Researchers Believe The Cryotherapy Sherman Oaks CA Spas Promote May Have Serious Potential

By Deborah Bailey


People are always looking for new ways to stay young, alert, and beat the odds of getting life threatening diseases and conditions. Every few years new trends and techniques catch their attention, and many are willing to undergo discomfort and spend significant amounts of money trying them out. The cryotherapy Sherman Oaks CA spas, and others, offer is one such trend. There are a number of possible benefits to the therapy, but the research is still too new to be conclusive.

Most have seen the news reports of hardy individuals throwing themselves into the icy water of lakes and ponds in the coldest months of the winter wearing only bathing suits. These bathers are convinced this activity promotes sharp minds, physical health, and longevity. It is a drastic form of cryotherapy, but not the one most people experience. The majority who try this therapy do so at trendy spas and health farms. They get into tanks filled with freezing water and stay for three to five minutes.

Doctors use this therapy to freeze warts and cancer cells. Those familiar with the technique caution participants not to stay too long, or fall asleep, in one of the booths. It could be deadly. Pregnant women, children, and people with high blood pressure and heart conditions should not use this therapy. Most agree that it may take several sessions to become accustomed to the freezing temperatures.

There is evidence that suggests the treatments are effective for joint and muscle aches and pains. Those suffering from sports injuries may find that they heal faster using the technique. Ice packs are a standard remedy, recommended by doctors for many years, to reduce the pain and ache from over exercising. How beneficial the treatments actually are is something that is still being studied.

Some argue that the therapy benefits those who want to lose weight. They say the body will burn calories in an effort to get warmer. Others believe that the therapy makes maintaining a fitness routine easier because it reduces aches and pains. If it is true, as some believe, that the technique reduces inflammation, that may make exercising easier because there is less pain in the joints and muscles.

Cryotherapy may be beneficial to the mental health of some individuals. There are studies showing those who suffer from anxiety and depression, and use the therapy, see a reduction in symptoms. The discomfort is not completely eliminated, but has reduced the levels by about fifty percent over those not on the therapy.

Inflammations of the skin, like eczema, may be improved with these treatments. A number of sufferers who tried it saw marked improvement. Some complained of patches of frostbite however.

There is some evidence to support the claims that cryotherapy reduces the pain caused by migraines. This is not a cure for migraines, but can make the condition a little more bearable. At the present time, there is not enough research to know exactly how beneficial the technique is, and more study is necessary.




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