One cannot pretend ways to be healthy (and stay so) involve spending time, money and have a precisely crafted plan. While it takes more than just wish it, being healthy starts with the small things, easy to fit in our crazy busy life. Here are 5 quickies. 1. Water: The Stuff of Life One of [...]
We hear more and more about the benefits of cryotherapy, but is it efficient for arthritis treatment ? Originally cryotherapy was used for rheumatoid arthritis in Japan where the first whole body cryotherapy chamber was built in 1970; it took 10 years for this therapy to be introduced in Europe and another 20 years to [...]
Professional athletes and Hollywood celebrities are flocking to try cryotherapy: a very cool way to treat their symptoms. The treatment introduces the body to subzero temperatures for a short period of time, causing the outer layer of skin to cool rapidly. Cryotherapy has had a positive effect on “a wide variety of illnesses and after [...]
Athletes and children playing certain sports are more and more confronted to the issues of head trauma and parents as well as the medical community are desperate to find ways to treat concussion. As we have seen on the news, some concussions can be easily treated while others have repercussions later in life and some [...]
Indeed there are hazards linked to whole body cryotherapy. There have been reports of accidents and mishaps but if you follow the instructions given you and disclose any health problem, you won’t have anything bad happening to you. You fill out a form when going to the doctor or even the spa for a facial [...]
If you haven’t heard of it yet, San Diego cryotherapy is something you’ll definitely want to try just for the cool factor (sorry for the bad puns- okay, we’re not sorry), let alone all the health benefits. For those not in the know, the concept of cryotherapy is pretty simple- using cold temperatures to fight [...]
Whether you just had surgery or an injury or are suffering from aches and chronic pains such as rheumatoid arthritis, cryotherapy may be the right treatment for you. The Localized Cryotherapy treatments are used to reduce inflammations, pains, swellings on targeted areas of the body. What can be treated with localized cryotherapy ? The oldest [...]
Can cryotherapy naturally and painlessly boost collagen production and alleviate the consequences of loss of collagen due to the aging process? Natural collagen production is a precise mechanic destined to build and provide strength and structure to the whole body. Aging, environmental pollutants and overexposure to the sun contribute to slow down collagen production and [...]
Therapy by the cold is well known and used amongst high performance athletes. Indeed, we have all experienced the relief procured by an ice pack, mainly because it acts as an analgesic.It makes sense then, that exposing the body to freezing temperatures ( -180F to -250F) immediately annihilates the pain from a sore muscle or [...]
High performance athletes submit their body to extreme strain when training and competing. From muscle pain to injuries, tissue damage or bruises and broken bones, they need efficient methods to recover. The faster they recover, the faster they can get back to it. Traditionally, members of sports teams and athletes have immersed in iced water [...]
