Does anyone know the best place to purchase an infrared sauna? It needs to work for a person in a wheelchair (to stay in the wheelchair while sauna-ing) and be fairly inexpensive. Is this even a possibility? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Posted by SForsgren (Member # 7686) on :
I am not sure about the wheelchair. I use a lay down sauna from www.saunapeddler.com. It has been great for me. Runs 699 but if you mention me, they will give it to you for $550 (as of this writing). I don't make a dime off of the purchase if you decided to do so.
Posted by GiGi (Member # 259) on :
Knowing what a sauna does, it does not make any sense at all, at least to me, to sit in a wheelchair with its plastics, rubber, etc. in a sauna and absorb all that is released/outgased during the heat exposure. I am even careful of the wood or the towels or even the tv clicker that I have with me when I sit in the sauna. I will not have a plastic water bottle in the sauna because of the toxin release.
I am sure there are saunas available to fit a disabled person.
But I would be very hesitant to have a person that is disabled to that degree in an FIR sauna, especially without the approval of a knowledgable phycician --- I mean knowledgable of the effects a sauna has on the total organism.
Does the person sleep in a bed at night - or can be out of the wheelchair otherwise? If that's the case, my little sauna is very accessible for someone with the help of another person. I think most saunas I have seen are just a box to fit one or too sitting and standing. So with help, it can be done.
I am more concerned about the effects of a sauna on a person in that condition. Certainly not without the approval of a good doctor that has experience with this.
We use an FIR sauna all the time and the benefits, if done right, under the right conditions, are superb.
Take care.
Posted by SForsgren (Member # 7686) on :
I would agree with GiGi. Depends on what the condition of the person is. For example, I have an aunt that is paralyzed from the neck down. As a result, she cannot and does not sweat at all. For her, the sauna would result in near instant death as she cannot cool her body via sweating like most of us can.
Posted by JeffM (Member # 8919) on :
Scott, I've heard about the FIR saunas and my doc has recommended it for elimination of die-off toxins.
If you use the lay-down sauna, how do you get the sweat off so it is not reabsorbed? I read a book called Detoxify or Die about use of FIR saunas, and the author is very strongly opinionated about using many clean towels each use and toweling off sweat/toxins so they are not reabsorbed.
Maybe I just don't understand.
Posted by SForsgren (Member # 7686) on :
I don't believe it is a major concern. You sweat so much and most of the sweat goes into the towel below you. As I continue to sweat, I do not believe that much gets reabsorbed - it is still coming out... I then shower off when I am done. Bottom line, even if some small amount did get absorbed again, it is a drop in the bucket.... (and no there is no bucket... ).....
Posted by vitch (Member # 8094) on :
A man named Jim has a Yahoogroup and sells stand up saunas for around $200. You'll have to search for FIR/saunas etc in Yahoogroups.
Posted by Linda LD (Member # 6663) on :
We got our infra-red sauna from Sam's Club. It is the same sauna that is sold at Home Depot and Wal*Mart--but you can get it cheaper at Sams. My husband called about home depot and mentioned Sams and got this better price.
I hope that helps a little...
Linda
Posted by earthsong15 (Member # 7471) on :
Thank you all for the info. I am in a wheelchair full time but do transfer out of it and could transfer with help into a 1 person sauna. I just don't know how I would get over the lip to get in and out of the sauna.
The lay down one is not prferable to me as I am not sure about getting back up after being so hot and I don't want to get my bed wet.
Posted by earthsong15 (Member # 7471) on :
Thank you all for the info. I am in a wheelchair full time but do transfer out of it and could transfer with help into a 1 person sauna. I just don't know how I would get over the lip to get in and out of the sauna.
The lay down one is not prferable to me as I am not sure about getting back up after being so hot and I don't want to get my bed wet.
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