Preliminary clinical experience with waon therapy in Korea: safety and effect
Sohn IS, Cho JM, Kim WS, Kim CJ, Kim KS, Bae JH, Tei C
Journal of cardiovascular ultrasound · 7 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Case report (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Kyung Hee University
Based on 1 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2010-01-01 · J Cardiovasc Ultrasound · vol. 18 · issue 2 · p. 37
- Cited
- 11 citations · more than 93% of similar papers · 3.9× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 19 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Biofield Effects and Biophysics
- Keywords
- Medicine, Heart failure, Ejection fraction, Blood pressure, Diastole, Cardiology, Internal medicine, Heart rate, Sitting
7 authors
From KR, JP
- Il-Suk SohnKyung Hee University
- Jin Man ChoKyung Hee University
- Woo-Shik KimKyung Hee University
- Chong Jin KimKyung Hee University
- Kwon-Sam KimKyung Hee University
- Jong-Hoa BaeKyung Hee University
Abstract
Background
Waon therapy has beneficial effects on chronic heart failure (CHF), peripheral arterial disease, and other various diseases. This was to assess the safety and effect of Waon therapy by echocardiography for the first time in Korea.
Methods
Ten patients with CHF were enrolled. The patients with a light gown were placed in a sitting-position in an evenly maintained 60 dry sauna system for 15 minutes, and then after leaving the sauna, they underwent bed rest with a blanket to keep them warm for an additional 30 minutes. Waon therapy was performed once a day, 5 days a week.
Results
Four of the 5 patients who had been treated for more than 2 weeks as protocol noted improvement of heart failure (HF) symptoms and decrease in left ventricular (LV) volume. There were trends in improvement of LV ejection fraction and parameters of diastolic function after the therapy although statistical significance was lack. No one complained of worsening of HF symptoms. In each session, body weight (61.8+/-10.2 kg vs. 61.6+/-10.3 kg, p=0.008) and blood pressure (systolic, 119+/-28 vs. 111+/-27 mmHg, p=0.005; diastolic, 69+/-12 mmHg vs. 63+/-10 mmHg, p=0.005) were significantly decreased, oral temperature (35.9+/-0.4 vs. 37.0+/-0.9, p=0.017) was increased by 1.0 at the end of sauna bathing, but the heart rate (71+/-10/min vs. 72+/-8/min, p=0.8) was not changed.
Conclusion
We have experienced Waon therapy which was safe and well tolerated and some beneficial effects for patients with CHF. Large scale randomized study is needed to apply Waon therapy as a promising therapy in Korean HF patients.
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