A brief history...
Cryotherapy has existed since antiquity, but it was only from the 1970s that the application of cold began to attract scientific interest.
In Europe, general cryotherapy was first developed in Poland, where it has been in use for over twenty years. Its development is now fully established. It can be used in elite sport as well as in medical environments and fitness centres.
Mechanism:
Cryotherapy is an exposure to cold that provides the body with an invigorating, toning effect and a sensation of lightness. It relieves stress, depressive states, sleep disorders and migraines.
Healthcare professionals refer to thermal shock when the skin temperature oscillates between 12°C and 18°C. At the end of the treatment, the body temperature decreases by approximately 6° to 8°C, which remains gentle and non-aggressive to the body.
This treatment is used in:
* A Slimming programme — it acts as a tissue tonic whilst contributing to fat combustion, aiding body remodelling. Cryotherapy causes a local temperature reduction of 6°C to 8°C. To restore normal temperature, the body triggers a warming reaction that draws on its caloric reserves. The method has the dual advantage of correcting contours whilst firming the body. It visibly reduces the orange-peel effect.
