What is Cryotherapy?

The restorative benefits of cold-water immersion are well-documented, but Cryotherapy offers a scientifically advanced, accelerated approach to recovery and rejuvenation.

How does it work?

Cryotherapy utilises dry, sub-zero air to trigger the body’s natural repair mechanisms. By redirecting blood flow from extremities to vital organs, it enhances oxygen delivery and activates protein synthesis, promoting cellular regeneration and systemic recovery.

Unlike cold-water therapy, Cryotherapy precisely cools the skin’s surface temperature rather than the core, initiating deep physiological responses within the body and brain. This process enhances circulation, stimulates the lymphatic system, and aids in the efficient release of toxins, delivering measurable health benefits and peak recovery performance.

There are two types of cryotherapy that BioWell provide:

Whole Body Cryotherapy (WBC)

WBC involves the therapeutic use of precisely controlled, sub-zero dry air in an enclosed chamber. Temperatures between -85°C and -110°C are optimised to catalyse the body’s natural healing processes, enhancing recovery and cellular function.

Local Cryotherapy
This targeted therapy delivers sub-zero air to specific areas of the body, expertly applied by our health optimisers. In sessions lasting 15 to 20 minutes, localised cryotherapy restricts and then enhances microcirculation, stimulating cellular metabolism to alleviate acute and chronic pain, reduce inflammation, and promote recovery in the treated area.

Cryo Facial

Designed for the face, neck, and vagus nerve, this non-invasive therapy uses cold air to rejuvenate without the irritation associated with traditional peels or microdermabrasion.

The cold stimulus activates cellular metabolism, accelerating the production of new cells for visible rejuvenation. By focusing on key pressure points and meridians on the scalp, Cryo Facial not only delivers a refreshed appearance but also clears mental fog, promotes focus, and leaves you feeling energised and restored.

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What to expect from Cryotherapy

With temperatures reaching -110°C, we provide essential protection for sensitive areas, including a headband, mask, gloves, socks, and slippers.

Your treatment lasts 15 minutes, with a precise three-minute chamber session to trigger the optimal cold shock response, activating a cascade of physiological benefits.

Our spacious single-user chambers are designed for comfort and movement, allowing you to enhance circulation as needed. Integrated with a music system, you can select a song to energise you throughout the session.

Your safety is our priority. A window allows constant monitoring by our operators, ensuring support is always readily available.

After your three-minute session, you’ll leave the chamber feeling revitalised, alert, refreshed, and energised with a surge of endorphins to enhance performance and fuel your day.

Post-cryotherapy, your heightened metabolism offers an opportunity to burn additional calories, particularly if you exercise immediately after.

What are the benefits of Cryotherapy?

Reduces Inflammation

It relieves pain and inflammation and aids speedier recovery from injury.

Optimises Training

Faster recovery from sports and training, helping you achieve maximum performance.

Anti-Ageing

It helps to reduce cellulite by closing pores and tightening the skin.

Speeds up Healing

It helps to increase blood flow, helping muscle and injury recovery.

Energised Mind and Body

Enjoy increased endorphins and reduced fatigue.

Boosts Immune System

Increasing oxygen to cells helps reduce oxidative stress whilst eliminating toxins.

Improves Sleep

It supports the regulation of monoamine neurotransmitters, boosting noradrenaline, beta-endorphin, and dopamine.

Enhances Metabolism

Burning calories and stimulating blood circulation increases metabolism, speeding up weight loss.

Stress Relief and Mood Boosting

Stimulating blood circulation and hormones helps to reduce oxidative stress.

Specific Condition Benefits

It’s important to understand that everyone is different and that results can vary based on a multitude of factors pertaining to our bodies and lifestyle.

In addition to the benefits above, Cryotherapy can help with:

  • Rheumatic disease, especially arthritis
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Post-operation rehabilitation
  • Skin conditions, including eczema
  • Migraines
  • Low levels of testosterone
  • High cortisol levels in the body
  • Alleviating symptoms of jetlag

Other Condition Benefits

As a business, we are focused on supporting the treatment of specific conditions, but we do not medically operate in diagnosing medical conditions or prescribing treatment. That said, global research in cryotherapy has shown positive results in supporting the following conditions and symptoms, but you should seek medical advice before booking:

  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Cancer recovery
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Dementia

FAQs on Cryotherapy

When should I use Local Cryotherapy?

If you have specific areas of inflammation or pain, local cryotherapy can alleviate symptoms and reduce any inflammation in the treated area. It is particularly effective when you have an injury and are looking for faster recovery and return to normality.

Local cryotherapy is also most effective when you need specific focus to support skin rejuvenation and body contouring. It is also extremely beneficial when combined with manual lymphatic drainage to boost the removal of toxins from the body.

Local cryotherapy can also be used as a preventative method to strengthen muscles & joints to reduce the possibility of future injuries. Additionally, it can increase fatigue resistance and thus boost the ability to train.

Is Cryotherapy safe?

Whilst there are risks associated with exposure to low temperatures such as frostbite and burns, we provide protective equipment to cover specific parts of your body, and we will also monitor your therapy to ensure everything is safe. If, for any reason, you find the therapy painful, we can stop and assess any issues before continuing or adjusting the treatment.

How long is the therapy?

Whole Body Cryotherapy lasts for roughly 15 minutes with 3 mins within the chamber. We recommend ten minutes of light exercise/walk post cryotherapy, which will induce more rapid vasodilation of the blood vessels and capillaries and extend the period of analgesia. It is also ideal post-workout to speed athletic recovery and ease sore muscles.

What should I wear?

Ideally, you want to wear as little clothing as possible. We’ll provide you with a robe if you prefer extra coverage. Maximum benefit is derived from exposing as much bare flesh as possible, causing the best even skin temperature drop in as little time as possible.

We will provide you with a headband, socks, slippers and gloves to use during your Cryotherapy session, these will be returned after use and cleaned for the next client.

Who should use Cryotherapy?

Anyone of any age who wishes to reduce inflammation in the body can benefit from cryotherapy.

Children under 18 must have written consent from a parent or guardian and must be accompanied by that guardian during the session.

When is Cryotherapy not advised?

Whilst cryotherapy can be beneficial to everyone, if you are unsure or have a high health risk or a severe medical condition, you should seek medical advice. Additionally, the following conditions should be medically advised before booking:

  • Pregnancy
  • Heart Disease
  • Very High Blood Pressure
  • Very Low Blood Pressure
  • Cold-Activated Asthma
  • Severe Raynaud’s Syndrome
  • Hypertension
  • Anaemia
  • Severe allergy to the cold

What does it feel like?

Cryotherapy involves dry, hyper-cooled air flowing over the skin’s surface, so the process never freezes skin tissues, muscles or organs. Cryotherapy does not reduce core temperature, and as such, it is unusual to shiver in the chamber.

The result is only a “feeling” of being cold. It stimulates the body to release endorphins, the hormones that make us feel alert and energetic.

After effects include skin tightness, boosted energy and increased metabolism which may make you feel naturally warmer for longer as skin temperatures are regained.

How many sessions do I need, or can I have?

All Biowell treatments are best enjoyed as a result of a regular routine. Single treatments can be taken, but we recommend doing Whole Body Cryotherapy three to five times a week for the first two weeks for maximum benefit. This will induce the desired effects in the body and then you should maintain use regularly afterwards.

Our qualified team can also advise and assist those in training or with specific requirements for whom a double session (where cryotherapy is delivered more than once a day) may be best for optimised outcomes.

There is no limit to how many sessions you can have, but it is advised not to have more than two every day.

Can this be combined with other therapies?

Definitely, we advise combining therapies (bio-stacking) to advance results and greatest optimisation. In partnership with Kloodos, we also advise that when you commence your optimisation journey with us, you consider our ‘prep for wellness protocols’, which focus on lymphatics, the vagus system and mitochondrial health. Not only do protocols supercharge the results you can expect to achieve from every therapy across the Biowell menu, they also were developed by Kloodos to help enhance and benefit your overall health, mental-health, longevity and wellness.

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