Cryotherapy (Cryogenic chamber therapy) is a treatment whereby the patient is placed in a cryogenic chamber for a short duration, i. Cryogenics is often used incorrectly to refer to Cryonics, cryopreserving humans or animals e. no more than three minutes, which is comparable to ice swimming, and if used properly, will not destroy tissue. Ice swimming is swimming in a body of Water with a frozen crust of Ice, which requires cutting a hole in the ice The term "cryotherapy" comes from the Greek cryo (κρυο) meaning cold and the word therapy (θεραπεια) meaning cure.
Whole Body Cryotherapy initially originated in Japan in 1978. However, it it was a group of Polish scientists who took the idea and made Whole Body Cryotherapy the effective physical therapy it is today. The Olympic rehabilitation centre in Spala, Poland opened in May 2000 and has been used as a training and injury rehabilitation centre for many sporting bodies.
The chamber is cooled, typically with liquid nitrogen, to a temperature of –110 C. Liquid nitrogen (liquid density at the Triple point is 0707 g/mL is the liquid produced industrially in large quantities by Fractional distillation of The patient is protected from acute frostbite with socks, gloves and mouth and ear protection, but in addition to that, wears nothing but a bathing suit. The patients spends a few minutes in the chamber. During treatment the average skin temperature drops 12 C, while the coldest skin temperature can be 5 C. The core body temperature remains unchanged during the treatment, while after it, it may drop slightly. Curiously enough, some patients compare the feeling to sauna at +110 C. A sauna (ˈsɔːnə or as Finnish) is a small room or house designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions or an establishment with one or more of these and auxiliary Release of endorphines occurs, resulting in analgesia (immediate pain relief). Endorphins are Endogenous Opioid Polypeptide compounds They are produced by the Pituitary gland and the Hypothalamus in Vertebrates
Patients report that the experience is invigorating and improves a variety of conditions. These include symptoms of psychological stress, insomnia, rheumatism, muscle and joint pain, fibromyalgia, itching, and psoriasis. Rheumatism or Rheumatic disorder is a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the Heart, Bones Joints Kidney, Skin Fibromyalgia (FM is a disorder classified by the presence of chronic widespread Pain and tactile Allodynia. Itch ( Latin: pruritus) is an unpleasant Sensation that evokes the desire or Reflex to scratch Psoriasis (səˈraɪəsɪs ( suh-RI-uh-sus) is a non-contagious disorder which affects the Skin and Joints It commonly causes red scaly The immediate effect of skin cooling and analgesia lasts for 5 minutes, but the release of endorphines can have a lasting effect, where the pains and signs of inflammation as found in blood tests remain suppressed for weeks. The effects of extreme cold and endorphine release are scientifically studied.
References
- Cryosauna, the innovation. Netherlands. [1]
- Simo Syrjäläinen, Huippukylmähoitoa Haikossa. [2]
- Westerlund, Oksa, Smolander, Mikkelsson. Huippukylmäaltistuksen vaikutus iho-, ja syvälämpötiloihin terveillä henkilöillä. [3]
- Cryogenic chamber in Vienna, Austria Ganzkörper - Kältekammer Wien
- Cryochamber with coolness retention, Poland [4]
- Cryotherapy Clinic (Whole Body CryoTherapy Chamber Centre), Poprad, Slovakia [5]
- Cryotherapy Clinic in Wexford, Ireland. [6]
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