This is a method of physical therapy based on cold effect stimulating of human body surface.
Under the temperature of -160ºC affecting skin for about 2 minutes, the temperature on the skin surface suddenly drops to -1 oC – 0 oC and blood vessel spasms prevent frost from penetrating into deeper tissues. Later, after the exposure to cold, peripheral arteries expand, skin turns crimson, warmth generation intensifies, all body tissue supply with oxygen improves, venous outflow improves. Short-term skin surface cooling effectively reduces pain, inflammation, enhances immunity therefore it is successfully applied to support and motion system, skin illness and chronic respiratory system illness treatment and prevention.
This procedure cannot be applied under conditions which are in the contradiction list of general resort factor applications as well as if you have cold allergy, are after joint endoprothesis or if you have fracture reinforcement metal implants or you are after cardiac pacemaker implant surgery.