How to get the most out of pressotherapy?

In this article we give you a series of tips to make the most of your pressotherapy sessions. Whether you already have an idea about how it works and its benefits or if you are not yet familiar with the subject, this article on how to make the most of pressotherapy will be both useful and interesting. How to get the most out of pressotherapy? Go ahead, we are going to discover all the secrets.

What is Pressotherapy and what is it for?

Let's see what pressure therapy is and what it is for in a series of points that define well all its functions and benefits. Pressotherapy is a non-invasive lymphatic massage therapy that does not hurt and that brings many benefits to your body. It has both aesthetic, sports and physiotherapeutic applications, while it can treat and improve certain conditions:

• Improves and reactivates lymphatic drainage
• Redirects metabolic waste and toxins
• Oxygenates tissues in general
• Tones the skin and muscles
• Improves and reduces cellulite (orange peel)
• Significantly reduces the fluid retention
• Relaxes the muscles: lighter legs and arms
• It is a good method to combat fatigue and stress
• Supports recovery between sports workouts
• Helps in the healing of sports injuries and shoelaces

Contraindications of Pressotherapy

Although it provides many health benefits, pressotherapy is not exempt from some contraindications. Not everyone can use it. These are the main exceptions:

• heart problems
• Problems with the thyroid glands
• Circulation problems such as thrombophlebitis, deep vein thrombosis, arterial insufficiency or any other serious condition related to blood circulation.
• People who have cancer or are in the process of recovery
• People with skin infections or infectious cellulitis (not common cellulite)
• If there is any open wound both internal and external or any infection.

Be especially careful with these contraindications of pressotherapy And if you have any doubts before using it, consult a doctor.

Tips and explanations to use Pressotherapy correctly

Here are some tips whether you have a pressotherapy machine at home as if you use it in a sports center:

• DO NOT do intense physical exercise one hour before or one hour after using pressotherapy. It should be done when blood pressure and muscle tension are stabilized.
• Sports recovery: Use the pressotherapy equipment after your training, waiting half an hour to an hour before starting your session. In that time, you can perform a series of stretching exercises.
• The aesthetic effects of pressotherapy are not permanent or definitive. Use this therapy as maintenance.
• If you are just starting out and want visible aesthetic results, do at least 2-3 sessions per week for 3 to 6 months. However, although we give you guidance, the frequency and number of sessions depends on your goals and needs.

Do not drink alcohol before treatment

• After a more intense initial treatment, perform 1-2 weekly sessions for acceptable maintenance.
• DO NOT do pressotherapy, especially abdominal, with a very full stomach. Consider an hour of digestion. The Digestive System is busy using a significant amount of blood to digest food.
• Also wait an hour before doing pressotherapy if you have drunk alcohol. It is counterproductive to use a method that contributes to the detoxification of the organism while your liver is processing the alcohol. This could cause you physical discomfort.
• DO NOT use pressotherapy while you sleep. You could take a nap and the machine would turn off as soon as it finished its program, but it is not advisable. Your blood pressure drops while you sleep. Yes to relaxing reading, listening to music or watching TV. Entertaining yourself is not incompatible with your pressotherapy session! Take a look at the suggestions at YOUR TIME SIZEN.
• Pressotherapy as a purely relaxing massage? Light an aromatic candle or incense, put on some chill-out music, activate a soft program and enjoy your “personal masseur”.

The importance of hydration

• A pressotherapy session usually lasts between 30 or 45 minutes, but there is no problem if one day you want it to last 60 minutes. It will not cause any harm to your health.
• Pressotherapy improves cellulite – orange peel – but it is not the definitive solution. It helps you channel fluid and accumulated fat, progressively undoing the nodules that create that unsightly appearance, but if you really want to end the problem, you must accompany the pressotherapy treatment with physical exercise and a recommended diet.
• Pressotherapy is not an exclusive method for losing weight, but it is a third factor, along with physical exercise and diet, that speeds up the loss of those extra pounds.
• The effects of pressotherapy are only visible and palpable if you maintain a balanced diet free of toxins, sugars, saturated fats or excess salt, and do frequent physical exercise. Of course, don't forget to drink between 1.5 and 2 liters of water daily!

Pressotherapy is not PRISATERAPY

• Pressotherapy is not PRISATERAPY. You must take the treatment seriously, be consistent and be patient. just as Rome was not built in a day, pressotherapy also requires perseverance and some time. For aesthetic purposes, you need at least 10 sessions to notice effects and after the treatment, it is advisable that you continue with pressotherapy in order to keep fit. With the sports function, the improvement is already noticeable from the first session.
• DO NOT hesitate to consult an expert voice in pressotherapy. In SIZEN we are specialists in this revolutionary smart recovery system and we can answer all your questions, give you advice and advise you in a personalized way on how to use pressure therapy correctly so that you get the best out of it. Whether you want to use it for aesthetic or sports purposes, you will benefit equally.

We hope that these tips and explanations for using pressotherapy correctly help you get the most out of it and that you enjoy the experience a lot. After all, modern equipment for taken They have been created to make your life easier and more pleasant and, of course, so that you can gain both in health and aesthetics. How to get the most out of pressotherapy? Now you know all the keys.