We haven't done hyperthermia so no personal experience. If you have, please comment below to share your experience. This topic comes up from time to time so we wanted to share some sources we found.
"Whole-body hyperthermia treatment puts a patient in a special thermal chamber. Then, using infrared-A-irradiation, the core temperature of the body is carefully increased. The goal is to bring the patient’s body temperature to at least 106° F (41.1° C), the point at which many strains of Borrelia (Lyme disease) are killed."
"Probability of Health Improvement
My clinical experience: 40 percent
MyLymeData: 45 percent (14 percent very effective, 31 percent moderately effective)
Placebo effect benefit of any prescription medicine: 30 to 40 percent
Dr Douwes notes at his clinic, 60% of people have good improvements and need no further treatment. However, at Klinik St. George people also get IV antibiotics and oral antibiotics. In addition, they receive other supportive therapy. So the full benefit they claim, may be due to the antibiotics, rather than any germ killing effect of the heat, or it is due to a combination of both the heat and the antibiotics."
"There are three types of hyperthermia: local, regional, and whole body. Local hyperthermia therapy means a specific area, like a single tumor, is heated through a variety of methods. Regional hyperthermia is used to treat larger areas, like an organ or specific set of tissues.
With whole body hyperthermia, your entire body is placed in a thermal chamber that greatly controls each step of the process. "
"Whole-body hyperthermia is a medically induced state used to treat Lyme disease. This article serves to answer questions from our patient community about this therapy. This article does not serve as an endorsement. "
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