The therapeutic use of extreme cold dates back to Ancient Greece, and modern Whole Body Cryotherapy (WBC) can be considered an advanced evolution of the traditional ice bath. Developed in Japan in the late 1970s, WBC was originally designed to support patients with conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis and Osteo- or Rheumatoid Arthritis. However, it quickly became clear that its benefits extended to a much broader range of medical conditions.
At CryoLabs, we use professional, medical-grade cryotherapy chambers, similar to those that have been widely adopted across parts of Europe—particularly in Germany and Poland—where WBC has been an established part of mainstream medical treatment for over 30 years.
Cryotherapy is now recognised as a supportive therapy for a wide variety of medical conditions, including: