Are Cryotherapy's Benefits Worth It?

Cryotherapy has become increasing popular over the past year among athletes and the mainstream public as a treatment for muscle aches, joint pain, aid in rapid muscle recovery, skin redness, and even weight loss. During a Cryotherapy session, a person goes into the chamber for three to five minutes in temperatures of minus 230 to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. The method behind the madness of Cryotherapy is based on the idea that its instant effect will draw blood from your extremities to your core. The cost for what seems like a torture session, ranges from $40 to $90. However, after taking a closer look at Cryotherapy and “its benefits,” researchers have concluded that these results were based on small studies, while also questioning how drawing blood from your extremeties to your core is beneficial. In addition, researchers have found that sometimes the machine can cause frostbite. Scientists have found one random benefit of Cryotherapy, which is that it cleanses and oxygenates your blood before it flows back into the periphery after the treatment.  Besides the major downside of possibly getting frostbite, last October a spa manager in Las Vegas died while in the Cryotherapy chamber. Although the spa manager decided against the safety precautions of the Cryo chamber and went in while nobody else was in the building, the fact that someone died plus recent studies are showing that there are no real benefit to Cryo, why would someone want to risk it? What do think? Why is this trend so popular, yet when looking at the evidence, there is hardly any? Is it just a fad? Would you try it?

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