{"id":5486,"date":"2019-02-04T12:32:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T17:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/?p=5486"},"modified":"2019-02-04T12:32:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T17:32:15","slug":"history-of-cryotherapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/history-of-cryotherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ice, Ice Baby: The History of Cryotherapy"},"content":{"rendered":"

With all the buzz surrounding cryotherapy in the fitness and wellness world, you\u2019d think that cryotherapy was a modern invention and that humans have only just discovered the benefits of chilly, cold immersion therapy. <\/span><\/p>\n

But the truth is, the application of cold and ice first came to us thousands of years ago when the Egyptians treated inflammation and injuries with isolated cold application. In fact, papyrus scrolls have been found documenting the application of ice on a number of patients \u2014 which inspired us to take a good long look at where the origins of cold as a whole body wellness routine began. <\/span><\/p>\n

Interested in taking a journey down memory lane with us? Scroll through our infographic below, or jump down to read the timeline with all the historical details.<\/p>\n

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\"history2500 B.C.:<\/b>\u00a0Egyptians walked like Egyptians \u2014 and also used cold temperatures to treat diseases and other ailments. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

400 B.C.:<\/b>\u00a0Hippocrates, also known as the father of medicine, was an ancient Greek physician documented the benefits of cold exposure<\/a> when applied to swelling, pain, and bleeding. <\/span><\/p>\n

Napoleonic era:<\/b> Ice was widely used as a cooling mechanism<\/a> for amputation and anesthesia. <\/span><\/p>\n

1845:<\/b>\u00a0Englishman Dr. James Arnott, also known as the father of modern cryosurgery, observed the local cold application on numerous conditions<\/a> \u2014 from headaches to tumors \u2014 and reported back the benefits. His solution mixed crushed salt with ice for temperatures of -18<\/span>\u00b0 to – 24\u00b0 C <\/span>and was used to freeze skin, breast, and cervical cancer tumors. <\/span><\/p>\n

1851:<\/b>\u00a0Arnott launched a cold therapy apparatus<\/a> at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851 with the intent to apply to acne and neuralgia, but the device failed to get cold enough for his purpose. <\/span><\/p>\n

1899:<\/b>\u00a0Campbell White was the first person to use liquid gas in medicine. His air, at a chilling -195<\/span>\u00b0<\/span> C, was used to treat a diverse number of skin ailments<\/a>. Using a gas flask as a liquid air sprayer, it was the first handheld cryosurgery device available. <\/span><\/p>\n

1907:<\/b>\u00a0William A. Pusey, a Chicago-based physician, preferred the use of carbon dioxide snow<\/a> at a temperature of -78.5<\/span>\u00b0<\/span> C, to treat a number of maladies. <\/span><\/p>\n

1950:<\/b>\u00a0Liquid nitrogen breaks onto the scene at a whopping -196<\/span>\u00b0<\/span> C and begins being used in clinical practice. Herman V. Allington was at the forefront of this practice, using cotton swabs dipped in liquid nitrogen<\/a> to treat various skin diseases. <\/span><\/p>\n

1978:<\/b>\u00a0Dr. Yamauchi coins the term \u201cwhole body cryotherapy\u201d and freezes his patient\u2019s skin for pain management of rheumatoid arthritis. After experiencing positive results, he and his partner began developing cryotherapy chambers. <\/span><\/p>\n

1980s<\/b>: Nordic and Eastern European countries adopt cryotherapy, with Polish scientists adapting Yamaguchi\u2019s approach to decrease recovery time and increase athletic performance. In May 2000, the Olympic rehabilitation center opened in Spala, Poland, featuring cryotherapy machines for training and injury rehabilitation. <\/span><\/p>\n

2014:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Impact Cryotherapy<\/span><\/a> launches their cryotherapy machine \u2014 the only one manufactured in the U.S. \u2014\u00a0and brings innovation to the recovery process. <\/span><\/p>\n

2018:<\/b>\u00a0Impact Cryotherapy forms\u00a0<\/span>Cryoshift Cryotherapy<\/span><\/a> to deliver their one-of-a-kind machine, along with other alternative therapies, with an all-new wellness franchise. <\/span><\/p>\n

Interested in learning even more about Impact Cryotherapy cryosaunas and their fitness and wellness possibilities? Check out <\/span>our blog<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or get information on how to <\/span>get started with your own cryotherapy business today<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With all the buzz surrounding cryotherapy in the fitness and wellness world, you\u2019d think that cryotherapy was a modern invention and that humans have only just discovered the benefits of chilly, cold immersion therapy. But…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5486"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}