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The body responds completely differently to Cryostimulation than what it does to icing or ice baths.
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Icing, cools down tissue and slows down cellular activity. Cryotherapy only stimulates the very top level of the skin which causes the tissue to heat up through speeding up cellular activity.
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Cryotherapy’s stimulatory effect causes blood vessels to dilate, increasing peripheral blood flow (circulation) and thus oxygenation to tissue by up to 4 times.
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Cryotherapy stimulates the release of beta-endorphins which are powerful painkilling hormones in the body.
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Cyotherapy is excellent for injury recovery, ideal for injuries older than 72 hours, it has been shown through research to reduce recovery time by up to 50%.
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Cryotherapy has a marked anti-inflammatory effect on the body. The inflammatory response in the body is mediated by protiens called cytokines, cryotherapy has been shown to increase anti-inflammatory cytokines.
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The body’s metabolic rate is accelerated following Whole Body Cryotherapy as it attempts to generate heat as compensation for the cold exposure.
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It has been reported that following a session of whole body cryotherapy, the body can burn upto 800 calories through the metabolic heat generating process.
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Cryotherapy has been shown to decrease the levels of phospho-creatinine kinase in the body, this is an enzyme related to muscular damage and is one found in the blood stream after a heart attack.
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Whole Body Cryotherapy can leave one feeling euphoric, this is due to the release of beta-endorphins which are known as "happy hormones", studies have shown that the treatment can be effective in alleviating anxiety and depression.
