Cryotherapy & MedSpa

About Cryotherapy & MedSpa

Cryotherapy, A revolutionary technology that is popular with athletes and celebrities, seems to be a new upcoming thing to many people in the United States. In Japan during the 1970's, Dr. Yamuchi started what is now known as Whole Body Cryotherapy (WBC), for rheumatoid arthritis patients. He noticied that when the skin was exposed to the fast decrease of temperature, there was an immediate release of endorphins, lessening the sensitivity to the pain felt during the movement of their joints. Over the next 10 years, his clinic treated over 2000 patients with rheumatic disease, reporting 80% returned to normal life with less pain. After a 3 minutes session in the cryotherapy machine , the brain releases enhanced levels of endorphins and norepinephrine leading to inflammation reducing vasoconstriction, and the subsequent circulation and delivery of oxygen rich, toxin flushed, blood throughout the body. Regular cryotherapy can reduce muscle fatigue during exercise and the time needed to re

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