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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT SHOULD I WEAR IN THE CRYOTHERAPY CHAMBER?
The treatment is most effective when as much skin as possible is exposed. We provide a changing area and a robe. Our gloves, socks, headwear and footwear are worn in the chamber to protect your extremities. Men are required to wear boxers, underwear, swimwear, or sports shorts. Women can wear swimwear or sports shorts/sports bra or top. No metal underwire. All clients must remove all jewelry and exterior metal/body piercings. It is important that skin, hair, and all clothes worn in the chamber are dry to prevent frostbite.
WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF CRYOTHERAPY?
Cryotherapy is a relatively risk-free treatment, but there are contradictors. No nitrogen or hazardous gasses are used. Our state-of-the-art electric chamber cools regular, breathable air. Protective clothing, such as socks, gloves, headband, earmuffs, underwear, swimwear, and sportswear, skin and hair must be dry to prevents frostbite. For a full list of contraindicators and precautions, please see our consent form.
HOW COLD DOES IT GET?
In the whole-body cryotherapy chamber, the temperature of the air in the chamber is cooled to -110ºC (-230ºF). The air in the chamber is extremely dry, and generally the cold is not unpleasant. Because the process is short, about 3 minutes, it is bearable for the duration. You immediately start to warm up upon exiting the chamber.
WHO IS CRYOTHERAPY FOR?
Whole-body cryotherapy makes sense to a lot of people, but is it right for you? If you have any of the following, you may want to try whole-body cryotherapy and/or local cryotherapy as part of your treatment:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Osteoarthritis, osteoporosis
Recent or old soft-tissue injuries
Joint pain
Shin splints
Frozen shoulder
Muscle sprains or tears
Inflammation of tendons
Inflammation of bursa (bursitis)
Epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
Back pain
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tarsal tunnel syndrome
Plantar fasciitis
Fibromyalgia
Chronic pain syndromes
Headaches and some migraines
Anxiety
Depression
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Multiple sclerosis
Post-surgery inflammation
Muscle soreness, pain
Exercise induced muscle fatigue
Sports injuries
Jet lag
Hangover
Fatigue
Sleeplessness or sleep disorders
Psoriasis
Eczema
WHO SHOULDN'T USE CRYOTHERAPY?
If you have any of the following, WBC is not for you:
Pregnancy
Frostbite
Hypertension
Low blood pressure
High blood pressure
Acute or recent myocardial infarction
Unstable angina pectoris
Arrhythmia
Symptomatic cardiovascular disease
Cardiac pacemaker
Peripheral arterial occlusive disease
Venous thrombosis
Cold-induced Asthma
Acute or recent cerebrovascular accident
Uncontrolled seizures
Severe Raynaud’s Syndrome
Fever
Tumor disease
Symptomatic lung disorders
Bleeding disorders
Severe anemia
Infection
Cold-allergy
Acute kidney and urinary tract diseases
Active cancer
For a full list of contraindicators and precautions, please see our consent form.
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