The Benefits of Cryotherapy Treatment For Sports Injuries

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PRESENTS
THE BENEFITS OF CRYOTHERAPY TREATMENT FOR SPORTS
INJURIES
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What is Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy is an innovative treatment where the
body is exposed to temperatures from -140 to
-180C for three minutes only, to gain multiple
health, fitness, weight loss, and beauty
benefits. Cryotherapy - also called cold therapy
- has been used for many years to treat the after
effects of a soft tissue musculoskeletal injury.
If you've ever twisted your ankle or had to do
post-op rehabilitation for a knee ligament
repair, you may have been advised to follow the
RICE (Rest-Ice-Compression-Elevation)
regimen. Traditional ice application methods
typically include use of an ice bucket (doesn't
work on many joint injuries, such as the back or
hip), wrapping the injury with a plastic bag
filled with crushed ice, or using an ace wrap
over the ice-filled bag to try and provide some
compression along with the cryotherapy. These
methods are inconvenient, messy, irritating and
hard to stick with over time. And when you don't
stay with a regimen of cryotherapy and
compression, you recover more slowly from your
sports injury. Fortunately for active sports
lovers, technology advances have greatly improved
cryotherapy systems to deliver more therapeutic
benefits and therefore speed your healing and
return to an active life.
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What is Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy controls swelling. Following an
injury, your body immediately triggers an
inflammatory response - this means increased
blood flow, edema build-up, and movement of
leukocytes (white blood cells) to the soft tissue
injury site. Our white blood cells are important
defenders of our body, resisting attacks by
viruses or bacteria. However, they also can cause
cellular injury and necrosis and promote
swelling. Cryotherapy systems are safe and
non-invasive. Many studies have concluded that
cold therapy is effective and harmless and has
minimal complications. The main concern is
keeping the temperature within a specific range,
so that very low temperature treatments are
avoided. Too-cold therapy can cause serious
tissue side-effects, such as frostbite and nerve
damage. That's why our system used in the
Cryo-Health clinic that lets you pre-set the
temperature of your cold therapy treatment is a
good choice.
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Cold Pressed Treatments Have Evolved From a Bag
of ICE
Cryotherapy systems today go way beyond a bag of
crushed ice or frozen peas. Advanced solutions to
speed healing use an integrated cold therapy
device that offers adjustable temperature
control, to greatly improve surgery recovery,
sports injuries our machine is a portable design
so we can do therapy nearly anywhere, anytime.
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Key Benefits of Using Cryotherapy After Sports
Injuries

• Decreased pain
• Reduced swelling
• Decreased muscle spasms
• Reduced edema formation
• Reduced metabolic activity and oxygen demand,
  improving tissue healing response
• More efficient and rapid removal of heat from the
  injury site, therefore more effective temperature
  reduction
• Reduced or eliminated need for pain medication
  post-injury, allowing improved focus on rehab
  needed to return to work and play
• Enhanced lymphatic drainage, key to better
  healing
• Increased blood flow and oxygen delivery to
  injury site, speeding recovery of damaged tissue
• Improved surface contact of cold therapy to
  injury site, providing deeper and longer-lasting
  cooling effects
• Quicker recovery from intense workouts or
  physical activity, eliminating downtime while
  sore tissues rebound

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Surveys of patients who have used cryotherapy
systems report excellent results

• Over 90 percent say it helped them return to work
  or daily activities sooner
• Over 94 percent say it reduced the amount of pain
  medication they took or allowed them to stop the
  meds sooner
• Over 94 percent say it provided a superior
  post-op recovery than previous surgery using a
  different cold therapy system

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Cryotherapy in Brief

• Cryotherapy works in a variety of ways to help
  speed the healing process after a sports injury
• Reduces blood flow to the injured area, which
  helps to reduce swelling
• Acts as a pain-killer by numbing the affected
  area
• Reduces muscle spasms
• Decreases tissue damage by reducing metabolism,
  thus lessening the tissues need for oxygen
  and limiting secondary tissue injury caused by
  compromised circulation.
• Contact Cryo Health Clinic Dubai
  www.cryo-health.com for more information on how
  we can help you. 971 4 351 8300

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