Mick Ebeling & Cryotherapy
Nothing is Impossible
Mick Ebeling and his team of renegade artists has gone to the ends of the earth to do one simple thing: make the impossible happen. From creating eyeglasses that allow a parapalegic to paint with his pupils to 3D printed bionic arms Mick Ebeling has shown the world that the impossible is in fact obtainable. Ebeling began his mission when he met artist Tony Quan, aka TEMPT ONE, a “legendary graffiti artist who was diagnosed with ALS in 2003.”¹ If you have ever seen street art in Los Angeles then you have seen Tony Quan’s influence. He mixed southern Californian cholo style with New York stylewriting, and artists around the world began duplicating his Tony’s style worldwide. Tony’s art has been featured in museums worldwide and lauded by street artist Shepard Fairey.
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Tony’s life and identity as an artist centered on his ability to create art, specifically street art in the city of Los Angeles. Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease ALS is a nervous system disease that weakens muscles and impacts physical function.² After his diagnosis Tony’s ability to draw, paint, and even walk became challenged. Tony soon became bedridden as his ALS progressed. Mick Ebeling learned of Tony’s plight; however, an assistive device existed to help Tony draw with his eyes using eye-tracking technology. It only cost $15,000. This was unacceptable to Mick Ebeling and after gathering a group of hackers, designers, artists, and programmers Ebeling was able to invent the world’s first low-cost eye tracking device for under $100.00. In a documentary titled The Eyewriter the world saw how Tony was able to paint once again using the revolutionary new glasses.
Commit. Then Figure it Out.
Ebeling describes his process to overcome the impossible as a simple two-step process. The first step is to commit to the solution. The second step is to figure out how to get there. The strength of the commitment is what Ebeling cites as the fuel to reach the goal. It was this commitment that led Ebeling and his Not Impossible Labs to develop 3D printing technology for replacement arms in war-torn Sudan. Ebeling and his team also developed an education curriculum to teach the native people how to print the components at will.
Mick Ebeling experiencing the XR Cryo Chamber at IHRSA 2019
Ebeling and Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy is an impossible. The quest for cryotherapy began with the question: how can people use the body’s natural healing ability to fight inflammation and prevent overuse injuries? Scientist and medical doctor Toshima Yamauchi began using sub-freezing temperatures in 1978 to chill metal instruments for arthritis treatments and his success in drug-free pain relief became renowned. Four decades later and the science has become space age: why chill small parts of the body when you can chill the entire person? Whole Body Cryotherapy uses sub-zero chilled air to bring inflammation relief for the entire body en mass.
Nothing is Impossible
The question that physical therapists and medical theorists asked was how can we freeze someone enough to heal them without harm? Experts have long known that when the human body experiences extreme cold--such as in ice-baths--the body responds by moving blood away from the extremities and into the body’s core where it is kept warm. This protects the internal organs from freezing. If the cold exposure is long enough the body perceives it as a threat to survival and automatically hyper-oxygenates the blood and loads it with enzymes that are designed to heal any injuries. Whole Body Cryotherapy works by triggering this automatic response. Athletes and those suffering from overuse injuries can benefit by using Whole Body Cryotherapy after their workouts (or physical therapy) to reduce exercise-induced inflammation and reduce delayed onset muscle soreness.
Learn more about the benefits of cryotherapy, find out how you can provide cryotherapy services, and read the guide on the cryotherapy business.
Founded on facts: for peer-reviewed articles, scholarly journals, and articles cited above please see the below sources.
https://www.notimpossible.com/projects/tempt-and-the-eye-writer
http://www.alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html