An Overview of Cryotherapy Treatment

Low temperatures are used in a process called cryotherapy, sometimes known as “cold therapy,” to encourage wellness and natural healing. There have been many centuries of use of this therapy. Whole-body cryotherapy was popular in the 1970s and the use of cryotherapy to treat rheumatoid arthritis was first developed in Japan. Since then, a number of clinical trials have been carried out in Europe, making it the standard therapeutic approach that it is today.

Every athlete has heard of the benefits of ice packs and ice baths for recovery. It’s a fact that extreme cold and cold temperatures can be an important part of reducing inflammation and reducing recovery times between workouts. The fact is that cryotherapy is helpful for a variety of medical conditions and has been shown to have impressive health benefits.

Cryotherapy involves using liquid nitrogen to cool the chamber to a temperature of between -140 & -220 degrees F over the course of a 4–12-minute session. Despite how radical it may seem; this is quite advantageous. When you are exposed to cold, your body responds by going through vasoconstriction and concentrating blood around important internal organs. When a person is taken out of the cold, their blood becomes extremely nutrient-rich and oxygenated, and it resupplies their entire body. Cryotherapy produces a wide range of advantages and is the inspiration for a new lifestyle of wellness.