FLOWPRESSO® 3-1 Compression Therapy is now available in Juneau!
Are you looking for sports recovery, sleep support or deep stress relief? Alpine Integrative Acupuncture is the only clinic in Alaska to offer this therapy.
FLOWpresso® – A Combination of Therapies
FLOWpresso® delivers compression, heat and deep pressure therapy simultaneously with nano vibration technology to encourage the body to restore the natural biological balance allowing you to repair, recover and rejuvenate, enhancing your mental and physical well-being.
COMPRESSION THERAPY
Compression technology was first introduced to medicine to treat a variety of ailments, including circulatory conditions. About 25 years ago, compression was adopted for use in sport medicine to improve exercise performance and recovery. The cyclic pneumatic compression within Flowpresso® is delivered to different areas of the body to improve lymphatic drainage. Compression therapy helps encourage circulation within the body and assist with releasing toxins from your system.
HEAT THERAPY
Thermotherapy, or heat therapy can help with a variety of health issues. Flowpresso® utilizes thermotherapy in the four primary garment sections to embrace the body with a gentle, healing, warmth, creating a comforting environment that allows the body to finally rest and relax. The Flowpresso® warmth and temperature range are designed to encourage relaxation, promote circulation, and support an improvement in health and well-being.
DEEP PRESSURE THERAPY
Deep pressure is generally referred to as a form of tactile sensory input, which is delivered by holding, stroking, hugging, swaddling, and squeezing. The technique of Deep Pressure Therapy is often used to calm anxiety – improving one’s ability to cope. Flowpresso® applies deep pressure – similar to a hug – to the whole body through each individual chamber, generating a profoundly relaxing effect, allowing the body to calm and release the daily stress of life.
Nano Vibration Technology
A nano vibrational therapy disc is added to the FLOWpresso® bodysuit, situated near the neck during your treatment. Much like heartbeats and breathing rates, which are examples of physiological rhythms that we can see, feel and measure. Nano vibrations are vibrations that work on a smaller scale, interacting with the foundations and functions of your body at a more refined level through electromagnetic energy waves. This type of therapy changes your energy waves on a fundamental and structural level without being invasive.
The FLOW Experience
The FLOWpresso® experience is like no other, and we want to explain to you what you can expect.
You are fully clothed at all times, and will be assisted by a trained technician who positions you into the suit. While lying horizontally, your feet, legs, abdomen and arms are enclosed by the suit. You’re given an eye mask and noise cancelling headphones with soothing music to enhance the relaxing experience, which will last forty minutes.
The three types of therapy are activated and based on your feedback your technician will adjust the settings to accommodate your comfort levels.
The FLOWpresso® experience is slightly different for every individual. While some say it helps them feel light and refreshed, others say it leaves them de-stressed, rested and more in-tune with their body.
Be one of the first to experience this innovative technology!
Book a No-Cost Phone Consultation to learn more or to get scheduled!
FLOWpresso® FAQ's
Please reserve 60 minutes for your sessions- this includes transitioning into the suit and time to integrate once out of the suit. Once fully suited up, your FlowPresso experience typically last 40 minutes. Throughout your personalized journey a fully trained FLOWpresso® technician will guide and assess your needs, as well as adjust programming so you can feel comfortable, relaxed and secure.
Hydrate well the day of your appointment (before and after).
You can receive FLOWpresso therapy as often as twice a week, but the average is usuallty once per week.
There should be a minimum of four days between sessions.
This will depend on the person and their goal(s) for the FLOWpresso sessions. Athletes please allow a minimum of 6 weekly sessions for your initial series. For stress relief, sleep support and other wellness goals, a series of 3-6 sessions is ideal to start. After the initial series, it is recommended to enjoy a weekly, biweekly or monthly session for maintaining optimal wellness state. For others who are training for competitions, regular FlowPresso sessions can assist your recovery and performance.
Lying horizontally and fully clothed, the state-of-the-art bodysuit gently wraps your limbs, abdomen and feet. An eye mask and headphones are available and recommended for extra ambience.
As the session starts, you will feel a gentle squeezing sensation as the air chambers of the bodysuit inflate and deflate, moving from your feet towards your torso. This therapy encourages flow through your body by fostering a deep sense of tranquility. During treatment, you may experience clarity, emotional release, mindfulness and relaxation or fall asleep in the FLOWpresso peacefulness.
Your practitioner will be assisting the process.
Absolutely! Your FLOWpresso technician will work with you to find the perfect setting for you each time you don the suit.
Potential Positive Effects:
- Improve the quality of your sleep and reduce stress
- Increased energy and overcome fatigue
- Reduced anxiety
- Improve sports performance and recovery in athletes
- Enhance mobility and flexibility
- Support weight management
- Restore balance and support natural self-healing mechanisms
Potential Side Effects include:
- A more restless sleep than normal or feeling ‘stirred up’ for a night or two
- Feeling dehydrated
- Headaches
- Tired, more than normal, for a couple of days
- A feeling similar to being “hungover” or “flu-like”or Joint pain
If you do experience any side effects or reactions after a FlowPresso® session, it may indicate long-standing stagnation and/or toxins in your body that have built up and the body is working to re-regulate or detoxify.
Depending on your response or reaction, it is strongly encouraged that you:
- supplement with binders and drainage support;
- consider a foundational health protocol to open your drainage and detox pathways (available through AIA);
- Consider working with a functional health provider to determine through labs if toxicity, mold, viruses, heavy metals, gut imbalances, trauma/emotional needs are influencing your health conditions.*
*FlowPresso® sessions are a valuable tool in a functional health treatment plan.
Most people feel a sense of calm or peace after a FLOWpresso® session but they can also expereence a release of emotions as they let go of cellular memories. This is short term and just part of the body letting go of what no longer serves it. Your technician and the room you’re in are a safe place for this to occur.
There are some conditions that the FLOWpresso® is not compatible with. We have an intake form to go over your medical history prior to your first session. Contraindications for treatment include, but are not limited to:
– Acute infection or inflammation (e.g. phlebitis and thrombosis)
– Heart issues (e.g. congestive heart failure, blood clots, high blood pressure)
– Infection complications (e.g. ulcers)
– Pregnancy
– Severe Back or hip issues, unless approved by a physician/doctor
– Broken bones or fractures
– Abdominal spinal curvature
– Pacemaker or any electronic medical implants
The FLOWpresso® can accomodate any body shape and size.
The age recommendation is 11-85 years of age, and we will accept any child over the age of 14 if there are no contraindications or health complications and parental consent of a minor is given.
If your child is between the ages of 11-13 and you are interested in sessions, please book a no-cost phone consultation and we can determine a plan of care. Children will have a shorter session and may need the garment adjusted to their body size .
Flowpresso® has been shown to significantly accelerate the healing process, enabling athletes to return to training and competition faster.
Athletes and those interested in sports recovery are required to do a minimum of 6 sessions to get the full effects. recovery.