cryotherapy

Immersion in cold water has sometimes been mentioned as a possible treatment for many things and specifically ME/CFS in social media. There are also the traditions of Scandinavian countries and others of alternating sauna with cold water dips. I thought it would be useful to look at the...

Abstract In the previous study, whole-body cryotherapy (WBC)+static stretching (SS) has been shown to reduce the severity of some symptoms in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) noted just after the therapy. Here we consider the effects of treatment and explore the sustainability of symptom...

Introduction Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) is a controlled exposure of the whole body to cold to gain health benefits. In recent years, data on potential applications of WBC in multiple clinical settings have emerged. Sources of data PubMed, EBSCO and Clinical Key search using keywords including...

Full title: Combination of whole body cryotherapy with static stretching exercises reduces fatigue and improves functioning of the autonomic nervous system in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Abstract Background The aim of this study was to explore the tolerability and effect of static stretching (SS)...

Full title: Changes in the Allostatic Response to Whole-Body Cryotherapy and Static-Stretching Exercises in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients vs. Healthy Individuals. Abstract This study represents a comparison of the functional interrelation of fatigue and cognitive, cardiovascular and...