cryotherapy
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Cryotherapy, sometimes known as cold therapy, is the local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Cryotherapy can be used in many ways, including whole-body exposure for therapeutic health benefits, or locally to treat a variety of tissue lesions.
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Research
35,935 papers- Cryotherapy for treating soft tissue injuries in sport medicine: a critical review.British journal of sports medicine · 2024
- The cold truth: the role of cryotherapy in the treatment of injury and recovery from exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2021
- Cryotherapy for Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024
- Cryotherapy in sports medicine.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 1996
- Effectiveness of cryotherapy on pain intensity, swelling, range of motion, function and recurrence in acute ankle sprain: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Physical therapy in sport : official journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine · 2021
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Cryotherapy chamber
- Mechanism of action
- Main uses
- Cryosurgery
- Ice pack therapy
- Cryotherapy following total knee replacement
- Traditional vs continuous cryotherapy after total knee arthroplasty
- Cold spray anesthetics
- Whole-body cryotherapy
- Adverse effects
- Contraindications
- Partial body
- See also
- References
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Cryotherapy, sometimes known as cold therapy, is the local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Cryotherapy can be used in many ways, including whole-body exposure for therapeutic health benefits, or locally to treat a variety of tissue lesions.
Cryotherapy is often used in an effort to prevent or relieve muscle pain, sprains, and swelling after soft tissue damage or surgery. When a musculoskeletal injury occurs, the body sends signals to the inflammatory cells, macrophages, which release IGF-1. IGF-1 is a hormone-insulin-like growth factor which initiates the termination of damaged tissue. In some cases, this inflammatory response can be aggravated and cause increased swelling and edema, which can prolong the recovery process.
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