People still call it infrared therapy. In the clinic it is red and near-infrared light — wavelengths in the region of 630–850nm — pointed at skin and muscle for a set time. It is not a sunbed and it is not a sauna. You lie or sit still. There is no burn-down afterwards.
The usual reasons are stubborn soreness, skin that looks tired, and recovery days when a hard training session is not the answer. Light at these wavelengths is studied for how cells use energy and how inflammation settles. That is the interesting part. It is not a promise that one visit fixes an injury.
At CryoClinic a session sits alongside the rest of the recovery menu. Someone coming in for cryotherapy often adds red light on the same visit. Someone coming in for skin might pair it with a cryofacial. We say which combination is worth it when you call, rather than stacking treatments for the sake of it.
You are clothed as the area allows, given eye comfort where the panel is bright, and left for the timed exposure with a therapist nearby. Most sessions are quiet. You can read. You should not expect a dramatic sensation — warmth, sometimes, and then you are done.
If you are pregnant, photosensitive, or on medication that reacts to light, tell us before you book. We would rather rearrange than find out halfway through.
Read the red light treatment page or call 07500 678381. Unit 22, Appin Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9HH. Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm.