5 Things You Should Know About Cryotherapy

Contributions by Holly Hunter Design by Krista Kok Things You Should Know About 5 CRYOTHERAPY Have you ever been told to chill out because you won’t stop complaining? Maybe you’ve been having difficulty sleeping due to stress and you’re waking up with an achy back. Your friends are tired of hearing you constantly whine about it, so it might be time to try a new way to chill out called cryotherapy.

PULSE turned to the owner of the NorthWest Cryotherapy Institute in Bellevue, WA, Sushil Vasudeva, to learn more about what cryotherapy entails.

A cryotherapy session can help reduce inflammation, pain, increase energy levels and even produce better sleep.

When you are in the cryotherapy chamber you will be in temperatures between -120 and -130 degrees celsius, so prepare to be cold. This translates to -184 and -202 degrees farenheight.

Cryotherapy can help patients with chronic alignments such as Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis.

Many people think that cryotherapy is just for athletes, and while it’s often portrayed that way, anybody can do cryotherapy.

A typical session lasts about three to four minutes total.

Now that you’ve gained some insight into the world of cryotherapy, you can determine whether this brisk practice is right for you and your medical needs.