Once you leave the cold environment created by the cryotherapy and the body realizes it is not dying, the blood vessels open up (dilate) and the newly enriched blood is flushed back into the rest of the body.ħ. When the body is in this emergency survival mode, all the body’s resources are activated and its ability to self heal is enhanced because your blood is being enriched with additional nutrients, hormones, enzymes and oxygen which are needed to survive in emergencies.
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The blood flow is constricted or reduced to the outer layers like the skin in order to keep the innermost vital organs safe. When the body goes into survival mode, it protects the vital organs and functions like the heart. Some describe the process as the body being tricked into thinking that it is dying and goes into survival mode. The theory behind whole body cryotherapy is that extremely cold (freezing) temperatures send signals to the brain which triggers an emergency or survival mode. Exactly how does whole body cryotherapy work? Cryotherapy is usually only 2-3 minutes.Ħ. Ice baths are usually prescribed for at least 10-15 minutes. And then there is the issue of convenience. Ice baths are also not as comfortable as the cryosauna and the temperature of the ice bath does not get as cold. This is what is referred to as Whole Body Cryotherapy (WBC). The procedure is completely dry and does not make the skin wet like ice baths. They are safe and painless because the cold temperatures caused by the liquid nitrogen only affects the outer layers of skin. These saunas ensure that the proper treatment conditions such as temperature conditions and humidity are maintained. Chiltonic uses liquid nitrogen in a special sauna – sometimes referred to as a cryosauna or cryogenic chamber. Is that the type of cold therapy or cryotherapy that Chiltonic offers at its centers?Ĭhiltonic does not use ice baths. I am an athlete and I usually get into an ice bath to help me recover faster. And yes, ice packs are considered a form of cold treatment or cryotherapy.ĥ. Usually to minimize the swelling, the dentist will recommend that you go home and apply an ice pack to the cheek adjacent to the swollen area to reduce the swelling. Sometimes the swelling will last for days. You will generally have swelling after you get dental implants or your wisdom tooth pulled. Is cryotherapy the same thing as using an ice pack to reduce swelling (like when I go to the dentist and get my wisdom tooth pulled)? Cryo means ‘cold’ and therapy means ‘treatment.’Ĥ. The actual meaning of the word ‘cryotherapy’ is cold treatment. This allows pHLabs to provide low cost health education and services to the San Diego area. It offers various cryotherapy services including whole body cryotherapy, cryo massages, cryo facials as well as cryo spot treatments.Ĭhiltonic currently hosts Proactive Health Labs, (pHLabs), a public non-profit organisation, in its Encinitas location. It was founded by local San Diego residents, Mark Meisenbach and Matthew Bergman in 2014. It is one of my missions in life to ensure that everyone is properly educated about cryotherapy because it helped to get me through one of the toughest and most unhealthy times of my life.Ĭhiltonic was the very first Cryotherapy center in the San Diego area. I became so impressed with the therapy that I decided to become one of the business owners and work there. But I also experienced other benefits like the endorphin rush they talk about after each session as well as a significant improvement in my depression. I was able to recover from the soreness quickly and do the amount of work necessary to be more active and lose the weight. I visited that place every day! The results were insane. That is when I discovered cryotherapy and Chiltonic. So I had to find something to reduce the pain and discomfort from working out.
Some days, it was difficult to get out of bed or be motivated to keep moving because of the soreness. And with increased activity comes soreness and pain. Getting healthy by losing weight involves both nutrition and increased activity. There is really no shortcutting the process. The process required that I eat a balanced diet and do a lot of physical activity. I decided to get healthy and it required that I lose about 105 pounds. To make a long story short, I was extremely overweight at one point in my life. I probably owe cryotherapy my life and I am not kidding. How did you become involved in the cryotherapy business? I will try to respond to all your questions on our blog page here at least monthly.ġ. This is my attempt to respond to these questions. Lately, I have received many questions about my involvement in the cryotherapy business as well as the services we offer here in the San Diego area.