Cryosaunas help soothe and heal student-athletes' muscles

Missouri: Sports fans know about icing a kicker, freezing a hitter and “The Fridge.” Now the Tigers are upping their game by lowering the temperature. Freshman offensive lineman Tre’Vour Simms (East St. Louis, Illinois) chills out in one of two cryosaunas in the Mizzou Athletic Training Complex. Teaming up with Impact Cryotherapy, MU has installed a pair of “cryosaunas” at the Mizzou Athletics Training Complex. Each unit bathes a single athlete at a time in nitrogen vapor that descends to as low as -184°F.

Cryosaunas help soothe and heal student-athletes' muscles

Missouri: Sports fans know about icing a kicker, freezing a hitter and “The Fridge.” Now the Tigers are upping their game by lowering the temperature. Freshman offensive lineman Tre’Vour Simms (East St. Louis, Illinois) chills out in one of two cryosaunas in the Mizzou Athletic Training Complex. Teaming up with Impact Cryotherapy, MU has installed a pair of “cryosaunas” at the Mizzou Athletics Training Complex. Each unit bathes a single athlete at a time in nitrogen vapor that descends to as low as -184°F.

The cold-therapy modality oxygenates the blood when it is drawn to the body’s core, then pushes that blood to the extremities to reduce inflammation, relieve pain and assist in muscle recovery.