Impact Cryotherapy Named TAG Top 40 Innovative Technology Company

One of 40 Companies Honored By Technology Association of Georgia for Innovation and Contributions to the State’s Technology Community

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Impact Cryotherapy, the national leader in designing and manufacturing whole body cryotherapy systems, announces that the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the state’s leading association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of Georgia’s technology industry, has named it as one of its Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia. TAG will recognize this prestigious group at the 2015 Georgia Technology Summit (GTS) on March 25, 2015, at the Cobb Galleria Centre.

The only company that engineers and manufactures whole body cryotherapy units in the United States, Impact Cryotherapy has redesigned the form and functionality of whole body cryotherapy to meet the new and emerging requirements for the ongoing evolution of cold therapies. Cryotherapy is used worldwide by athletes and others to maintain fitness and increase energy and is part of a holistic approach to improving overall athletic performance and promoting wellness.

TAG’S Top 40 Awards recognize Georgia-based technology companies for their innovation, financial impact, and their efforts at spreading awareness of Georgia’s technology initiatives throughout the U.S. and globally.

“The 2015 Top 40 finalists are an elite group of innovators who represent the very best of Georgia’s Technology community,” said Tino Mantella, president & CEO of TAG. “The 2015 Top 40 finalists are shining examples of what makes our State such a hotbed for technology and we applaud them for standing out as leaders in Georgia’s technology community.”

This year’s Top 40 Companies were selected from among over 100 applications submitted by companies from across Georgia. Companies selected for the “Top 40” will be showcased in an exhibition at The 2015 Georgia Technology Summit.

Impact Cryotherapy Co-Founder and CEO Richard Otto said, “We are truly honored to be selected as one of the Top 40 winners, because it validates the commitment of our entire team to advancing the technology and user experience of whole body cryotherapy. While we have made great strides, we will continue to evolve the technology to bring the best possible solutions to our customers and to end-users.”

The 2015 Georgia Technology Summit is expected to draw a crowd of more than 1,300 C-level executives, entrepreneurs, technology professionals and academia to celebrate and recognize Georgia’s technology community. In addition to presentations from some of the top technology influencers in the nation, the newest member of the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia will be inducted.

For more information about TAG and the Georgia Technology Summit and to register for the event, visit http://www.tagonline.org/events/georgia-technology-summit. Follow the conversation on Twitter through #TAGGTS.

About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)
TAG is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 26,000 members through regional chapters in Metro Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Columbus, Macon/Middle Georgia and Savannah. TAG’s mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia’s technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides networking and educational programs; celebrates Georgia’s technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state’s economic climate for technology. TAG hosts over 200 events each year and serves as an umbrella organization for 34 professional societies. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG’s charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org/.

About Impact Cryotherapy
Impact Cryotherapy is the national leader in designing and manufacturing whole body cryotherapy systems. The company focuses on four key markets: professional and collegiate athletic facilities, whole body cryotherapy retail locations, health professionals and resorts and spas. The company’s state-of-the-art systems are sleek, attractive single-person units that are engineered and manufactured in the United States in an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified facility. Impact Cryotherapy is redefining the age-old technique of cryotherapy with advanced technology and aesthetics to deliver unmatched efficiency, comfort and reliability. Learn more at www.impactcryotherapy.com.

Impact Cryotherapy Announces Sports Medicine Leader James R. Andrews, M.D. as Chair of New National Advisory Board

Impact Cryotherapy announced today that James R. Andrews, M.D., a globally recognized leader in sports medicine and orthopaedics, will chair its new National Advisory Board, and that Troy C. Van Biezen, D.C., A.R.T. and J. Melvin Deese, Jr., M.D. will join the Board. Impact Cryotherapy is the national leader in designing and manufacturing whole body cryotherapy systems.

“The National Advisory Board will provide guidance and direction on matters related to Impact Cryotherapy’s whole body cryotherapy systems,” says Richard E. Otto, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are honored that Dr. Andrews has accepted the leadership role and that Doctors Van Biezen and Deese will add their expertise and experiences that will benefit our customers and those who experience a cryotherapy session. We expect to add more members to the Advisory Board later this year.”

Dr. Andrews co-founded the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI), a non-profit institute dedicated to injury prevention, education and research in orthopaedic and sports medicine, and serves as its Chairman of the Board and Medical Director. He was a founding member of Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Alabama, as well as a founding partner and Medical Director of the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Florida. He is President and Chairman of the Board of the Andrews Research and Education Foundation, also dedicated to prevention, education and research at the Andrews Institute. He has mentored more than 314 orthopaedic/sports medicine Fellows and more than 84 primary care sports medicine Fellows who have trained under him through these Sports Medicine Fellowship Programs.

In the professional sports arena, Dr. Andrews is Senior Consultant for the Washington Redskins Professional Football Team and Orthopaedic Medical Director for the Tampa Bay Rays Professional Baseball Team. He is also the Medical Director of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, as well as on the Medical and Safety Advisory Committee of USA Baseball and the Board of Little League Baseball, Inc. Dr. Andrews serves as Medical Director and Orthopaedic Surgeon for Auburn University Intercollegiate Athletics and Senior Orthopaedic Consultant at the University of Alabama. He is recognized throughout the world for his scientific and clinical research contributions in knee, shoulder and elbow injuries, as well as his skill as an orthopaedic surgeon.

Dr. Van Biezen is the founder of ChiroSport Specialists of Dallas, Texas. Dr. Van Biezen’s extensive knowledge, combined with his experience as a professional athlete, provides his patients with the most comprehensive and integrative approach to evaluating, treating and rehabilitating from injuries and improvements in sports performance. Athletes throughout North America have sought Dr. Van Biezen’s expertise to help them recover from injury and improve their performance. He treats active individuals as well as professional athletes including athletes from the NFL, AFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, PGA and Web.com Tour. He also treats national and Olympic-ranked gymnasts and track and field athletes. Dr. Van Biezen served as Chiropractor for the PGA Tour Medical Staff for nine years, Dallas Desperados Professional Arena Football Team and Dallas Stars Hockey Team. Currently, Dr. Van Biezen travels exclusively with some of the top golfers in the world.

Dr. Deese serves as the Medical Director of Impact Cryotherapy, and is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and foot and ankle specialist. Throughout his career as an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Deese has been committed to seeking new and innovative means to improve the health and lifestyles of patients and athletes at large. He is the founder of Summit Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgery and has extensive experience in treating sports injuries and rehabilitations. Dr. Deese has worked and trained with some of the most notable sports medicine specialists in the world and been honored to care for patients and treat sports injuries from the professional and collegiate ranks to high school and recreational athletes. His ground-breaking research on calcaneocuboid ligament sprain has drawn national and international attention.

About Impact Cryotherapy
Impact Cryotherapy is the national leader in designing and manufacturing whole body cryotherapy systems. The company’s state-of-the-art systems are sleek, attractive single-person chambers that are engineered and manufactured in the United States in an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified facility. Impact Cryotherapy is redefining the age-old technique of cryotherapy with advanced technology and aesthetics to deliver unmatched efficiency, comfort and reliability. Learn more at www.impactcryotherapy.com.

Georgia Tech is First to Offer State-of-the-Art Impact Cryotherapy to Student Athletes

Twenty minutes in a tub of ice water or three minutes in a whole body cryotherapy chamber – that’s now a choice for student athletes at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), thanks to the recent addition of a cryotherapy chamber from Atlanta-based Impact Cryotherapy.

Georgia Tech has become the first NCAA Division I athletic program to adopt Impact Cryotherapy’s state-of-the-art chamber. Cryotherapy is used worldwide by athletes and others to maintain fitness and increase energy. Athletes, ranging from professionals to weekend warriors, claim that whole body cryotherapy gives them an edge over competitors by allowing them to recover faster from workouts and train harder.

“We’re looking at it as a valuable recovery tool,” said Tech’s Director of Sports Medicine, Jay Shoop. “It reduces the temperature in the extremity tissues and drives blood to your core, and once you come out the blood starts coming back, creating something of a flushing process. It gets rid of lactic acid, but mostly post-game, post-workout soreness.” Shoop added that 30 to 40 student athletes a day are currently using the chamber.

“We try to stay on the cutting edge of our industry,” Shoop said. “If there is something innovative out there that is going to help our athletes get better quicker, recover quicker, or have any kind of advantage, Georgia Tech is going to do that.”

“We couldn’t be more pleased that our hometown team at Georgia Tech is the first to adopt the Impact Cryotherapy system,” said Richard E. Otto, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Impact Cryotherapy.

“Extreme cold has been used to treat inflammation for centuries; that’s the idea behind immersing the body in an ice bath,” said Otto. “In the 1970s in Japan, cryotherapy treatments were used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, and that spread to Europe, which developed the whole body cryotherapy systems in use today. Impact Cryotherapy is the only American-designed and American-manufactured system.”

The user stands inside the patent-pending, octagonal-shaped chamber during treatment on an adjustable platform, which ensures their head remains outside the chamber. The Impact Cryotherapy chamber is filled with nitrogen vapor, which drops the temperature to a range of (minus) -​140°C to -170°C and temporarily lowers the temperature of the skin’s top layer. This treatment lasts a maximum of three minutes. Once out of the chamber, the body immediately reheats.

About Impact Cryotherapy
Impact Cryotherapy is the national leader in designing and manufacturing whole body cryotherapy systems. The company’s state-of-the-art systems are sleek, attractive single-person chambers that are engineered and manufactured in the United States in an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified facility. Impact Cryotherapy is redefining the age-old technique of cryotherapy with advanced technology and aesthetics to deliver unmatched efficiency, comfort and reliability. Learn more at www.impactcryo.com.

Impact Cryotherapy Formed to Meet Growing Demand for U.S.-Made Whole Body Cryotherapy Systems

Impact Cryotherapy has been launched in response to increasing requests for a whole body cryotherapy system designed and manufactured in the United States. The company, formed by veteran healthcare executives, is already filling orders for the systems from customers, including sports teams, physical therapy facilities, health clubs, retail locations, trainers and individuals.

Cryotherapy is used worldwide by athletes and others to maintain fitness and increase energy. Athletes, ranging from professionals to weekend warriors, claim that whole body cryotherapy gives them an edge over competitors by allowing them to recover faster from workouts and train harder. Other advocates of cryotherapy seek total body wellness or relief from inflammation.

“Whole body cryotherapy has a growing base of fans who believe strongly in its benefits,” says Richard E. Otto, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Impact Cryotherapy. “We saw that cryotherapy has growing adoption, but all systems were made overseas. It became apparent to us that there was an enormous demand for an American-designed and American-manufactured system.”

“We are pleased to have our corporate headquarters in Atlanta, where manufacturing of the systems is also taking place. We have already sold the cryotherapy systems to customers across the country. We also plan to open an Impact Cryotherapy retail facility during the next six months, which will augment our direct sales of equipment and allow more individuals to benefit from the advantages of cryotherapy,” Otto added.

Extreme cold has been used to treat inflammation for centuries, but modern applications began during the 1970s in Japan, where cryotherapy treatments were used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Since then, numerous clinical studies have been conducted in Europe, which developed the whole body cryotherapy systems in use today.

The user stands inside the patent-pending, octagonal-shaped chamber during treatment on an adjustable platform, which ensures their head remains outside the chamber. The Impact Cryotherapy chamber is filled with nitrogen vapor, which drops the temperature to a range of (minus) -​140°C to -170°C and temporarily lowers the temperature of the skin’s top layer. This treatment lasts a maximum of three minutes. During the process, the skin sends signals to the brain, which stimulates physical reactions and activates naturally occurring healing resources. Once out of the chamber, the body immediately reheats.

“The American-made Impact Cryotherapy whole body system represents the most advanced approach to the proven treatment of cold therapy and is clearly distinguishable from foreign-made units,” says Robert T. Atwood, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder.  “Additionally, the system offers an attractive return on investment because of its cost effectiveness and the rapid throughput, thanks to the very nature of cryotherapy treatments. The compact footprint makes it suitable for a variety of settings.”

About Impact Cryotherapy
Impact Cryotherapy is the national leader in designing and manufacturing whole body cryotherapy systems. The company’s state-of-the-art systems are sleek, attractive single-person chambers that are engineered and manufactured in the United States in an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified facility. Impact Cryotherapy is redefining the age-old technique of cryotherapy with advanced technology and aesthetics to deliver unmatched efficiency, comfort and reliability.