Cryotherapy, a form of cold therapy is incredibly popular among athletes, sportspersons, celebs, trainers and those suffering from chronic pain and now, it is gaining popularity amongst regular professionals as well as a destressing medium. A type of pain relief medium, it involves you to lock yourself in a cold, frozen chamber for a specific duration to treat and open up sore nerves and muscles in the body.
Not just aiding recovery, healing or making you look younger, there are also several other benefits for your mind and body. Take a look:
1. Gives you a mind cleanse
One of the most talked-about benefits of this therapy is for the mind. Regular sessions of cold therapy can be nourishing for your brain, promote mental well-being and even help relieve some of the acute symptoms of depression, anxiety. Exposing the body to extreme cold temperatures forces it to release the “happy” endorphins like dopamine, which help deal with the triggers. Studies have also said that cryotherapy can be an effective plan for the treatment of problems like dementia and Alzheimer’s to an extent because it boosts levels of antioxidants in the body that help deal with the stress as well.
2. Deal with migraines
Migraines and chronic headaches are tough to deal with, especially when there are no proper painkillers to subside the pain. Cryotherapy can help reduce the symptoms of migraine by compressing or cooling swelled up, painful nerves in and around the forehead or the neck. It can also cool down spiked up blood pressure, soothe and numb irritated nerves and treat chronic pain in a natural, easy way.
3. Helps in pain and recovery
A compelling reason why a lot of athletes and professionals who train indulge in cryotherapy is because of its therapeutic effects to deal with symptoms associated with pain and recovery. Just like an ice or hot bath destresses sore muscles, cryotherapy sessions can reduce pain, stiffness, inflammation and muscle recovery-all of this is experienced after intense workouts. It can also reverse the damage done by cellular damage as well. In fact, cryotherapy might as well help reduce the pain associated with severe, chronic pain and inflammation, such as arthritis.
4. Might boost immunity
A big part of body wellness comes from immunity. If you have been suffering from bouts of low immunity in the past, a session of cryotherapy can help revitalize your body. Studies have found that indulging in regular sessions of whole-body cryotherapy can benefit your body, lead to increased production of white blood cells (WBCs), and protein enzymes which can boost anti-inflammatory properties in the body.
5. Weight loss
While losing weight is a long, arduous journey, healing mediums like cryotherapy can come in handy to help lose weight a little easier. Locking yourself in a cold temperature chamber can force your body to work harder to burn those calories, this, in turn, can accelerate and boost metabolism to fight those tough to burn fat cells. Plus, it can also deal with the after-effects of weight loss and help in recovery and overall wellness.
