There are myriad ways to help maintain a healthy lifestyle and boost your overall health and productivity level. While you may hardly get enough time for exercise owing to a busy schedule, cryotherapy is a life-changing experience for many. Whether you are an individual or company looking for a wellness program to help promote natural healing and wellness in Alabama and Georgia, contact Hydralive Therapy® to get started. So really, how cold is cryotherapy, and how does cryotherapy work?
Read on to learn more and understand the benefits of this unique wellness program.
Defining Cryotherapy and How It Works In the Body
Cryotherapy, or cryo for short, is a healing and wellness technique that uses cold temperatures to provide a rejuvenating experience to the whole body within three minutes. The technique uses a cryotherapy chamber that accommodates one person at a time.
But does cryotherapy work? Research suggests that cryotherapy relieves pain, inflammation, muscle spasms, and mood disorders. It is also an effective technique used to reduce signs of aging.
How Does Cryotherapy Work?
Like ice packs to relieve pain and inflammation, our registered RNs will immerse your whole body in a cryotherapy chamber containing chilled vapor, exposing only your head and neck.
A session lasts about 2-3 minutes, an experience that produces a therapeutic effect that cools the skin. Cryotherapy also causes the body to release endorphins, a hormone that relieves stress and also improves your mood. The chilled vapor used is known to trigger the body’s natural ability to relieve pain.
What’s more, cold temperatures destroy fat cells, providing a more natural way to promote weight loss. Interestingly, a single session of cryo chamber recovery can relieve pain and inflammation for several weeks.
How Cold Is Cryotherapy?
While you may be hesitant at the thought of exposing your entire body to extremely cold temperatures, the results are long-lasting and impressive. A cryo-chamber is cooled to as low as -238°F to -274°F, an experience that lowers the body temperature to just about 32°F.
The exposure time is limited, so you won’t have to worry about your overall health. However, you may have to consult your doctor before undertaking this treatment option.
Possible Health Benefits of Cryotherapy
After a cryotherapy session, your whole body will feel rejuvenated, while your mind will feel more alert. Here are some of the health benefits associated with cryo:
- Muscle Recovery Boost— the cold temperatures lower your muscle temperatures, a process that relieves muscle tension and boosts muscle recovery, especially after exercises.
- Pain Relief—Studies suggest that cold temperatures reduce nerve conduction, an experience that triggers a reduction in muscle spasms. This, in turn, reduces the transmission of pain, leading to pain relief.
- Skin Conditions Management— cryotherapy aims at treating only the affected part of the skin. The extremely cold temperatures help soothe itchy and sore skin and kill lesions and warts.
- Sleep Improvement — the freezing temperatures trigger the release of norepinephrine, a hormone that promotes a state of relaxation in the mind. This hormone plays a key role in the sleep/wake cycle.
These benefits make cryotherapy worth working into your wellness routine.
Why You Should Consider Cryotherapy
If you have skin conditions such as warts or lesions or have rheumatoid arthritis, cryotherapy can be an ideal treatment option. This therapy is also ideal for fitness enthusiasts who may experience muscle tension and other sports injuries.
However, if you are pregnant, have hypertension, or have nerve damage, you should not use cryotherapy. Additionally, if you are allergic to cold temperatures, cryotherapy may not be good for you. While cryotherapy is considered safe, it is recommended that you consult with your doctor before using this technique.
Boost Your Health and Hydration with Hydralive Therapy
At Hydralive Therapy, we are committed to promoting natural healing and wellness through cryotherapy. Our licensed RNs and board-certified physicians offer customized therapy sessions that meet your unique needs.
Experience our IV-therapy cocktail that’s designed to help you feel better and rejuvenated, as we also help you keep fit in a more natural way. Book now to start your wellness journey.
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