Recovery Therapies

Introduction: Compression therapy is a recovery system that consists of inflatable compression sleeves worn on the extremities; most often, it is a boot that encloses the foot to upper thigh.  The compression sleeves consist of a series of compartments in the boot. The compression boots have different settings. Depending on an athlete’s preference, will determine

Floating REST   Floating-REST (Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique) is a relaxation technique that reduces sensory input to the nervous system through the act of floating supine in a pool of water saturated with Epsom salts. The float experience is calibrated so that sensory signals from visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, thermal, tactile, vestibular, gravitational and proprioception

·       Frequency  The effectiveness of WBC depends on the frequency of exposure. A plan of 20 consecutive sessions is the minimum for effectiveness evaluation. A study was done on 45 healthy men, divided into three groups based on the number of sessions each had to undergo. Subjected to 5, 10, or 20 sessions, each one 3-minutes

Whole Body Cryotherapy Whole body cryotherapy (WBC) is the brief exposure to extremely cold air in a custom temperature (-110 to -196°C) and humidity controlled cryo-sauna or cryo-chamber. Exposure duration is usually kept around 3 minutes. During exposure, a minimal amount of clothing is worn for safety.  The Effects of Whole-Body Cryotherapy  Anti-inflammatory effects  Studies have demonstrated that