Cryotherapy

Question 1

Cryotherapy Indications

Answer 1

1) Inflammation
2) Acute sprain, strain
3) Pain
4) Muscle spasms
5) spasticity
6) After exercise to decrease inflammatory response

Question 2

Cryotherapy Contraindications

Answer 2

1) Cold hypersensitivity
2) History of frostbite to the area
3) Raynaud’s disease
4) Buerger’s disease
5) Cold urticaria
6) Cryoglobulinemia

Question 3

Cryotherapy Precautions

Answer 3

1) Decreased sensitization
2) Hypertensive patients
3) Healing Wounds
4) Areas where nerve are superficial
5) Pediatric or geriatric patients
6) Poor cognition
7) cooling large areas
8) Using wet medium
9) Long duration