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Thermal Shock

Critical Conditions for Thermal Shock

For Thermal Shock, the cutaneous neuroreceptors must be stimulated by a sudden drop in skin temperature, from 32°C to 4°C, in 30 seconds, at a pressure greater than 1 bar.

Thermal Shock can only be achieved when sudden and dramatic changes in temperature and pressure affect the neuro-receptors.


The Neuroreceptors that Respond to Thermal Shock

Three types of cutaneous neuro-receptors react to Thermal Shock. They are found within the top 5mm of the skin above the fat layer and the deep tissues.

The receptors, also known as extero-receptors, are:

1) Nociceptors, which respond to pain
2) Ruffini/Krause neuro-receptors that react to heat and cold
3) Pacini neuro-receptors that react to atmospheric pressure and vibration from sound waves


The Thermal Shock Process

The Cryonic appliance delivers a cold intensity of -78°C and a cooling speed (50 bar) from a distance of about 8 centimetres from the skin in humans. When the spray of gas hits the skin it is at -7°C and at approximately 1 bar. The gas is converted into specks of micro-crystals of ice on the skin surface.

The cold on the skin surface dissipates heat at a very high rate through a process of sublimation. The heat loss, per speck of micro-crystal ice, is equivalent to the elimination of 25 kilojoules.

The force at which the gas comes out of the jet of the Cryonic device also generates sound waves at 400 Hz.

The combination of cold at a very low temperature delivered under high pressure and speed results in Thermal Shock.


Response of the organism to Thermal Shock

These sudden and brutal environmental changes cause the neuro-receptors to send alarm messages to the hypothalamus where the messages are decoded and forwarded to the cortex, which responds with a neuro-vegetative reflex.


Effects on the Organism

The natural responses of the organism to Thermal Shock as a result of the NeuroCryoStimulation treatment are:

1)
Analgesic: The treatment quickly provides temporary relief for up to 3 hours.
2)
Vasomotor: It triggers a rapid cycle of constriction and dilation to drain the vascular system of substances that cause pain, inflammation and swelling. It re-balances the pressure of body fluids that cause swelling and pain.
3)
Anti-inflammatory: It controls the production and synthesis of the enzymes that are responsible for acute inflammation.
4)
Muscle relaxant: The above three effects combined with the vibration from sound waves help the muscle fibres to relax.