Hot & cold therapy

Fire & Ice

Fire & Ice is a 60-minute class where two people can participate, so grab a friend! In the class, you can choose from the sauna or hot tub as your source of heat. After spending approximately 10-20 minutes in heat each person will dunk into the cold tub for as long as they can tolerate (2-5 minutes).

Studies show that 60 minutes of heat exposure and 10 minutes of cold exposure a week are recommended to reach maximum benefits of the therapies. By participating in the Fire & Ice class, you receive all the heat and cold exposure in one visit.

Contrast Therapy

If you don’t have that much time but would like to get the maximum recovery of hot and cold exposure, we also offer hot and cold tub contrast therapy. This only requires 10 minutes of active time in the water.

Cold Tub

At Yama Physical Therapy we use the Plunge, which is a cold tub with a dedicated filtration system, ozone sanitation, and gets as cold as 39 degrees Fahrenheit.

The benefits of cold exposure: increases metabolism (helps lose weight), increases focus/mental acuity, increases dopamine (feeling happier), increases energy, increases mental strength, decreases inflammation (increases recovery).

Infrared Sauna

At Yama Physical Therapy we boast a top-of-the-line infrared sauna made by Clearlight Infrared Saunas. This is a “3 person” sauna that can achieve temperatures up to 160+ degrees, which most infrared saunas do not. It also has the lowest EMF ratings out of any sauna, which means it is the safest for the person using it.