I was so happy to find a facility like Degree Wellness here in Southlake,Texas. Best of all, I can use my HSA account to cover the monthly membership fee. After coming here daily for almost 2 weeks, here’s my assessment:
1. The staff is knowledgeable and extremely friendly and accommodating.
2. As a senior citizen with bone to bone knees, submerging into ice water has been an unexpected blessing. It took me a few trials to get up the courage to submerge myself fully, but the results are so worth it. The pain relief I’ve experienced for my knees and joints is amazing and as an added bonus, my plantar fasciitis has also greatly improved. I wasn’t expecting that.
3. I was already familiar with many of the benefits of infrared sauna, which include detoxification, cardiovascular, health, relaxation, and the burning of 600 calories (if you stay in for 45 min.), however, the use of contrast therapy going from sauna to cold plunge has been so incredible. I have been able to build up to five minutes in the cold plunge because when I am done with my session, I feel so good, so relaxed and pain-free.
4. I love the full body red light therapy panels. I was already familiar with red light, but having full body panels available was a game changer. I have been going on my lunch break and getting my 15 minute hit of red light therapy. If you are not familiar with red light (photobiomodulation), look it up, it does wonders for your skin, your bone density, pain, relief, and it also reduces inflammation. It can affect so much of your overall well-being because it works at a cellular level, energizing your mitochondria.
5. Once I am done with my red light therapy, I can sit down and get some compression therapy, which is great for my legs and hips. It helps with circulation, lymphatic drainage and muscle recovery. While I’m doing the compression therapy, I also take advantage of this time to get a red light facial for radiant skin and a collagen boast and I also indulge in some oxygen therapy to help me feel energized and ready to take on the rest of my day.
6. Finally, my favorite, cryotherapy. It’s like a shot of morphine for my arthritic joints. Three and a half minutes in the cryo chamber and I have hours of relief from my joint pain. It is so worth it.
If you are looking for ways to stay healthy and alleviate the eggs and pains of aging without the need for toxic medications, give Degree Wellness a try. It is so worth the membership.
