HOCATT: What to Expect

Start of Session

In the privacy of a changing room, you remove all articles of clothing and wrap yourself in a towel. You are then assisted into the HOCATT chamber where you sit comfortably on the seat, which can be adjusted for your height. The chamber doors are then closed to cover your body, while your head remains outside of the chamber. You may then open up your towel.

A neck blanket or towel is placed around your neck to ensure that none of the steam escapes from the chamber onto your face. A nasal cannula (or special oxygen jet) will be placed around your neck to provide pure humidified oxygen for you to breath in – this is to ensure enhanced oxygen saturation in the blood while the sauna modalities provide a passive cardiovascular workout.

During a Session: 

During the session, steam and far infrared rays (FIR) heat up the body with the intention of raising the core body temperature to rapidly induce an artificial fever.

All body provesses are enhanced at higher temperatures, including the production of hormones and enzymes. Keeping the body in a constant regerative state helps the body to heal, and to stay healthy and energized.

The heat also dilates the pores and enhances circulation, and this is further potentiated by the carbonic acid. The FIR rays penetrate deeply into the skin and subcutaneous tissue, reliving joint and muscle aches / pain and promoting the chelation of heavy metals from the body.

PEMF (pulsed electro-magnetic fields) can be used throughout the session.

PEMFs use magnetic fields to significantly reduce pain and boost energy, which accelerates healing and regeneration. Special Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) programs may also be selected to stimulate the muscles, nervous system, and cells through foot electrode pads and/or hand held electrodes. FSMs focus on the specific health (e.g, Lyme, Candida, etc.) of the slected programs.