MD on staff
Swell Chiropractic (Sports Med & Hyperbarics + Shockwave)
- Vitamin IV Therapy
- Shockwave Therapy
- IV Therapy
- Laser Therapy (LLLT)
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
San Diego, CA
Cryotherapy clinics in San Diego
San Diego has 12 cryotherapy providers offering whole body cryo, localized cryo, and cryo facials, mostly through wellness clinics, recovery studios, and med spas. Important to know up front: whole body cryotherapy is NOT FDA approved for any medical condition, and the FDA issued a 2016 safety alert warning that the agency has not cleared or approved these devices and that there is limited evidence for the claimed benefits. Do not use cryotherapy as a replacement for medical care. In San Diego, whole body sessions typically run 40 to 100 dollars, localized 25 to 60, facials 40 to 90, 10 session packages 250 to 600, and monthly unlimited memberships 150 to 350. Staff are usually wellness trained rather than medical. Risks include frostbite, burns, eye injury, and in rare cases asphyxiation from nitrogen vapor in poorly ventilated private chambers. If you decide to try cryotherapy in San Diego, choose open chambers with staff monitoring, keep sessions under 3 minutes, and rule out contraindications like pregnancy, uncontrolled hypertension, and cardiovascular disease before stepping in.
WestCoast IV Therapy
- IV Therapy
- Cryotherapy
- Peptide Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
- NAD IV Therapy
Total T Clinic
- PRP Therapy
- Cryotherapy
- Peptide Therapy
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Treatment
- Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT)
Regulatory context
A note on California's cryotherapy rules.
The "other" category is a catchall for regenerative wellness modalities with inconsistent federal oversight. Red light therapy devices (photobiomodulation) have narrow FDA 510(k) clearances for acne, muscle pain, and wound healing, not systemic regeneration. Whole-body cryotherapy is NOT FDA-approved for any medical indication and received an FDA safety communication in July 2016 warning of asphyxiation, frostbite, and burn risks. Ozone therapy is NOT FDA-approved for any medical use and the FDA has stated ozone is a toxic gas with no known useful medical application. Condition-specific regenerative offerings (hair restoration with minoxidil or finasteride, ED care beyond PDE5 inhibitors and shockwave) have varying approval depending on route and drug source.
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California Medical Practice Act (Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 2000-2529)
Defines medical practice and corporate practice of medicine prohibitions strictly enforced against lay-owned medical spas. -
California Business & Professions Code §§ 2051-2052
Prohibits unlicensed practice of medicine and aiding and abetting by non-physician owners. -
Board of Registered Nursing Standardized Procedures (CCR Title 16 § 1474)
Requires physician-developed standardized procedures for RNs performing cosmetic and wellness injections or laser work.
California is among the strictest enforcement states. The Medical Board of California has issued public advisories and taken disciplinary action against medical spas for corporate practice of medicine violations, unsupervised RN injections, and false advertising of unapproved therapies. Ozone therapy is heavily scrutinized and clinics making cancer or infection treatment claims risk board discipline and Attorney General consumer protection action. The California Department of Public Health and local health departments also investigate facility and infection control issues at wellness clinics.