As technology advances, the people’s health are affected by it. It has changed the military, medical field, and even the citizens’ lifestyle. These can either be negative or positive. The negative part is the fact that we no longer need face-to-face contact, therefore, decreases the chances of socializing. Too much television or internet will have a negative impact in our health styles, such as ruining our eye sight and decrease the hours of sleep. The lack of sleep increases the chance of stroke, heart attack, Alzheimer’s, and depression. The positive side of technology advancing is prolong our lifespan. It is easier to research and gain information without trying to find the answer to a problem. The technology can spot the problem within our body and how to cure it. In 2500 BCE, Egyptian use cold treatments to reduce inflammation and cure injuries. They were the first people who unofficially use cryotherapy. However, the Whole Body Cryotherapy was first built in Japan (1978) as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. His work led to the creation of cryogenic chambers. Hippocrates described cryotherapy as ice and snow for those who are inflamed and discomfort. Cryotherapy is a treatment that uses freezing or near-freezing temperatures. The different types of …show more content…
The major problem is that there is little to no details on how it effects the body. There are very weak evidence that “WBC enhances antioxidant capacity and parasympathetic reactivation, and alters inflammatory pathways relevant to sports recovery. A series of small randomized studies found WBC offers improvements in subjective recovery and muscle soreness following metabolic or mechanical overload, but little benefit towards functional recovery” (Moyer). The treatments were not approved by US Food and Drug Administration for medical