How Cryotherapy Fights Inflammation

When Whole Body Cryotherapy was first developed in Japan in 1978, it was specifically conceptualized for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, an inflammatory, autoimmune disease. While incredibly successful for that specific issue, it quickly became apparent that inflammation throughout the body responded to the cryotherapy. By definition, inflammation is “part of the complex biological response of tissues to harmful stimuli, such as damaged cells. The signs of inflammation are pain, heat, redness and swelling and are truly a protective attempt by the organism to remove the injurious stimuli and to initiate the healing process.” Bottom line, a little bit of inflammation is great as it is part of the natural healing process. You turn it on and, once the job is done, inflammation turns itself off. But, chronic, rampant inflammation throughout the body (it never turns off) is aging us and is the precursor to a myriad of diseases, which include heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s, arthritis and diabetes. With Whole Body Cryotherapy, the flame through the entire body is reduced and in some instances, put out. With the hand held wand, any individual area in the body which requires more specific attention, can be immediately treated and the anti-inflammatory benefits can be both seen and felt immediately.