Colin Cook Back pain comes in many varieties, but the most pervasive one is probably low back pain. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke publishes a Low Back Pain Fact Sheet that makes for rather bleak reading: “About 80 percent of adults experience low back pain at some point in their lifetimes. It Read more…
Whole-Body Cryotherapy for Back Pain
Photobiomodulation for Psoriasis
Colin Cook If you’re a normal, healthy person, your skin cells replace themselves every 28-30 days. If you suffer from plaque psoriasis, however, your skin cells replace themselves every 3-5 days. When your skin cells reproduce at 10 times the normal rate, the result is bumpy red patches with white scales, which usually occur on Read more…
Infrared Sauna for the Common Cold
Colin Cook Everyone is familiar with the common cold, but when you’re in the throes of one, you could be forgiven for thinking there’s nothing common about it. Symptoms might include a runny or stuffy nose, cough, sore throat, body ache, headache, congestion, sneezing, slight fever, and just feeling like crap. And one of the Read more…
Flotation REST for PTSD
Colin Cook Given the complexity of our society, not to say its violence, there are numberless opportunities for people to be involved in horrific events. Plane crashes, auto accidents, muggings, bombings, school shootings, rapes, natural disasters, child molestations… the list of incidents that can traumatize you, either as a victim or a witness, can seem Read more…
Cryotherapy for Arthritis
Colin Cook According to Wikipedia, more than 20% of Americans have arthritis. But that statement makes the situation sound much simpler than it is. “Arthritis” refers to inflammation of the joints, and there are at least 100 kinds: “The most common forms are osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis usually occurs with age Read more…
Photobiomodulation for Chronic Pain
Colin Cook The National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines chronic pain as any pain lasting more than 12 weeks. A study based on the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) determined that in the three months previous to the survey, 25 million U.S. adults had daily chronic pain. Another 23 million reported severe pain. That’s Read more…
Infrared Sauna for Fibromyalgia
Colin Cook According to the CDC, “Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes pain all over the body (also referred to as widespread pain), sleep problems, fatigue, and often emotional and mental distress.” The agency estimates that about 4 million people in the U.S. suffer from it. Its cause is unknown. The CDC says there are Read more…
Float Pod for Insomnia
Colin Cook Insomnia is a condition shared by 50-70 million Americans. Its most immediate effect is fatigue resulting from sleeplessness, but the problems of insomnia can go way beyond that. If you suffer from insomnia, you’re more likely to have difficulty concentrating, have relationship problems, or be depressed. You’re also more likely to commit suicide. Read more…
Whole-Body Cryotherapy for Multiple Sclerosis
Colin Cook Multiple sclerosis — MS for short — is a disease of the central nervous system. It can result in double vision, blindness in one eye, muscle weakness, problems with coordination, slurred speech, tremors, numbness or tingling, fatigue, dizziness, or problems with bowel or bladder function. The symptoms are highly variable, and they can Read more…
Colin and Leslie’s Interview with Fairytale Access
Colin and Leslie had the opportunity to sit down with Denise-Marie McIntosh, host of Fairytale Access, to talk about cryotherapy, photobiomodulation, floating, sauna’s, compression, and everything wellness! Here is the video: Hopefully this helps you better understand our modalities and please feel free to share this with people you feel could benefit from understanding our modalities Read more…