Cryotherapy is a therapeutic technique used in physiotherapy that uses thermal bags, ice or special devices to treat inflammation and pain in the body, thus reducing symptoms such as swelling and redness.
The use of cold in cryotherapy can also be performed for aesthetic purposes, by using specific devices, combating localized fats, cellulite and sagging, or eliminating warts, for example, if you want to know the indications and what is the cosmetic cryotherapy performed, see: Aesthetic cryotherapy.
- In addition.
- Cryotherapy is also a method of treating warts in the intimate region.
- By HPV.
- By the gynecologist and with specific material.
- More information: Cryotherapy for the treatment of HPV.
Therapeutic indications of low temperature include
Cryotherapy and thermotherapy, which use heat instead of cold, can be used together depending on the injury.Learn in the following video how to choose between hot or cold compresses to treat each injury:
Cryotherapy should be used with the advice of the physical therapist and can be done in various ways, such as crushed ice or stone, wrapped in a cloth or with special thermal bags, these bags are found in pharmacies, and can be of different types and sizes, and can be flexible or with Velcro, for example, to facilitate their use.
You can also do an immersion bath with ice water, using a spray or even liquid nitrogen.Regardless of the technique chosen, the use of ice should be discontinued in case of severe discomfort or loss of sensitivity, the time of contact of the ice with the body should never exceed 20 minutes, so as not to burn the skin.
As it is a method that interferes with blood circulation, metabolism and nerve fibers of the skin, contraindications for the use of ice should be respected since, when the technique is used inappropriately, it can damage the health of the person, aggravating skin diseases and poor circulation, for example.
Ice should not be used when
In addition, if symptoms of pain, swelling and redness in the treated limb do not improve with cryotherapy, the orthopedist should be consulted for investigation of the causes and treatment is directed to each person, and use may be associated.inflammatory drugs, for example.