Cryotherapy is a combination of modern medicine with alternative therapy. Whole body and also local cryotherapy found its application not only in rehabilitation, relieving or eliminating the consequences of disease, but is now popular by active sportsmen and people who look after their fitness and health. The positive effects of cryotherapy are offered by the Beauty and Health Clinic – Interklinik Poprad, which is part of the AquaCity Poprad resort in a specialized cryochamber. In addition to whole-body cryotherapy, they also perform local cryotherapy.
Local Cryotherapy
- Local cryotherapy has successfully been used in sports medicine in the treatment of various diseases and injuries by applying the cold directly to the affected area.
- Local use of cooled air is successfully used in sports medicine, it helps to cure and eliminate the consequences of injuries, sprains, overtraining, hematoma, muscle spasms and scar. Encourages blood vessels, acts against pain and helps in the treatment of lengthy diseases. It helps in the treatment of musculoskeletal system injuries, broken, sprains, dislocations and tear of tendons and muscles, rheumatism, burns, and a variety of degenerative and inflammatory changes, multiple sclerosis and arthritis.
- The results of regular treatment, by local cryotherapy are faster wound healing, removing the effects of inflammation and reducing swelling.
- Local cryotherapy may be combined with whole body cryotherapy. One can freely undergo through life and thus further reinforcing health and enhance life indefinitely through the whole body cold regeneration method.
Whole body Cryotherapy
The process of cryotherapy
On arrival guests are given moisture free clothing that includes a T-shirt, shorts, headbands, gloves, socks, clogs and a mask to the nose and mouth. Parts of the skin must be due to the above-mentioned stimulation of receptors exposed. Pre-treatment is the entrance to the pre-chamber, with a temperature of -60 °C for approximately 30 seconds. Following this is entry through the internal passage doors into the main Cryochamber, where the temperature reaches -120 °C and where clients are in motion all the time, avoiding skin contact. Cryochamber temperatures are low due to the fact that there is zero humidity and visitors do not feel the intense cold. After two, maximum three minutes, visitors come out through the adaptation chamber so the body can adapt to the changes in temperature. After leaving the Cryochamber the visitors do 20 minutes of intense exercise. Visitors can leave the Cryochamber at any time during the procedure. During the entire treatment, guests are in direct visual contact with the personnel through the window of the chamber. The cold causes constriction of the arteries in the human body. Subsequent to stay warm, eventually after heating the organism occurs contrary to their massive distension. This phenomenon can be seen in everyday life, the reddening of the skin in the cold.
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Therapeutic effects
By stimulating the self-healing mechanism Cryotherapy has a broad-spectrum effect. It is used for the treatment of rheumatology, paediatrics, orthopaedics, surgery and neurosurgery and physiotherapy. Scientific research as well as practical experience has brought excellent results for the following diagnoses:
- Inflammatory diseases of the musculoskeletal system (rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever), Degenerative diseases of joints and spine (arthritis), diseases of the intervertebral discs, back pain
- Rheumatism, Multiple Sclerosis, Changes in muscles, joints and tendons after injury (contusion, hematoma, etc.), Palsy, spastic contracture in limbs
- The primary and secondary osteoporosis, arthritis and arthrosis, Fibromyalgia (soft tissue pain in the joints)
- Cellulite, Difficulties in menopause, Primary and secondary inflammatory changes, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
- Conditions after cerebral palsy, Degenerative changes due to defective motor nerves, Psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema, Symptoms of migraine and depression
- Erectile dysfunction, Insomnia and chronic fatigue
The method is very useful in bacterial and bacterial inflammation of the joints, spinal and joint pain, and the momentum of children with spina bifida.
Cryotherapy significantly stimulates the human immune system, solves the problem of skin diseases and eczema, psoriasis, cellulite, it is also used in invasive surgery – during operations. It has a good effect on patients with malignant tumours in the phase of a terminal illness – by its analgesic effect and pain relief. It is suitable for cardiovascular disease, in metabolic syndrome (diabetes, obesity, high-pressure depending on the origin), following a previous complete examination. In the treatment of Cryotherapy it has recorded significant reduction of the waistline, systolic blood pressure equalisation and increase of so called good cholesterol – HDL, a positive impact on patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis – increased movement of the limbs.
It has positive effects on depressed patients, in stress – causes a feeling of joy and euphoria, warmth, and takes away the feeling of anxiety (confirmed by 4/5 visitors), it also indicates the disappearance of headaches, increased sexual activity, treatment of allergy to cold, ringing in the ear … Cryotherapy is for a broad group of people who suffer from health problems or are interested in their own health.
Despite a number of positive effects, Cryotherapy is not suitable for people suffering from allergy to cold, pregnant women and patients with untreated high pressure. Other contraindications can be determined by a doctor during personal consultation and examination before the first entry into the Cryochamber.
Cosmetic effects
In the case of increased renal blood flow, it leads to more efficient filtration, thereby contributing to the metabolite of the human body secreted by the kidneys, and thus to the overall detoxification of the body.
Awakening the body by Cryotherapy:
- Significantly contributes to overcoming chronic and “spring” tiredness
- Significantly improves moods, reduces stress and helps relieve depression and mood swings during weather changes
- Relieves stress, releases muscle tension, body detoxification, it is effective against insomnia
- The overall regeneration of the body, strengthening the immunity of the organism, stay in the chamber improves skin condition, rejuvenates and refreshes
- It is effective against cellulite and in conjunction with the following exercise helps in reducing weight and overweight, it helps in the menopause, and migraine
Sport and regeneration
Secretion of hormones, especially testosterone, in the course of Cryotherapy is especially interesting for athletes. This phenomenon has in fact a direct impact on the growth of the muscle mass and enhances performance in strength and endurance training. Supports muscle relaxation and total biological regeneration and thanks to intensive oxygenation it also prevents the formation of lactic acid. Cryotherapy is widely used by the best professional athletes, as one of the most modern and most effective forms of regeneration and increases performance of the so-called pure form before or after exercise.
Slovak doctors who use the therapy in sports, tested swimmers blood tests, and they were able to prove that recovery after the completion of therapy was twice as fast.
Cryotherapy is determined by a wide group of people who suffer from health problems or are interested in their health and are trying to live an active and vital life.
Contraindications
- Intolerance and allergy to cold, Fear of enclosed spaces – claustrophobia, Overcooling of the organism
- Raynaud’s disease, Allergy to cold, Local blood circulation disorders
- Anaemia, The use of certain drugs – neuroleptics and alcohol, Underactive thyroid gland, Cancerous diseases, Mental disorders associated with abnormal sweating
- Pregnancy, Infectious diseases
On the part of circulatory system, it is not suitable to undergo body Cryotherapy in the following cases:
- Heart valve problems (narrowing of the valves), CHD in circulation insufficiency, Severe forms of asthma
- Severe diabetes, Abnohttps://www.interklinikpoprad.skrmal heart rhythm and resting heart rate above 100 beats per 1 minute, Pulmonary edema, Severe lung disease
