Cryotherapy in tennis

Welcome back, Dispotech friends, to another appointment with our news.

Our journey continues in the discovery of cold therapy, and its many facets as well as benefits.  Today we will explore together what cryotherapy is, a relatively new but very effective method that is very popular among sportsmen and women.

Regularly practiced by footballers, cryotherapy has also won over the world’s top tennis players: already during the Madrid Open 2018, the cryotherapy machinetreated world-class athletes, such as Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov and many others. The aforementioned machine, which is useful for recovering muscle tone after intense matches and training sessions, isa true challenge that tests the limits of the resistance of the human body: a temperature of -196°C is reached inside and the minimum treatment time is 3 minutes.

But what is cryotherapy?  The term comes from the Greek and literally means to 'cure with cold'.  Used in the medical and sporting fields,cryotherapyhas recently lent itself to dermatology (under the name of cryosurgery) and beauty treatments – for warts, acne, scars, etc.

In this article we already discussed the benefits of ice for sportsmen and women: check it out! Cryotherapy in the major tennis tournaments has already replacedice baths and is promoted by the Spanish company Cryosense.

“Nadal, Djokovic, Lopez and Dimitrov are but a few of the leading tennis players most “fond” of cryotherapy. Nadal, for example, would come every day; those who try it, generally speaking, stick with it”, declared Sole Sanchez, the physiotherapist in charge of the cryotherapy sessions during the Madrid competition. “After an initial reluctance, the athletes decided to give it a chanceand do not regret it. In actuality, cryotherapy would be perfect to do even before a match: it gives extraordinary tone to muscles, reactivates circulation, and improves the heart rate. Until now, sportsmen and women have been afraid to try it before taking to the field because they feared decreased performance levels and overall fatigue; we will do our best to make sure they understand that it can only be good for them and that it benefits the muscles, the heart and respiration”, the doctor concluded.

You see, now? Ice, through cryotherapy, brings benefits to those who use it. Have you ever tried cryotherapy or other cold-based therapies? Tell us about your experience by contacting Dispotech, your disposable excellence!