Cryosauna
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Cryosauna (Cryochamber) is a device used in therapeutic treatment with cold, cryotherapy.
Operation of a cryosauna
The cryosauna reduces outer skin temperature from 32.5 °C to +5 - +12 °C in 60 seconds or less maintaining it at this level for up to 3 minutes. This is done by bursting the mix of surrounding air and the vapor of liquid nitrogen inside the cryosauna and lowering the temperature inside to under −160 °C or lower temperatures, depending on set values.[1]
Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy is the local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Cryotherapy is used to treat a variety of benign and malignant tissue damage, medically called lesions.[2] The term "cryotherapy" comes from the Greek cryo (κρύο) meaning cold, and therapy (θεραπεία) meaning cure. Cryotherapy has been used as early as the seventeenth century.[citation needed]
Its goal is to decrease cell growth and reproduction (cellular metabolism), increase cellular survival, decrease inflammation, decrease pain and spasm, promote the constriction of blood vessels (vasoconstriction), and when using extreme temperatures, to destroy cells by crystallizing the cytosol, which is the liquid found inside cells, also known as intracellular fluid (ICF).[citation needed] The most prominent use of the term refers to the surgical treatment, specifically known as cryosurgery.[citation needed] Other therapies that use the term are cryogenic chamber therapy and ice pack therapy.[citation needed]
General Application
Medicine and physiotherapy: hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, resorts
Cosmetics: clinics, beauty salons, SPA centers
Sports: sports clubs, fitness and gym centers
Rehabilitation: resorts, wellness
See also
References
External links
- Tarja Westerlund; Oulu, 2009; Thermal, Circulatory,and Neuromuscular Responses to Whole-Body Cryotherapy; UNIVERSITATIS OULUENSIS: http://herkules.oulu.fi/isbn9789514290435/isbn9789514290435.pdf
- Welch, Vivian; Brosseau, Lucie; Casimiro, Lynn; Judd, Maria; Shea, Beverley; Tugwell, Peter; Wells, George A; Welch, Vivian (2002). "Thermotherapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2): CD002826. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD002826. PMID 12076454.
- Dębiec-Bąk, Agnieszka; Skrzek, Anna; Podbielska, Halina (2012). "Application of thermovision for estimation of the optimal and safe parameters of the whole body cryotherapy". Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 111 (3): 1853–9. doi:10.1007/s10973-012-2741-4.