6. Conclusions
Whole-body cryostimulation is a factor that can influence many physiological and
biochemical indicators in the human body. Triggering physiological defensive mechanisms
in response to a repeated external stressor (cold) may be widely used in medicine,
physiotherapy, sport and athlete recovery. However, it is important to select an appropriate
duration, form and number of cryostimulations, according to the needs of each patient.
The aforementioned literature data very often relates to different procedures and
methodologies. Hence the results are often inconsistent and do not always give a clear view
of the discussed problem. It is hard to conclude on the real effectiveness of cryostimulation
when it is accompanied by daily physical training which is in itself a stressogenic factor for
the human body. In order to achieve a precisely determined effect of cryostimulation on
athletes or patients, one should use appropriate methods. In addition, there exists the
problem of immersion in cold water which is accompanied by another stressor – i.e.
hydrostatic pressure, depending on the depth of immersion.
There exists no single agreed recommendation concerning the number of cryostimulations
in a series. Usually, 10 daily sessions are applied, although this is less related to therapeutic
reasons than economic ones. It is also not widely agreed how many cryostimulations give
real and sustained beneficial effects and whether the adaptive changes in subjects depend
on the number of sessions, although this correlation seems very likely.
Because the interest in using cold temperatures in medicine, physiotherapy, sport and
athlete recovery is constantly growing, and knowledge in this field is still far from
satisfactory, any new research on the use of cryogenic temperatures is a welcome and
precious source of information from the point of view of physiotherapeutic practice.
6. ConclusionsWhole-body cryostimulation is a factor that can influence many physiological andbiochemical indicators in the human body. Triggering physiological defensive mechanismsin response to a repeated external stressor (cold) may be widely used in medicine,physiotherapy, sport and athlete recovery. However, it is important to select an appropriateduration, form and number of cryostimulations, according to the needs of each patient.The aforementioned literature data very often relates to different procedures andmethodologies. Hence the results are often inconsistent and do not always give a clear viewof the discussed problem. It is hard to conclude on the real effectiveness of cryostimulationwhen it is accompanied by daily physical training which is in itself a stressogenic factor forthe human body. In order to achieve a precisely determined effect of cryostimulation onathletes or patients, one should use appropriate methods. In addition, there exists theproblem of immersion in cold water which is accompanied by another stressor – i.e.hydrostatic pressure, depending on the depth of immersion.There exists no single agreed recommendation concerning the number of cryostimulationsin a series. Usually, 10 daily sessions are applied, although this is less related to therapeuticreasons than economic ones. It is also not widely agreed how many cryostimulations givereal and sustained beneficial effects and whether the adaptive changes in subjects dependon the number of sessions, although this correlation seems very likely.Because the interest in using cold temperatures in medicine, physiotherapy, sport andathlete recovery is constantly growing, and knowledge in this field is still far fromsatisfactory, any new research on the use of cryogenic temperatures is a welcome andprecious source of information from the point of view of physiotherapeutic practice.
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