Cold Chamber/Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy or cold therapy is a technique to relieve pain and reduce inflammation. Stress conditions, blood circulation and metabolism of the musculoskeletal system can also benefit from this type of treatment.
The cold chamber penetrates damaged areas to regulate cellular activity levels therefore producing a performance enhancing effect, especially with regard to cardiovascular function, energy metabolism and muscle metabolism.
Effects can generally include:
- Pain relief and elimination
- Reduction of inflammation and modulation of the immune system
- Regulation of muscle tone, improvement in circulation and metabolism of the musculoskeletal system
- Improvements in joint function
- Psychophysical performance stimulation,
Promotes well-being - Economisation of the cardiovascular system
and energy level
Fields of application:
- Inflammatory rheumatic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis)
- Degenerative diseases (arthrosis, before
and after endoprothetic treatments) - Cervical and lumbar column syndrome (discopathies, lumbago, sciatic syndrome)
- Tendinopathies (tennis elbow, inflammation of the Achilles tendon, heel pain)
- Chronic painful conditions (chronic headache, fibromyalgia)
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscle stiffness and muscle hardness
- and others:
psoriasis, neurodermatitis, bronchial asthma, symptoms of muscle fatigue, disturbance of equilibrium, movement coordination problems, burn-out syndrome, depressive reaction, chronic sleep problems, general performance reduction, stress-related functional restriction of the immune system, primary hypertension, circulatory regulation problems.
Local pain relief above all, but much deeper penetration than the cold chamber. The muscle is also cooled and the pain receptors are blocked. The use of normal water ice (ice pack), which melts at a temperature of 0 °C setting, has an anaesthetic effect or at least significantly reduces the sense of pain.
Main indications: post operative and post traumatic pain.