Cryotherapy
This is a treatment involving the application of Ice. This is a commonest and very old method of treatment. The temperature of the skin over the ailment is reduced to 10°C during the treatment.(2✔ ✔Trusted Source
Sample Records For Cryotherapy
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When useful?
- Pain
- Muscle spasm (muscles become so tight and painful)
- Spasticity (muscles become tight due to damage to the brain)
- After any surgery, to train the muscle which has lost its action
- Bed sores / Pressure sores
Where it should not be used?
Individuals with -
- Psychological fear of ice
- Cardiac problems
- Nerve injuries
- Lack of sensation
Advantages
- In case of injury, bleeding is prevented
- In case of bedsores, healing is faster
Treatment Time
The treatment duration is about 1-3 minutes (It depends upon the patient's condition)
Ways of Application
- Ice towel
- Ice packs
- Immersion
- Ice cube massage
- Quick massage
References:
- Therapeutic Heat - (https://fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1932§ionid=141707499)
- Sample Records For Cryotherapy - (https://www.science.gov/topicpages/c/cryotherapy.html)
- Light Therapy - (https://accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2223§ionid=173788506)
- Contrast Bath Therapy - (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrast_bath_therapy)
- Shortwave And Microwave Diathermy - (https://accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=465§ionid=40195359)
- Ultrasonics - (https://www.encyclopedia.com/science-and-technology/physics/physics/ultrasonics)
- Therapeutic Massage Techniques - (https://www.physioblasts.org/f/public/1366280192_429_FT0_technique_of_massage.pdf)
- The Properties Of Water And Their Applications for Training - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4327375/)
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I suffer from TMD and have pain in the right side neck. I have been adviced IFT for ten days. Is it ok to go for it and will it reduce the pain. Ravindra Bawari
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i cannot grip the pen properly within my 1st finger and thumb and while working on computer i am unable to use my 1st finger for pressing keys so i use my middle finger.
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