Extreme Treatments Going Mainstream?
Kristen Sparrow • October 01, 2023
For athletes out there, or those of you who are interested in health and performance hacks, I’m sharing this article from the Wall Street Journal.
It covers cold therapy (gloves to lower temperature), infrared light, magnet chairs… I think the cold gloves are probably safe, but I would wait for others to try the infrared and magnets. Who knows what kind of long term side effects there could be. Infra red is supposed to increase collagen. Could it increase skin cancers too?
Just asking…
Infrared light waves. Electromagnetic fields. Extreme cold therapy. Treatments popular among elite athletes are now influencing the science of extending life and health
In June, Mass General Brigham healthcare system opened a 20,000-square-foot laboratory and training facility in Foxborough, Mass., devoted to sports-performance research. It includes a cryostimulation chamber with temperatures as low as -220 degrees Fahrenheit and a device known as a photobiomodulation bed for light therapy.
