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'''Cryotherapy''' is using a freezing chamber (usually -110 degrees) to help [[muscles]] recover. Cyrotherapy is said to multiple applications. The word "Cryo" comes from Greek language, which means icy or cold. Cryotherapy is a procedure that exposes the body to temperatures colder than -200 degrees for about 3 minutes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2015/11/23/the-cold-hard-facts-on-cryotherapy/#7bfe45b85390|title=What Are The Cold, Hard Facts On Cryotherapy?|last=Lee|first=Bruce Y.|newspaper=Forbes|access-date=2017-10-19|language=en}}</ref> The practice is said to have originated in Japan in late 1970s when a Japanese rheumatologist used cold temperatures to treat his patients painful joints.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/annie-negrin-md/the-cryotherapy-revolutio_b_13305432.html|title=The Cryotherapy Revolution Has Arrived!|last=Annie Negrin MD|date=2016-11-29|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-19}}</ref> Cryotherapy is also used to treat cancer, wherein, extreme cold temperatures destroy cancer cells which is made due to [[Cryotherapy chamber|cryotherapy chambers]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-15|title=Cryotherapy chambers {{!}} Cryotherapy machines {{!}} Cryotherapy chamber for sale|url=https://vacuactivus.com/allproducts/cryotherapy-chambers/|access-date=2022-10-13|website=VACUACTIVUS cryotherapy chambers and weight loss machines|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-in-general/treatment/other/cryotherapy|title=Cryotherapy {{!}} Cancer in general {{!}} Cancer Research UK|website=www.cancerresearchuk.org|language=en|access-date=2017-10-19}}</ref> 

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