noun
waon therapy; soothing warmth therapy
A medical treatment that uses gentle, dry far-infrared sauna to warm the body, often used for cardiovascular and chronic conditions.
和温療法は、心不全の患者にも用いられることがあります。
Waon therapy is sometimes used even for patients with heart failure.
Compound of 和 (wa, 'gentle, Japanese-style') + 温 (on, 'warmth') + 療法 (ryōhō, 'therapy'). Coined as a medical term for a specific thermal treatment developed in Japan.