Tod Murphy wrote:
Let's keep working on Daddy's idea to steal someone from the Phoenix training staff. In the meantime, the Wolves are apparently copying an idea from Dallas:
They are installing in their Target Center training room a pricey cryotherapy booth -- a treatment that takes the concept of icing to whole new level -- that eight players tried out during a visit to Dallas last winter.
From Wiki on cryotherapy:
The chamber is cooled, typically with liquid nitrogen, usually to a temperature of −120 °C (−184 °F)—although temperatures of −140 °C (−220 °F) or even −160 °C (−256 °F) have been used.[4] The patient is protected from acute frostbite with socks, gloves and mouth and ear protection, but in addition to that, wears nothing but a bathing suit. The patient spends a few minutes in the chamber. During treatment the average skin temperature drops to 12 °C (54 °F), while the coldest skin temperature can be 5 °C (41 °F). The core body temperature remains unchanged during the treatment, however it may drop slightly afterwards. Therapy triggers the release of endorphins which induce analgesia (immediate pain relief).
It's December in Minneapolis. Just step outside!
