Localized Cryotherapy in Austin
Imagine getting the healing benefits of ice without placing an ice pack on the affected area for 20 minutes. At HealthFirst Spine & Wellness, we offer targeted cryotherapy in specific areas for active injury patients. We’ve chosen to use the Cryo 6 from Zimmer MedizinSystems. Unlike other cutting edge cooling methods, the Cryo 6 reduces the skin temperature faster, with less risk of skin burns.
The Cryo 6 from Zimmer MedizinSystems is the newest generation of Cryo Therapy systems. It uses cooled air to efficiently treat pain with precise placement, ensuring the right area receives treatment every time. This system also reduces inflammation, improves range of motion, and promotes muscle relaxation without preventing the ability to operate all day.
Conditions That Cryotherapy Can Address
If you have chronic pain, a pulled muscle, swelling, or seek to decrease inflammation, cryotherapy can help. Local cryotherapy is more comfortable and convenient than soaking an injury in ice. It quickly cools the skin and helps with many issues, like injuries and sore muscles.
Many athletes find that extremely cold temperatures help them recover faster from sports injuries. This includes injuries in the ankle, shoulder, and other areas.
The cooling treatment directly combats inflammation and swelling, chronic pain, and more. When very cold temperatures numb an area, they can lessen pain in certain spots. This can also help with muscle spasms and protect tissues or blood vessels from damage.
You can treat just about any area of the body externally with a cryotherapy session. This method cools the skin’s surface and reduces blood flow to the affected area. This helps decrease swelling and inflammation. As a result, the body can heal from the outside, providing pain relief.
Here are some of the most common conditions that can be helped with localized cryotherapy treatments:
- Ankle sprains
- Arthritis
- Muscle spasm
- Plantar fasciitis
- Shin splints
- Shoulder strains
- Tendonitis
- Tennis elbow
What to Expect During Cryotherapy
Localized cryotherapy in Austin is a quick treatment that streams concentrated nitrogen vapor to targeted problem areas. The treatment is painless, promotes relaxation, and is fast. It helps heal faster by quickly flushing blood out of the injured area in about three minutes.
Major Benefits
- Faster muscle recovery
- Reduces pain, swelling and inflammation
- Speeds up the healing process
- More powerful and efficient than icing
- Effective for chronic pain management
- Very safe, quick, painless and relaxing
Superior to Ice Pack Treatment
The traditional external method of treating acute pain was using an ice pack. We believe that localized cryotherapy is preferable to icing. Cryotherapy only exposes the skin to a constant therapeutic temperature instead of using moisture as ice does. Another major benefit of the treatment, when compared to ice packs, is that once the therapy is done, you can immediately flex the target area. With ice packs, the target area will have some stiffness and numbness until it gets warmed up.
Book an Appointment for Local Cryotherapy in Austin
Discover for yourself the benefits of local cryotherapy. Contact our office today to schedule a chiropractic consultation in South Austin! We provide treatment for many different conditions.
