cryotherapy
noun
cryo·ther·a·py
ˌkrī-ō-ˈther-ə-pē 
: the therapeutic use of cold
especially
: cryosurgery
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Hugh Jackman, who played Wolverine, frequently posts videos of polar plunges and tried cryotherapy in 2017, spending minutes in chambers where temperatures can plummet as low as minus 218 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Carillon Miami Wellness Resort (Miami Beach, Florida) Carillon’s offerings include acupuncture, cryotherapy, integrative therapies, advanced diagnostics and thermal hydrotherapy, with treatments that pull from Western, Eastern and alternative medicine.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Specialty treatments like hot stone massage, hydrotherapy and cryotherapy round out the menu at properties that take recovery seriously.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Look for treatments like hot stone massage, hydrotherapy and cryotherapy, plus thermal circuits with saunas, steam rooms, cold plunge pools and salt caves.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Carillon Miami Wellness Resort (Miami Beach, Florida) Carillon’s offerings include acupuncture, cryotherapy, integrative therapies, advanced diagnostics and thermal hydrotherapy, with treatments that pull from Western, Eastern and alternative medicine.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Specialty treatments like hot stone massage, hydrotherapy and cryotherapy round out the menu at properties that take recovery seriously.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Look for treatments like hot stone massage, hydrotherapy and cryotherapy, plus thermal circuits with saunas, steam rooms, cold plunge pools and salt caves.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
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“Cryotherapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cryotherapy. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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cryotherapy
noun
cryo·ther·a·py
-ˈther-ə-pē
plural cryotherapies
: the therapeutic use of cold
especially
: cryosurgery
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