Cryotherapy

Mechanism of Action:

The Cryo-T duo device, which we use for cold therapy treatment in our medical practice, allows for the simple and safe application of the refrigerant (carbon dioxide – liquid phase).

Unlike other refrigerants, carbon dioxide has a dual effect on the human body:

• physical effect: - as a gas and as a cooling agent at -75 degrees Celsius, it causes vasoconstriction,
• in a later stage, as a secondary effect, it induces vasodilation.

Certain properties of carbon dioxide reduce the human body's response to cold, namely:

• it shortens the phase of vessel constriction in the cooled area,
• shortens the phase when metabolic processes slow down.

Secondary effects manifesting as the following:

• Rapid expansion of blood vessels
• accelerated metabolism occurs when the cold carbon dioxide impacts the body during the procedure, thus ensuring effective penetration into deeper tissues. Thanks to both factors, the application of the cryotherapy device has proven safe for patients with cardiological problems.

The application of carbon dioxide in cryotherapy procedures induces a full therapeutic effect, which manifests as follows:

• pain relief, thanks to the release of large amounts of endorphins
• reduction of inflammatory processes
• reduction of muscle tone
• reduction of edema
• improvement of the patient's clinical and movement condition, thanks to the increasing mobility of cooled joints and increasing muscle strength.

Treatment Process:

• By exposing the area to be treated and holding the nozzle at an appropriate distance, the patient receives treatment. Duration is on average 3 minutes, influenced by
• the cooled surface - the more surface area to cool, the longer the procedure lasts (can last up to 12 minutes for a procedure - e.g., 4 surfaces, and each surface treatment can last 3 minutes)
• the muscle mass of a given body part. The more muscle, the longer the procedure
• the patient's fat layer. The thicker the fat layer, the longer the procedure.
• As a result of the treatment, the skin temporarily whitens, and the treatment is accompanied by a dull pain.

Indications:

• Chronic spinal diseases of degenerative nature (various stages of disc degeneration, post-surgery disc herniation conditions) and limb joint diseases (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle osteoarthritis)
• inflammatory joint and spinal diseases in the inactive stage,
• muscle pains, pain caused by muscle cramps
• diseases of muscles and ligaments, sprains
• sciatic nerve inflammation
• release of stiff limb joints after fracture
• to facilitate faster regeneration after fracture or contusion
• the method allows for the non-invasive (without intervention) treatment of vascular networks (spider angiomata).

Contraindications:

In addition to general contraindications, sensitivity to cold, certain circulatory disorders, significant anemia, severe polyneuropathy, individuals with sensory disturbances, autoimmune vascular diseases, Raynaud's syndrome.