Recovering from a workout surely takes time. However, there are moments when post-workout recovery might take longer than expected. And not to mention, the symptoms you experience after a tough workout might be more debilitating than you might have anticipated.
When you’re looking for faster post-workout recovery, Recovery Lab is here to help. With whole-body and localized cryotherapy services, we can helpmake your recovery easier and faster. Read on to see what cryotherapy can do to aid your post-workout recuperation periods.
Less Muscle Pain
As a cold therapy involving air at an extremely low temperature, cryotherapy can help mask or reduce pain by calming down the nerves. The cold air itself can also play a role in temporarily numbing the pain, leading to near instantaneous relief.
Reduced muscle pain or other bodily aches can also be eradicated thanks to cryotherapy’s ability to bring down inflammation, which can be known to aggravate nearby nerves.
Improved Blood Circulation
Proper blood circulation plays a crucial role in the recovery process. The good news is, cryotherapy can help boost blood flow.
Initially, during the cold therapy session, the blood vessels constrict, leading to temporary reduced blood flow. Once the user’s session is over, and they step back out into room temperature, their blood vessels quickly open back up and flood fresh blood throughout their system.
With better blood flow, the body will be better capable of delivering nutrients to where they’re needed the most and ensuring repair cells get properly transported to sites of injury – leading to faster healing in the end.
Mental Relaxation
Believe it or not, mental relaxation can have a positive impact on the body’s ability to heal itself. Cryotherapy can reduce stress and bring calamityon a chemical level – through the release of feel-good chemicals called endorphins and by triggering the parasympathetic nervous system, the rest and digest state.
When the mind is calmer and the nervous system in general is less stimulated, immunity becomes stronger, inflammation reduces, and there are fewer tissue-damaging stress hormones circulating the body.
Reduced Inflammation
As mentioned, cryotherapy has the capability to reduce inflammation. It manages this by temporarily reducing immune cell activity, improving blood flow (narrowing the blood vessels, followed bypost-cold vasodilation), and delaying the release of inflammatory substances. With a calm effect, cryotherapy can further reduce inflammation.
With less inflammation, this can bring pain relief, improve mobility and range of motion otherwise stunted by inflammation and fluid buildup, and lead to speedier healing overall.
Faster Healing
A quicker recovery process is always a bonus. Thanks to reduced inflammation, better blood flow, and a less stressed nervous system, the body naturally becomes in a better position to heal. This means injuries may not last as long, and the individual may have a smoother recovery overall.
For you, this can mean less downtime between workouts, better nights’ sleep, and less pain and discomfort affecting your general life.
Your first cryotherapy session is just a quick phone call away. Contact Recovery Lab today to book localized or whole-body cryotherapy with us.
