cryo control

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PRODUCT SUMMARY

The use of the Ice Baths is widespread, but there are practical issues to supply and stock the ice but also to maintain the precise temperature for optimum recovery conditions. Cryo Control was designed to meet all your requirements in this field and as it is compact and mobile, you can make use on a fixed basis and carry it everywhere you go thanks to the Inflatable Ice Bath Cryo Control is a new portable or fixed system for ice-cold water baths for the physical recovery of athletes and the treatment of pain.

The Cryo Control system regulates the water temperature exactly to the pre determined temperature to get the maximum advantages of cool water immersion for several simultaneous users. Moreover, Cryo Control is easy to install, use and is economic.

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PRODUCT DETAILS

The Cryo Control is a new powerful, compact and mobile system to make cool water immersion easily available almost anywhere, with precision and without having to find large quantities of ice. Cryo Control was used by many athletes during Beijing Olympic Games and European Football competition. To date in France the federations and the largest pro clubs use the systems.

Cryo Control Performance
In a dry place for a cool water bath of 400L, one generally obtains a profit of 2 with 4°C per hour. Lowest temperature is 6°C

Cryo Control Compact Performance
In a dry place for a cool water bath of 160L, one generally obtains a reduction of 2-4°C per hour of the water. Lowest temperature is 6°C The performances of Cryo Control can vary according to the climatic conditions: temperature of the air, water and moisture.

Materials/ Components
- Temperature control screen,
- Guaranteed Reliability and limited energy consumption,
- Rust proofing hull,
- Titanium Exchanger allowing a use even with salted water.
- Electromagnetic pump for great safety,
- Quiet Operation,
- Guarantee: Cryo Control 1 year part and labour, possible extension of guarantee for 3 years concomitant with annual service contract, basin 3 months against the defects of manufacture.

Dimensions of Cryo Control
L 600 X L 385 X H 600 with carriage of integrated transport, weight 45KG

Dimensions of Cryo Control Compact
TBC.

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PHYSIOLOGICAL BENEFITS

Current Studies
Medical service of the French Olympic team The French Olympic team medical service is currently testing the optimum protocols for cold water emersion after training and competition using the Cryo Control unit. This is set at 12 ° and is installed at its training facilities. Explanations of doctors Eric Jousselin, Philippe Le Van, and Christophe Cozzolino, the physiotherapist who tested this solution with the swimmers: “It is a recovery device. For a long time, warmth was privileged, and now, it is the opposite. The Americans launched this formula. We remembered that they asked for big garbage bins full of ice during the Athletics World Championship in 2003. We have now made this cool water immersion available to all. At the moment, the medical team are testing the protocol of six minutes in 12 °. Legs are plunged, just after the competition which can prevent the occurrence of the small oedema usually formed after training and competition. The medical team are looking at other protocols including contrast bathing.

Benefits
Cold water immersion (between 10 to 15 °C) after an intense effort is a practice commonly used by numerous high-level athletes. It is used as a means of fast recovery, and articular and muscular pain reductions after intense sessions of trainings or competitions. From the swimming elite to almost all professional rugby players, the ice bath is a common practice. In addition to the cold water bath, some athletes use hot baths’ for contrast therapy (alternation between cold water and warm water). What is hidden behind the cold water bath? The scientific theory The use of cold water baths of is connected to the fact that the intense exercise causes micro traumatism in the muscular fibres. The cold water baths stimulate the activity of healthy cells of muscles, help to repair the muscular damages and also help to delay the appearance of muscular pains which occur between 24 and 72 hours after the exercises. The ice bath can be used to: - Eliminate muscular waste due the effort, like the lactic acid, outside tissues affected by vasoconstriction of blood vessels, - To decrease the metabolic activity and slow down the physiological processes - Reduce the muscular oedema, - Produce an analgesic treatment

Scientific Studies
A study of the July, 2008 edition of the “international newspaper of the sporting medicine " found that the immersion in cold water and the contrast bath therapy help in the recovery from short maximal efforts, either during competitions or trainings where the athletes repeat high intensity efforts for several days or several times a day. In this study, the researchers used racing cyclists as subjects. In 2007, a study of the English Newspaper “Strength and Conditioning Research " examined the effect of the contrasted baths of water on the appearance of the muscular pains , after intense sessions of vertical press on legs. They found a smaller reduction, and a faster restoration of the strength and the power for the athletes who used contrasted bath of water than those using the passive recovery. (Also see download page for further scientific studies)

Recommendations
It is clear that more research is necessary before real conclusions can be made, but until now, the information we have indicate the following elements: - Immersion in cold water after a hard training session can aid recovery - Alternation of cold water and warm water can also help the athletes to recover - Ice Baths are not necessary; cold water baths (12 °C) are also good and maybe better than ice baths.

Protocols
Cold water Immersion If you want to try the cold water immersion after exercises time in the water should be of a minimum of six minutes immersion in a bath between 12 and 15 °C should to maximise benefits. Therapy of contrasted baths (Hot/Cold Bath) If you prefer contrast baths alternating between hot and cold, the most common method includes: One minute in a cold bath (10-15 °C) and two minutes a warm bath (approximately 37-40°C), repeated approximately 3 times. Although more scientific studies are needed to accurately measure the appropriate protocol for optimum recovery the cold water bath theory is supported by numerous athletes at the elite level. Cold water bath helps them to recover faster, prevention of injuries and also to feel better.

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COMPATIBILITY

Cryo Control – Compatible with Inflatable Ice Bath Team

Cryo Control Compact – Compatible with Inflatable Ice Bath Solo

Cryo Control – Compatible with SPA

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TESTIMONIALS

Below are images of high profile elite teams benefiting from the Cryo Control technology.

1. French Olympic Cycling team – Beijing (see video of news article on the team in Beijing)

2. Marseille

3. Clairefontaine

4. Open EDF de Natation

5. French Rugby Team

6. Montauban Page

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VIDEO FEEDS

Cryo Control technology used at the Beijing Olympics by the French Cycling team. (click here)

News story on the Cryo Control technology. (click here)

Cryo Control setup with Inflatable Ice Bath. (click here)

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