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cryotherapy

[ krahy-oh-ther-uh-pee ]

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. treatment by means of applications of cold.


cryotherapy

/ ˌkraɪməʊˈθɛrəpɪ; ˌkraɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

  1. medical treatment in which all or part of the body is subjected to cold temperatures, as by means of ice packs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cryotherapy1

First recorded in 1925–30; cryo- + therapy
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He has been fit for every one of AZ Alkmaar's matches this season and revealed the use of a cryotherapy chamber has enabled him to stay fresh and free from injury.

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Toward the end of his treatment, he received cryotherapy to kill the base of the tumor and woke up from surgery in so much pain that he gritted his teeth to the point of cracking one.

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So it’s brave to see her take on a role that makes her admit how much effort it takes to look like Nicole Kidman, as Romy dutifully checks herself in for cryotherapy as though she’s taking a car to the shop.

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In addition to his usual routine, he’s tried cryotherapy, infrared therapy, massages with cupping — anything to keep inflammation down and ward away the nagging injuries that followed him over three years at Mississippi State.

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Cryotherapy is meant to reduce inflammation and increase circulation, Robertson said, but when I stepped out after one minute, I just felt very awake.

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