Back pain is a widespread issue that affects millions of people around the world. Whether it’s caused by a recent injury, chronic conditions, or general muscle strain, many individuals seek relief ...

Medically reviewed by Raynetta Samuels PT, DPT, CLT Ice helps reduce swelling and pain by narrowing blood vessels and ...

Steam may be more powerful than you think. It smooths clothes and kills germs, but now doctors are testing it against cancer. At Keck Medicine of USC, part of a large nationwide study, researchers are ...

Have you been shopping for wellness gear and realized you might be comparing apples to oranges? Red light therapy and ...

From ancient Roman baths to modern infrared saunas, passive heat therapy has become an increasingly popular therapeutic tool for improving health and reducing the risk and/or severity of disease. As ...

DALLAS — The saying goes that you should stay out of the kitchen if you can’t take the heat, but new research suggests otherwise — for the sake of your blood pressure. In a study published in the ...

Heat therapy may be a promising treatment in the fight against cancer, autoimmune problems and efforts to avoid organ rejection in transplant patients, according to researchers at the University of ...

Superficial heat-cold application improves sleep quality in RLS patients, with optimal results at 42.5°C for 10 minutes. RLS affects 5% to 10% of US adults, causing sleep disturbances and impacting ...

Athletes know that recovery is just as important to training as the workouts. After constantly pushing their bodies to the limit, it’s essential to find and use effective recovery strategies that ...

Hyperthermia, a cancer treatment using controlled heat to kill tumor cells, shows promise but faces limitations due to some tumor cells' unexpected heat resistance. Researchers from Japan have now ...

Adherents of hot yoga swear by its benefits like increased flexibility, boosted cardio and even radiant skin. Now, warmed-up workouts are getting a high-tech spin. As infrared heat therapy grows in ...