Compression Therapy
Targeted, restorative recovery for your choice of legs, hips or arms using Normatec’s sequential air-compression system.
Book a 20-minute session Choose legs, hips or arms. One attachment per session. Available exclusively at our Huntington Beach studio.Let the system do the work while you rest.
Normatec attachments use a sequence of inflatable zones to create a moving wave of pressure through your selected area. Choose the legs, hips or arms attachment for each session. The experience feels like a rhythmic, adjustable massage and is designed to complement movement, training and the rest of your recovery routine.
This is not about chasing the highest setting. The right pressure is the one that feels secure and restorative without pain, tingling or numbness.
Support for the areas that feel worked.
Compression is best understood as a recovery tool, not a shortcut. Research suggests its clearest athletic benefit may be a modest reduction in perceived soreness.
Perceived soreness
The massage-like pressure may help the selected area feel more comfortable after demanding movement or training.
Fluid movement
Sequential compression supports circulation and fluid movement through the selected area.
Rest and reset
A 20-minute session creates a low-effort recovery window after yoga, strength work, endurance training or a long day.
A moving wave of pressure.
The leg and arm attachments use five overlapping chambers. The hip attachment uses two connected zones. Each option inflates and releases in sequence, creating a controlled pressure pattern through the selected area.
Unlike a static compression garment, Normatec changes pressure across time and location. Guests choose one attachment per 20-minute session. The sensation should remain firm but comfortable throughout the session.
Start comfortable. Adjust with intention.
Pressure is individual. More intensity does not automatically create a better recovery response.
Levels 1–2
A useful starting point for first sessions, a sensitive area or a gentle pre-activity reset. Let the first full cycle guide your decision.
Levels 3–5
A moderate range for many post-class or post-training sessions. The pressure should feel firm, rhythmic and easy to tolerate.
Levels 6–7
Only if lower levels remain comfortable and you already know how your body responds. Reduce the setting at the first sign of discomfort.
Use it around real life.
Compression can sit beside movement, hydration, nutrition and sleep. It does not replace them.
Promising for soreness. Still developing overall.
We use careful language because the research is encouraging in some areas and mixed in others.
The clearest signal is perceived soreness.
A review of 17 studies found trivial-to-moderate effects on pain and soreness, small effects on muscle function and variable results for muscle-damage markers.
Read the PubMed abstract →Inflation and release support circulation.
Cleveland Clinic describes intermittent pneumatic compression as sleeves that inflate and deflate to help blood move through the legs. Medical use and wellness use are not the same.
Read the clinical overview →Comfort and screening matter.
Hyperice advises stopping for severe pain or unusual symptoms and lists circulatory, cardiac, infectious and local tissue conditions that require medical guidance or exclusion.
Review the safety guidance →Twenty quiet minutes.
Arrive in comfortable clothing, settle into your chosen attachment and select a pressure that feels supportive. Staff can help you get started.
Safety before pressure.
Compression is not appropriate for everyone. When in doubt, ask a licensed healthcare professional who knows your medical history.
Blood clots and acute vascular conditions
Do not use Normatec if you have or may have deep vein thrombosis, acute thrombophlebitis, a recent pulmonary embolism or another condition in which increased venous return may be unsafe. New one-sided swelling, warmth or unexplained leg pain requires medical evaluation.
Cardiac and pulmonary conditions
Do not use it with acute congestive heart failure or acute pulmonary edema. If you are under care for a heart, vascular or circulation condition, obtain clearance before booking.
Infection, wounds and local tissue concerns
Avoid use over acute infection, cellulitis, open wounds, lesions, tumors, recent skin grafts, unexplained inflammation or active bleeding near the application area.
Fractures, dislocations and recent procedures
Do not apply compression over a fracture or dislocation. After surgery, injury or another procedure, use the system only when your treating clinician has cleared it.
Pregnancy, neuropathy and medical care
If you are pregnant, have altered sensation or neuropathy, or are being treated for a medical condition, consult your healthcare professional before use. Reduced sensation can make it harder to recognize excessive pressure.
When to stop immediately
Stop the session for pain, numbness, tingling, skin discoloration, dizziness, unusual swelling, shortness of breath or any unexpected symptom. Compression should feel like a controlled massage, not a test of tolerance.
Choose where your body needs support.
Book a 20-minute Compression Therapy appointment and choose legs, hips or arms for your session.
Book Compression Therapy $16.50 · One attachment per session · FSA/HSA eligible