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Ice Bath Therapy

Ice Bath Therapy

Become stronger and happier by making Hormetic therapy (infrared sauna and cold plunges) a part of your routine health ritual

Healpath prides itself on its holistic approach to health and wellness. We offer infrared sauna and ice baths as an additional medication-free avenue for your healing journey.  Solo or in combination, they provide an amazing Hormetic* therapy option for your wellbeing.

Cold Plunge

Ice bath therapy, also known as cold water immersion or cryotherapy, is a therapeutic practice that involves immersing the body in cold water for a short duration. This treatment has gained popularity in recent years due to its numerous health and wellbeing benefits, particularly in the realm of pain management, immunity boost and mental health.

For athletes and people who train regularly, it reduces muscle soreness and inflammation, by constricting blood vessels which results in a quicker recovery process. It can also enhance athletic performance as it decreases exercise-induced fatigue and allows athletes to train harder, more frequently and improve consistency and success. For people seeking to reduce anxiety, improve mood and sleep, it has also proven to be a successful practice.

Common queries answered

  • The safety  recommended  settings for healthy individuals range between 6 to 10 degrees, and for period of 30 seconds to 5-6 minutes. These conditions will be able to trigger the benefits expected for muscle recovery, immunity, and mental health.
  • The effects of the therapy are often noticed in one or two sessions, but a routine frequency will provide more consistent and durable results.
  • The combined therapy of infrared sauna with cold plunges or ice baths is highly recommended for faster and more efficient results (hormetic or contrast therapy). The sequence is IF sauna followed by a cold plunge.
  • Contraindications for cold plunges include cardiovascular conditions, pregnancy, hypersensitivity or allergies to low body temperatures, Raynaud’s phenomenon or known cold induced urticaria.

*Hormetic therapy refers to the benefits of generating adaptive responses to bodily stresses that trigger beneficial effects. Heat and cold are an example of a way to induce beneficial hormesis in our bodies.

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