heat in the form of heat lamps, wax baths, vigorous
massage, liniments and short wave diathermy in order to
relieve pain in inflamed joints and muscles.
Sufferers experience great relief from these measures but
find that between treatment sessions which may only take
place once or twice per month the pain begins to recur.
The FABROC heating system can be designed
to fit any body part and produce a garment which will deliver
heat to the affected area in a cheap and safe manner, thus
allowing frequent treatments which can be regulated by the
sufferer. The control system of the appliances is such that
individuals cannot burn themselves, even by prolonged use
in excess of recommended limits. Knees, hips, lower back,
hands and neck are the most frequently affected areas.
The FABROC heating system is a novel form of infrared heating
which exists with wide ranging medical applications, and
a potential market of huge proportions on a worldwide basis. |
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