Exploring the Science of Cryotherapy Treatment in San Jose

Cryotherapy, which basically means "cold therapy," is a treatment in which the body is exposed to very cold temperatures for a few minutes. Cryotherapy treatment can be used to treat just one part of the body or the whole body as a whole. Localized cryotherapy can be done in a number of ways, such as with ice packs, ice massage, coolant sprays, ice baths, and even tools inserted into tissue.

Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) is based on the idea that putting your body in very cold air for a few minutes could help your health in a number of ways. The person will stand in a small room or enclosure that circles their body but leaves a hole at the top for their head. The temperature inside will drop to between -200°F and 300°F. They will stay in the air that is very cold for two to four minutes.

Cryotherapy can help you even after just one session, but it works best when you do it often. 

Cryotherapy has many benefits

1. Reduces migraine symptoms

Migraines are treated with cryotherapy treatment because it cools and numbs the nerves in the neck. One study found that putting two frozen ice packs in a neck wrap and putting it on the carotid arteries in the neck helped reduce migraine pain by a lot. People think that this works by cooling the blood as it flows through the veins inside the head. The carotid arteries are easy to reach because they are close to the surface of the skin.

2. Numbs nerve irritation

Cryotherapy treatment has been used to treat injuries in sports for many years. One reason is that it can make pain go away. A nerve that is already hurting can be numbed by the cold. A small probe will be put into the close tissue to treat the affected area. This helps treat pinched nerves or neuromas, long-term pain, and even accidents that are just starting to hurt.

3. Helps treat mood disorders

In whole-body cryotherapy, the body's hormones react to the extremely cold temperatures. Some of these chemicals are adrenaline, noradrenaline, and opioids. People with mood disorders like anxiety and sadness can benefit from this. One study found that whole-body freezing was a good short-term treatment for both of these conditions.

4. Reduces arthritis pain

Serious diseases can be treated with more than just localized cryotherapy. For example, one study found that whole-body cryotherapy treatment helped people with arthritis feel much less pain. They found that people did well with the treatment. It also made it possible for physiotherapy and occupational treatment to be more aggressive. This made recovery programs work better in the long run.

5. May help treat low-risk tumors

Cryotherapy is sometimes used to treat cancer. In this situation, we call it "cryosurgery." It works because it freezes the cancer cells and puts ice crystals around them. It is currently used to treat some low-risk cancer tumors, such as prostate cancer tumors.

6. May help prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

It's thought that whole-body cryotherapy treatment helps prevent Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, but more study is needed to find out for sure. The anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of cryotherapy could help fight the inflammatory and oxidative stress reactions that happen with Alzheimer's.

7. Treats atopic dermatitis and other skin conditions

Topic dermatitis is an inflammatory skin disease that lasts for a long time and makes the skin dry and itchy. Because cryotherapy increases the amount of antioxidants in the blood and reduces inflammation at the same time, it makes sense that both localized and whole-body cryotherapy treatment helps treat atopic eczema. The sebum glands were the focus of another study, which was done on mice.