For what it's worth, I've had a great experience with sauna/cold therapy. You seem well researched on the topic, so im sure you're aware of the plethora of studies correlating reduced inflammatory response and heat/cold therapy, but if you've never given it a shot yourself I'd highly reccomend. I went so far as to build a small sauna for myself, and have found that my energy has increased drastically day to day, and I have had significantly reduced inflammation generally. (GI and dermatitis issues previously.)