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As we live healthy active lifestyles, our bodies are bound to have aches and pains. Unfortunately, some pain or discomfort is a natural side effect of being physically active. While minor aches/pains are FINANCIAL normal, we may at times feel more severe pain that results from either injury or inflammation. Did you know that according to the National MIND & BODY Center for Health Statistics, over 76.2 million, one in every four Americans, have suffered from pain that lasts longer than 24 hours and millions more suffer from acute pain. We also know that pain is F A M I LY the most common cause of long-term disability, and the number one reason Americans access the health care system.1 C U LT U R E Pain usually comes in two forms: acute (short term) and chronic (long term). While acute pain is time limited and is often due to injury, chronic pain persists for years and even decades for some. While there WELLNESS is no “cure-all” for pain, there are options for treatment that are often overlooked but effective. One such treatment is Cryotherapy.
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What, Where and How to Find Relief
HOW? “How do we deal with pain?” In 1978, a Japanese doctor named Dr. Yamaguchi developed a technique called Cryotherapy. Initially it was developed to treat patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, but as the therapy was used successfully for these patients, Dr. Yamaguchi also found that it was successful for pain management and inflammation as well. WHAT? Cryotherapy is a technique of exposing your body to subzero temperatures to deaden the irritated nerves in the body. Once exposed, the central nervous system is activated sending endorphins, also called “endogenous morphine” throughout the body. Endorphins are our body’s natural “pain medicine.” The subzero temperatures also constricts (narrows) blood vessels that are inflamed and irritated. This decreases swelling and inflammation throughout the body and speeds up the healing process. WHO? How do you know if Cryotherapy is for you? Cryotherapy is for everyone that has pain, from the professional athlete to the hardworking citizen. If you are 1 of the 100,000 people in America that deal with pain, then Cryotherapy is for you. There is no need to suffer in pain, when there is a viable option for managing it. Put your pain in I-Cryo’s hands! Natalie Rochner is a professional body builder who uses cryotherapy on a daily basis. She is always Natalie Rochner looking for an edge over her competitors. With having a vigorous workout routine, she depends on Cryotherapy to speed up her recovery time and healing process in her body so that she can continue to compete at the intense professional level that she is at. “iCRYO has quickly become an essential element to my competition prep. I freeze once, maybe even twice a day! It’s cut my recovery time in half and is another excellent way to burn additional calories. Every little bit helps!” WHERE? I-Cryo is located at 1260 East League City Parkway, Suite 100, in League City. We are open Monday-Thursday from 6am-8pm and on Saturdays from 6am-6pm. We are excited and ready to help you become pain free…because we all know that “LIFE IS A PAIN”! https://report.nih.gov/nihfactsheets/ViewFactSheet.aspx?csid=57
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