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I had scoliosis surgery with a rod implanted in 1988. is it ok to with infrared sauna therapy ?

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Yes: Infrared is just a way it generates the heat involved.It is not sending rays through your body, just to the local environment and any exposed skin.

Answered 3/25/2017

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