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Cryotherapy is using a freezing chamber (usually -110 degrees) to help muscles recover. Cyrotherapy is said to multiple applications. The word "Cryo" comes from Greek language, which means icy or cold. Cryotherapy is a procedure that exposes the body to temperatures colder than -200 degrees for about 3 minutes. The practice is said to have originated in Japan in late 1970s when a Japanese rheumatologist used cold temperatures to treat his patients painful joints. Cryotherapy is also used to treat cancer, wherein, extreme coldtemperatures destroy cancer cells.

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  • Cryotherapy chamber

    Partial-Body Cryotherapy (PBC)

  • Cryogun

    Medical cryotherapy gun

  • Cryo-Therapy Chamber Entry

    Cryotherapy patients during preparation of treatment of c. 3 minutes

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Crioterapia para niños

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