Laitinen L A, Lindqvist A, Heino M
Research Institute of Military Medicine, Central Military Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Ann Clin Res. 1988;20(4):244-8.
For over a hundred years Finnish sauna has been documented as a physiotherapeutic method in respiratory diseases. Physiological changes of ventilation remain small (about 10%) in the sauna. Heat load, sauna air and sympathetic stimulation generally do not cause problems to the lungs. Electron microscopic studies have not shown irreversible damages to the airway epithelium. Sauna takers should avoid bathing during acute respiratory infections. Sympathomimetic drugs may provoke tachycardia and arrhythmias in the sauna.
一百多年来，芬兰桑拿已被记录为一种治疗呼吸系统疾病的物理治疗方法。在桑拿浴中，通气的生理变化仍然很小（约10%）。热负荷、桑拿空气和交感神经刺激一般不会给肺部带来问题。电子显微镜研究未显示气道上皮有不可逆损伤。进行桑拿浴的人在急性呼吸道感染期间应避免洗浴。拟交感神经药物可能会在桑拿浴中引发心动过速和心律失常。
