For a long time, mankind has been aware of the beneficial effects of reasonable doses of cold on the body. Therefore, one who wants to be healthy and stay young longer begins to master various hardening systems, as well as winter swimming. But what about people who do not have enough time for such procedures or who cannot perform them for any objective reason? In this case, you can contact specialists working in the field of cosmetology.
Cold treatment
Cryotherapy - what is it? This is a cold cure. During the session, the human body is exposed to ultra-low temperatures. Their values can reach minus one hundred and sixty degrees.
Low temperatures cause sudden cooling, which is shocking. What are the consequences of such stress? As a result of the procedure, metabolic processes are strengthened, blood vessels are cleansed, the speed of blood flow is accelerated, muscle tone and the nervous system are strengthened. Why is this happening? What is cryotherapy based on? What is this impact? Everything is explained by the presence in the human body of two types of nerve endings that are sensitive to cold. One of them is responsible for an immediate reaction when the temperature of the skin decreases to the lower limit of the acceptable level. Hence the goosebumps, and stimulation of the nervous system, and increased muscle tone. Cold treatment (cryotherapy) precisely thanks to these receptors allows the body to lose up to 100 kilocalories per minute. This happens when the patient is placed in a special chamber in which the temperature is minus one hundred and fifty degrees.
Receptors belonging to the second type are responsible for the subjective sensations of thermal comfort. Such nerve endings are present only in higher primates and in humans. These receptors, for example, dictate the feeling when a person becomes cold. Such “indications” are dependent on wind speed, body temperature, and the body’s temper. Cryotherapy treatment is carried out in special cryosaunas and cryobasins, where conditions are created for the optimal reaction of two types of receptors.
History
Cold water has long been used to provide active longevity and prolong beauty. History contains many supporting facts. So, Field Marshal Suvorov poured cold water daily, and Empress Catherine the Second wiped her face with ice. Our ancestors swam in the ice hole. They liked to wipe themselves with snow after a hot bath and pour cold water over them, carrying out hardening procedures.
At the end of the twentieth century. There has been a qualitative change in the approach to using low temperatures for healing the body. It was during this period that cryotherapy arose.
What it is? These are special procedures. During their implementation, cold water and ice were replaced by gases having extremely low temperatures.
Cryotherapy - what is it in official medicine? This concept began to be used a hundred years ago. Cold treatment was introduced by the German physician Sebastian Knein. The doctor fell ill with a severe form of pneumonia, which, after bathing in the icy water of the Danube, began to recede.
Nevertheless, Japan is considered the birthplace of cryotherapy. Scientists of this country, solving the problem of restoring mobility, improving general condition and reducing joint pain, began to use gaseous media brought to low temperatures. They took a mixture of air vapor and liquid nitrogen. It is this medium, brought to a temperature of -120-180 degrees, that revolutionized the world of medicine. In the 70s of the twentieth century. Japanese scientist T. Yamauchi was first used cold to treat rheumatism. Moreover, the results were simply amazing. Almost eighty percent of patients returned to normal life.
Types of Cryotherapy
Cold treatment can be general, local or private. What is the first procedure? General cryotherapy is carried out in a special cryochamber. This equipment allows the body to experience temperature stress. The duration of the procedure is only two to three minutes. The surface of the skin in the cryochamber is cooled to zero degrees. Such a sharp temperature contrast activates the body's metabolic processes and its protective functions. The skin is not damaged. Preventive procedures for general cryotherapy are carried out in a course of ten to fifteen sessions. Depending on the goal pursued, more can be carried out.
Local cryotherapy involves the partial immersion of the body in a gas environment, the temperature of which is from minus one hundred ten to minus one hundred and sixty degrees.
Exposure to cold can be provided at home. This type of procedure is referred to as private cryotherapy.
Getting rid of warts
Cryotherapy eliminates many problems. These procedures can cleanse the body of unpleasant growths, for example, of warts. What is the given procedure? Cryotherapy of warts involves a phased treatment of each of the affected areas separately. The applicator is moistened in liquid nitrogen and is applied perpendicular to the growth with rapid movements.
The duration of this procedure depends on the size of the affected area (an average of 10 to 30 seconds). After evaporation of liquid nitrogen, the applicator is wetted, the procedure is repeated. An indispensable condition for the effectiveness of this impact is the depth of freezing, which should be 1-1.5 mm. Cryotherapy causes a discoloration of the wart. The growth on the skin becomes pale, and then completely white. Its structure is compacted. The white corolla in the peripheral areas of exposure is the main sign of the sufficiency of the procedure. In this case, the patient may experience tingling sensations, burning and pain. 40-60 seconds after the procedure, the wart will swell. Then, at the site of the neoplasm, an epidermal bladder appears. He will last no more than five to seven days. In place of the bubble, a dense crust will form, which after falling off will leave a barely noticeable pink spot.
Getting rid of ENT diseases
With the help of cryotherapy, you can cure sinusitis and rhinitis, pharyngitis and tonsillitis. Cold treatment is recommended for those patients in whom these diseases are in the stage of chronic. This technique is suitable for people who have a weakened body.
According to doctors, cryotherapy can have a positive effect even on the rhinitis caused by allergies. At the end of the procedure, the patient returns to the sense of smell. He begins to breathe through his nose.
Throat cryotherapy is carried out not only for adults, but also for children. When performing the procedure, the patient is in a sitting position. Cold affects not only the throat, but also the tonsils, as well as the sinuses. This is done with the help of special devices.
Adenoid Treatment
This pathology is rather unpleasant. Little patients suffer from it. In order to cure their child, parents turn to traditional medicine or to surgeons for help. Cryotherapy of adenoids is not yet very popular, but the one who applied cold to eliminate the problem, decided to restore the health of his child. The main advantage of this treatment is the local effect on the body. Cold does not affect tissues located near the focus of pathology. The procedure lasts only half an hour and is completely painless. Cryotherapy can restore a child’s health in just three to four sessions, between which a month or a half is taken.
The use of cold in gynecology
Cryotherapy is often used to get rid of various pathologies of the cervix (dysplasia, erosion, etc.). This is the safest method of treatment, giving almost no complications.
Cryotherapy of the cervix is a procedure during which an instant strong freezing of the affected area is carried out using liquid nitrogen, brought to a temperature of minus sixty-five to minus eighty-five degrees. This causes the death of cells of the diseased tissue, at the site of which a healthy epithelium forms.
Do it yourself
Cryotherapy is often performed at home. This procedure is performed using various improvised means. Their list may include a handful of ice, and a bag of frozen foods.
Cryotherapy at home is as effective as the procedure performed in an expensive beauty salon.
Universal appliance
How is cryotherapy performed at home? For this, a universal device can be made. It is called a cryopackage. This is the most affordable device that can be made from improvised means. What is a cryopackage? This is a heating pad, just the opposite. There are industrial options for such devices. They are plastic containers that are filled with a liquid having a low freezing temperature. For self-production of a cryopackage, a rubber heating pad or bubble designed for cold compresses can be used. A special solution should be poured into this container. To prepare it, 120 g of salt is dissolved in a liter of water.
Such a cryopackage should be frozen. For the initial therapeutic effect of this ice will be enough. It should be borne in mind that freezing of salt water occurs at minus three to four degrees. This is due to the therapeutic effect of the cryopackage. This device after freezing the liquid is wrapped in a dry cloth and applied to the sore spot for a short time.
Ice cubes
How can cryotherapy be done at home for the skin? This procedure is recommended using ice cubes. This improvised material will charge with vivacity and return youth.
To enhance the effect of exposure to cold, various products are frozen. It can be green tea or mint leaves, tincture of calendula or chamomile, etc. You can add a few drops of any essential oil to the ice. If you use cubes when rubbing the face, neck and body, then the skin will certainly rejuvenate.
Positive properties
The cryotherapy procedure, during which ice cubes are used, can relieve a person of stress and constant headaches. With this simple remedy, insomnia goes away. To eliminate unpleasant sensations, a drink made from green tea or mint, in which a small amount of lemon is added, is frozen. The resulting cubes should be resorbed. Cryotherapy will eliminate pain in the throat. To do this, you need to drink milk, in which there is an ice cube. With daily rinsing of the mouth with cold green tea, you can not be afraid of bacteria.
Professional Tips
Cryotherapy can be used in professional medicine to enhance the effect of acupuncture. In this case, the skin is double exposed. At the same time, drugs begin to more actively influence points that are considered biologically active. The cold exposure method is used for arthritis and pancreatitis, as well as for local hypothermia. Cryotherapy allows you to stop bleeding and treats diseases of the digestive system.
Indications for cold treatment
Cryotherapy is recommended for the following problems:
- excess body weight and cellulite;
- various skin diseases and its early aging;
- the presence of gynecological pathologies;
- neurological diseases;
- pathologies of the respiratory system;
- insomnia, fatigue and exhaustion.
Procedures in which the body is exposed to cold are recommended in the recovery period after operations and injuries.
Contraindications
Before conducting cryotherapy, you should familiarize yourself with those conditions in which the procedure is prohibited. Cold treatment is contraindicated in such problems:
- the presence of chronic diseases that are at the stage of exacerbation;
- pronounced pathologies of the vascular system;
- existing open wounds;
- blood diseases;
- claustrophobia;
- mental illness.