At VSP we are passionate about cryotherapy and have had great results using it to treat a variety of conditions. You might be sceptical or have doubts about the idea, so let’s look at just what cryotherapy is and what it involves.

Cryotherapy literally means the therapeutic use of cold – ‘Cryo’ (cold) ‘Therapy’ (healing). The practice of cryotherapy involves using dry cold to stimulate a physiological response from the body, in order to facilitate healing.

In terms of what it treats, the applications of cryotherapy are many, ranging from warts all the way through to serious illnesses, like cancer. Cryotherapy takes the oft-cited rejuvenating benefits of a cold shower and cold exposure to its logical extreme. What we offer is called Cryostimulation.
It is worth making an important distinction between the two main ways in which cryotherapy can be received:

1. Localised cryotherapy

Localised cryotherapy includes the use of ice packs, ice massage, coolant sprays and special probes that lower the temperature of your tissue. We have the later, and two types of devices in delivering this treatment: one uses Liquid Nitrogen through our Cryo T-Med manufactured by Metrum and the other uses carbon dioxide through TruCryo. Both devices cool the skin from 32 degrees Celsius to 4 degrees Celsius in seconds and are used by athletes, trainers, physical therapists and cosmeticians and dermatologists the world over.

2. Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC)

Whole-body cryotherapy involves immersing the entire body into an environment (a chamber) with an extremely low temperature for no more than 3 minutes. It is similar to taking a 40 minute ice bath. During WBC, you stand in a “cryochamber” from 90 seconds up to 3 minutes, during which time liquid nitrogen will be released exposing your body to temperatures of between -100 and -150 degrees Celsius. It is believed this offers many health benefits, including triggering the release of endorphins, promoting healing and giving an overall rejuvenating effect on the body.

Cryotherapy works wonders

Used by high profile athletes
Mo Farrah, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jessica Ennis are among the many high-profile advocates of cryotherapy and its ability to reduce risk of injury and boost recovery times, while in Finland, the use of cryotherapy via ice baths, alternated with saunas has been practiced for many years.

Injury recovery
Perhaps most commonly cryotherapy, on a localised level is used to treat injury. Via localised freezing temperatures, cryotherapy is applied to deaden an irritated nerve and can be highly effective. It is also useful in treating fibromyalgia and other chronic conditions, insomnia, migraine, depression psoriasis and eczema, MS and other pain management.

Cosmetic treatment
Localised cryotherapy is also used to treat cosmetic concerns, such as: abdominal pouches and double chins, smoothing of scars, lines and wrinkles, loose skin, acne, cellulite, birthmarks (lightening) and reduction of large skin pores. Facials conducted with a cryotherapy wand are definitely on the rise in the popularity stakes. The idea behind cryofacials is to shrink pores, freeze out dead skin cells, eliminate redness and give a rejuvenating effect on the skin.

Treating Serious illness
Cryotherapy (in the form of cryosurgery, which we don’t offer) is used to treat some very serious conditions, like skin and prostate cancer. While there is a working hypothesis being tested that cryotherapy could prevent dementia by reducing inflammation that is related to cognitive impairment.
Why cryotherapy is right for you

If you have a skin condition, niggling injury or suffer from chronic pain then cryotherapy (Cryostimulation) can be a very effective treatment, with noticeable results after just one session and maintenance sessions recommended. Whether you are in pain or having anxiety or feeling unhappy with your skin, think of the discomfort you are in now and imagine that being blasted away in a soothing icy blast.

Get in touch with our cryotherapy specialist to discuss booking your session

Our pricing and offers can be found here for whole-body cryo and here for localised cryo.