cryotherapies
Freezing medical procedures
Cryotherapies is the plural of cryotherapy—medical treatments that use extreme cold.
Applications range from freezing warts and precancerous cells to whole-body cold chambers marketed for athletic recovery and inflammation: The clinic offers several cryotherapies for different skin conditions.
Water's solid form
- freezingExtremely cold
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- frostThin ice coating
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
cooling · arctic · polar · hypothermia · frostbite · refrigeration · coolant · shiver
Protective tissue response
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- post-workoutAfter physical training
- DOMSPost-exertion muscle pain
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
rejuvenation · recuperation · restoration · regeneration · convalescence · healing · renewal · revitalization
Therapeutic wellness facility
- biohackingSelf-directed biological enhancement
- anti-agingCounteracting effects of time
- collagenStructural body protein
- endorphinsBody's innate pain blockers
circulation · energy · vitality · longevity
Surgical cold-delivery device
- dermatologyStudy of skin ailments
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- lesionArea of pathological change
- precancerousAbnormal, may become malignant
ice
Water's solid form
chill · cooling · arctic · polar · hypothermia · frostbite · refrigeration · coolant · shiver · winter
inflammation
Protective tissue response
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- post-workoutAfter physical training
- DOMSPost-exertion muscle pain
rehabilitation · rejuvenation · recuperation · restoration · regeneration · convalescence · healing · renewal · revitalization
spa
Therapeutic wellness facility
- biohackingSelf-directed biological enhancement
- anti-agingCounteracting effects of time
- collagenStructural body protein
endorphins · circulation · energy · vitality · longevity
cryoprobe
Surgical cold-delivery device
- dermatologyStudy of skin ailments
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- lesionArea of pathological change
cryotherapiesthermotherapies
Medical uses of temperature
thermotherapy · heat therapy · hot stone therapy · moxibustion · diathermy
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