The Efficacy of Cryotherapy Following Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

Temperature-controlled continuous cold flow device versus traditional icing regimen following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a prospective randomized comparative trial

“…Cryotherapy is frequently used in orthopedics for postoperative analgesia [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. Despite the above-mentioned advantages of cryotherapy, it is not clear which should be the best method to administer cryotherapy to the patients, traditional coolant, or continuous cold flow device.…”

“…The use of ice, or cryotherapy, is an easily available, low-cost, and popular intervention that has been widely used in post-operative patients [6][7][8]. By relieving acute symptoms including pain and edema, cryotherapy is believed to accelerate post-operative rehabilitation and the return to regular activities [6][7][8].…”

“…By relieving acute symptoms including pain and edema, cryotherapy is believed to accelerate post-operative rehabilitation and the return to regular activities [6][7][8]. Several studies have tested the effects of cryotherapy in the relief of post-operative pain after knee surgery [6][7][8].…”

Rehabilitation of the patients with osteoarthritis

“…Данный метод основан на отведении тепла от орга-низма различными хладагентами, в ответ на что компенсаторно и/или рефлекторно активируются процессы теплопродукции в тканях в результате стимуляции метаболических процессов, сосуди-стых, нейроэндокринных и иммунных систем регу-ляции гомеостаза, приводя к терапевтическому эф-фекту в виде купирования вторичного асептическо-го воспаления и дегенеративно-дистрофического процесса при ОА [10][11][12].…”

Recent advances following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: rehabilitation perspectives

“…Cryotherapy has potent beneficial effects of releasing endogenous opiates and decreasing nerve conduction velocity in those with painful joints following ACL reconstruction [22]. Clear evidence exists that cold therapy immediately following arthroscopic surgery to the knee creates a decrease in intra-articular temperatures resulting in a significant decrease in postoperative pain [23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. There is also evidence that cryotherapy is beneficial in the dis-inhibition effect on the quadriceps muscles [25,30].…”