In addition, their use of analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs had decreased. The preceding research information was featured in the March-April 1996 issue of Arthritis Today, compiled and edited by Mary Anne Dunkin. Alice Cunningham, co-owner of Olympic Hot Tub Company, has done a lot of research on the effect of hot tubs on sleep problems . She pointed out a story by Rosalind Cartwright, the director of the Sleep Disorders Service and Research Center, suggested that soaking in a hot tub two hours before bed time at 104 degrees Fahrenheit could possibly reset the body thermostat - so people would wake up more rested, at the right time. Sleep-disorder professionals often advise patients who have insomnia that a warm bath could help.
Hot tubs offer something even better - soaks that last.
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