Cryotherapy’s #1 Benefit: Reducing Inflammation

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Cryotherapys 1 Benefit Reducing Inflammation
Over the last decade, cryotherapys popularity
has risen due to the usage by athletes and
celebrities alike and the ever-popular Instagram
posts of people standing in the machines getting
treatments. However, many still wonder what
cryotherapy is and how it benefits the body. The
reduction of chronic inflammation in your body
is the biggest benefit of cryotherapy. What is
Chronic Inflammation? Chronic inflammation may
sound unfamiliar to you, but it actually is far
more common than you would think. Things you
encounter every day such as stress, sugary
foods, exercise, or air pollution can cause
chronic inflammation. While chronic inflammation
goes mostly unnoticed, the cumulative damage is
very noticeable in the form of arthritis, heart
disease, stroke, and even Alzheimers disease.
Its a smoldering process that injures your
tissues, joints, and blood vessels, and you often
do not notice it until significant damage is
done, says Dr. Andrew Luster, of the Center for
Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases at
Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General
Hospital. How do you combat it? Cryotherapy. How
does Cryotherapy help Chronic Inflammation? Cryoth
erapy helps relieve chronic inflammation in a
number of ways. Cryotherapy uses an intra-joint
temperature decrease to reduce several factors
involved in joint inflammation it increases the
production of proteins crucial to cell
signaling, cartilage-degrading enzymes, and
proangiogenic factors.
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Specifically, angiogenesis is a vital function
within the body, responsible for delivery of
oxygen and nutrients to the bodys tissues and is
required for growth and development, as well as
the healing of wounds. Furthermore, research has
shown an additional benefit of cryotherapy is
lower concentrations of markers for muscle cell
damage. What do existing cryotherapy customers
say about cryotherapy and decreased chronic
inflammation? Cryotherapy clients have discovered
the benefit of lessened inflammation through the
regular use of cryo. After having surgery for a
ruptured disc, I was very limited in my activity
for over two months and with counsel from my
surgeon looked for ways to promote healing.
Inflammation is the biggest obstacle that delays
healing, so I started going to Cryo1one every
day. Not only was my healing accelerated, which
amazed the doctor, but I felt better as the cryo
session helped replace some of the positives I
normally would get through daily exercise,
explains Libby Toudouze of Dallas. I have
continued cryo after recovering from my surgery,
and my doctor can see a visible reduction in
inflammation markers in my blood work. Studies
show that inflammation reduction from cryotherapy
will be experienced with one session but is
amplified by the frequency of treatments. Be
sure to attend CryoCON 2023 in Dallas, Texas, on
March 5-7th to learn about all the latest
wellness trends to add to your clinic,
cryotherapy studio, spa, or rehab center.