How Cryotherapy Can Improve Your Health

Reduces Inflammation

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When the immune system becomes overly reactive, it will result in inflammation, and chronic inflammation causes health problems including dementia, arthritis, diabetes, cancer, and depression. Reducing inflammation in the body could reduce an individual's risk of chronic ailments and improve their overall health. NFL and NBA athletes have used cryotherapy for decades to decrease pain and inflammation, as it prompts anti-inflammatory norepinephrine release that reduces inflammation short-term. A cryotherapy treatment of just three minutes will strengthen an individual's immune system by increasing immune cells and white blood cells. A robust bodily system will fight off tumors, kill potential viruses, and possibly lower the risk of cancer.

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Prevents And Treats Cancer

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Since cryotherapy can reduce inflammation, it's possible it prevents and even treats cancer. For years, doctors used the treatment to freeze off moles and cancer cells on the skin to kill them. When performed in a physician's office, cryotherapy targets explicitly the treatment area and doesn't affect cells in other parts of the body. This technique was designed not to disrupt healthy tissue and reduce damage. Cryosurgery is less invasive compared to traditional surgery and limits the chance of bleeding, pain, and speeds up recovery time. For external tumors such as skin cancer, liquid nitrogen is applied to the cancerous cells directly.

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