Deep heating device
Deep heating devices or deep heating systems have been used for pain relief and weight reduction since the beginning of the 1980s, whereby manufacturers market them as a cheaper and simpler alternative to infrared cabin or traditional saunas . With the help of bandage suits, bags and other modules that fit close to the body, which mostly generate infrared radiation through carbon fiber lines, effects similar to those in conventional saunas (approx. 85-100 ° C) can be achieved at lower temperatures (approx ) can be achieved without polluting the circulatory system by inhaling hot air.
Construction
Typically, infrared heat modules such as bandage suits, bandage bags, foot, abdominal and leg bandages, etc., are connected to a control device, which in turn is used to make the settings (temperature, time, selection of heat modules) for the deep heat application to be carried out, and the infrared heat modules with energy provided. Inside the infrared heat module there are carbon fiber cables or mats that convert electrical energy into thermal energy by using the heating resistor , which in turn creates infrared radiation .
Use of deep heating devices
user
Like infrared heat cabins, deep heat devices are used by private, commercial and medical users, with different application goals being pursued. While private and commercial users particularly hope that the application will reduce weight and cellulite , therapists use the deep warming device as preparation for massages or as part of pain therapy .
application
Deep warming devices can be used both on the entire body and on individual body regions. By using different bandages, an optimal, gap-free contact between the body and bandage can be achieved, which enables energy-efficient use and also prevents the body from cooling down through perspiration . After the deep heating system has been configured, i.e. the temperature and time settings have been made, and the user has been "wrapped" with the bandages, the application can begin, which typically lasts up to an hour and at a temperature of approx. 50-60 ° C prevails inside the bandages.
hygiene
Although the bandages are mostly made of liquid-repellent materials, the use of hygienic foil suits and subsequent disinfection is strongly recommended.
safety
Due to the structure of the deep heat devices and the penetration of sweat into the seams of the bandage suits, dangerous electrical accidents can occur with deep heat devices . Some manufacturers of deep heating devices reacted to this potential risk with a higher quality processing of the materials used and the use of an output voltage of 36 V instead of the usual output voltage of 220 V, which is still often found in the field of deep heating devices today.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dr. Aron M. Flickstein: Infrared Thermal System Status: 1994 (accessed on July 11, 2014)