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According to Costello et al, a relatively new modality of cryotherapy, called Whole Body Cryotherapy ( WBC ), is currently being offered by clinicians as an alternative to cold water immersion or ice packs.

Administered through the use of a cryogenic chamber, WBC is a treatment whereby the patient is placed in a cryogenic chamber for a short duration ( i. e. no more than three minutes, which is comparable to ice swimming ), and if used properly, will not destroy tissue.

Whole body cryotherapy originated in Japan in 1978.

However, it was a group of Polish scientists who took the idea and made whole body cryotherapy the physical therapy it is today.

The Olympic rehabilitation centre in Spala, Poland opened in May 2000 and has been used as a training and injury rehabilitation centre for many sporting bodies.