Tag: whole-body cryotherapy

Comparison of effectivnes local and whole body cryotherapy in chronic pain

Elżbieta Miller

Elżbieta Miller – Comparison of effectivnes local and whole body cryotherapy in chronic pain. Fizjoterapia Polska 2006; 6(1); 27-31

Abstract

Background. The purpose of this articele was comparison effectiveness of analgesic local and whole body cryotherapy in the case of chronic pain – difficult interdisciplinary problem.
Material and methods. The research involved 16 patients with chronic pain last 2 years and connected with degeneration changes. The studied groups differd in form of cryotherapy, both had kinezytherapeuthic treatment in the same range. The results were obtained by McGill questionnaire which rely on score in intensity of pain scale (0-10) and functional pain estimate (choosen basic life functions) in scale (1-4). The patients were tested three times: once before treatment, after the end of 20 sessions and again 2 weeks after the end of first procedure. Results and Conclusions. Whole body cryotherapy is more effective in chronic pain. However the study confirmed decreased of pain both in group treated by local and whole body cryotherapy.

Key words:
chronic pain, local cryotherapy, whole body cryotherapy
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Influence of extremely low temperatures on selected human motor activities

Joanna Łuczak, Joanna Michalik

Joanna Łuczak, Joanna Michalik – Influence of extremely low temperatures on selected human motor activities. Fizjoterapia Polska 2006; 6(3); 206-211

Abstract
Background. The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of extremely low temperatures (-100°C, -130°C, -160°C) on selected motor skills: flexibility, equilibrium, speed and dynamic abdominal muscles power. Material and methods. The study group covered 300 men, who permanently, by reason of their occupation, practice sports professionally. Participants were randomized into 3 groups attending to whole-body cryotherapy in following temperature: A -100°C, B -130°C and C -160°C. During each procedure patients were treated for 2 minutes in the cryochamber and then by 20 minutes exercise therapy. Before and after program consisted of 10 procedures 4 motor skills of patients were estimated and results were statistically analyzed using Wilcoxon test. Differences of motor skills were calculated separately for each person and findings of each study group were compared using Kruskal-Wallis test. Results. No statistically significant differences were found after matching of flexibility test results between groups treated in 3 different temperatures. Greatest improvement of equilibrium was noticed in group of patients attending to procedures in -160°C temperature (p<0.01). Change of speed was highest in the group of patients treated in -100°C, but average values was twice upper from other groups (p<0.0001). Increase of dynamic abdominal muscles power was also highest in group A — values were twice high from group C (p<0.001). Conclusions. Whole-body cryotherapy positively effects on selected human motor skills. The results of the short-term study not allowed choosing clearly from used temperatures which induced more positive improvement. A long-term research and the economic calculation are necessary to perform complete analysis.

Key words:
cryotherapy, whole-body cryotherapy, cryochamber, human motor skills

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Evaluation of the effect of whole-body cryotherapy on the circulatory system in patients with ankylosing spondylitis by analysis of duration and QT interval dispersion

Leszek Jagodziński, Agata Stanek, Joanna Gmyrek, Grzegorz Cieślar, Andrzej Sielańczyk, Aleksander Sieroń

Leszek Jagodziński, Agata Stanek, Joanna Gmyrek, Grzegorz Cieślar, Andrzej Sielańczyk, Aleksander Sieroń – Evaluation of the effect of whole-body cryotherapy on the circulatory system in patients with ankylosing spondylitis by analysis of duration and QT interval dispersion. Fizjoterapia Polska 2007; 7(3); 362-369

Abstract
Background. The aim of this study was to estimate the influence of whole-body cryotherapy on some selected parameters of the circulatory system. Material and methods. The investigation involved 7 male patients with ankylosing spondylitis. They were exposed to a cycle of 10 everyday 2 minute-lasting procedures of whole-body cryotherapy at a temperature of -130°C which was followed by subsequent kinesitherapy. Patients treated with drugs influencing the circulatory system and suffering from circulation and hormonal system disorders were excluded. During the day preceding the beginning of cryotherapy procedures and once more, after finishing whole-body cryotherapy cycle, echocardiography with calculation of left ventricle ejection fraction (LVET), record and analysis of heart rate variability (HRV), late ventricular potentials and QT dispersion were made. Results. No significant differences between ejection fraction, late ventricular potentials, QT dispersion values before and after the end of cryotherapy cycle were found. Whole-body cryotherapy evoked increase in total heart rate variability, which was statistically significant for most of the parameters in time analysis. Spectrum analysis showed statistically insignificant increase in spectrum power in the full range of analyzed frequencies. Conclusions. Long-lasting whole-body cryotherapy does not influence ejection fraction, late ventricular potentials and QT dispersion in patients without significant pathology of circulation. Cryogenic temperatures applied on the whole-body exerts beneficial influence of whole-body cryotherapy on adaptive processes of vegetative nervous system.
Key words:
whole-body cryotherapy, circulation system, ejection fraction, heart rate variability, late ventricular potentials, QT dispersion
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The assessment of the analgesic action of whole-body cryotherapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Agata Stanek, Armand Cholewka, Grzegorz Cieślar, Irena Rosmus-Kuczia, Zofia Drzazga, Aleksander Sieroń

Agata Stanek, Armand Cholewka, Grzegorz Cieślar, Irena Rosmus-Kuczia, Zofia Drzazga, Aleksander Sieroń – The assessment of the analgesic action of whole -body cryotherapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Fizjoterapia Polska 2011; 11(1); 49-55

Abstract
Currently, one of the therapeutic methods of physical medicine applied in physiotherapeutic treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis is the whole-body cryotherapy – the short appliance of temperatures lower than -100°C in order to trigger physical reactions in response to cold as an adjunctive method in better preparation of patients for kinesiotherapy. The aim of the study was to assess the analgesic effect of the whole-body cryotherapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.32 males with ankylosing spondylitis were subjected to the trial, who were divided randomly into two 16-person groups, which did not different significantly with regard to age, duration and severity of the disease. The groups underwent ten whole-body cryotherapy with subsequent kinesiotherapy procedures or only 10 kinesiotherapy procedures, respectively. On the first day before the treatment cycle beginning and the first day after treatment completion the patients assess the pain intensity by means of 10-point visual analogue scale (WAS).In patients with ankylosing spondylitis after the completion of a cycle of whole-body cryotherapy procedures the significant reduction of pain intensity amounted to 46% in average (p&lt;0,05) was observed.Whole-body cryotherapy procedures demonstrate a significant analgesic effect in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
Key words:
ankylosing spondylitis, whole-body cryotherapy, analgesic effect
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Effect of whole-body cryotherapy on proteinogram in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Agata Stanek, Armand Cholewka, Katarzyna Wencel, Grzegorz Cieślar, Jolanta Gaduła, Janusz Szczypior, Karolina Sieroń-Stołtny, Zofia Drzazga, Aleksander Sieroń

Agata Stanek, Armand Cholewka, Katarzyna Wencel, Grzegorz Cieślar, Jolanta Gaduła, Janusz Szczypior, Karolina Sieroń-Stołtny, Zofia Drzazga, Aleksander Sieroń – Effect of whole-body cryotherapy on proteinogram in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Fizjoterapia Polska 2011; 11(2); 115-122

Abstract
Whole-body cryotherapy with subsequent kinesiotherapy evokes positive anti-inflammatory effects in case of patients with locomotor system inflammatory disorders, however, the mechanism of this effect has not been satisfactorily explained so far. One of the essential laboratory indicators of the inflammatory process activity is distribution of serum protein fractions. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of whole-body cryotherapy on proteinogram parameters in the patients with ankylosing spondylitis.32 males with ankylosing spondylitis participated in the trial. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups of 16 persons who did not significantly differ with regard to age, duration and severity of the disease. Both groups underwent ten whole-body cryotherapy procedures with subsequent kinesitherapy or only 10 kinesitherapy procedures. On the first day before the beginning of the treatment cycle and on the first day after treatment completion blood samples were collected from the patients in order to determine the total protein concentrations and the share of particular serum protein fractions.On completion of the whole-body cryotherapy treatment cycle a statistically significant increase in alpha2-globulins share and a decrease in beta1-globulins share in serum proteinogram were observed in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.In patients with ankylosing spndylitis whole-body cryotherapy treatment corrects proteinograms in a different way than kinesitherapy does. The changes in the share of particular proteinogram fractions in patients subjected to cryotherapy are most probably related to the anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects of cryogenic temperatures.
Key words:
ankylosing spondylitis, whole-body cryotherapy, proteinogram
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Influence of whole-body cryotherapy on hemodynamic parameters in patients with motor organs disease

Alicja Wołyńska-Ślężyńska, Jarosław Pasek, Sebastian Szajkowski, Tomasz Pasek, Jan Ślężyński, Aleksander Sieroń

Alicja Wołyńska-Ślężyńska, Jarosław Pasek, Sebastian Szajkowski, Tomasz Pasek, Jan Ślężyński, Aleksander Sieroń – Influence of whole-body cryotherapy on hemodynamic parameters in patients with motor organs disease. Fizjoterapia Polska 2012; 12(2); 113-118

Abstract
Background. Whole-body cryotherapy is a physical method that is increasingly being employed in rehabilitation. The procedure consists in stimulating the body with temperatures below -100ºC. The most common applications of cryotherapy is in the treatment of diseases or injuries of the locomotor system. Material and methods. The study comprised 222 patients: 114 females (51.3%) and 108 males (48.6%) selected to the study group, diagnosed with discopathy (107 persons; 48.1%), lumbalgia at L5-S1 (57 persons; 25.6%), and spinal column degeneration (58 persons; 26.1%). The patients underwent series of 10 whole-body cryotherapy procedures, the sessions, each lasting 1-3 minutes, were conducted every day for 10 days. Changes in the body surface temperature (before therapy and after its completion) were recorded and analyzed, in addition pulse, and arterial blood pressure after 1, 5 and 10 procedures, with respect to diagnosed disease and the patient’s gender were also analyzed. Results. Whole-body cryotherapy procedures caused significant reduction in body temperature (p&lt;0.01). Evaluation of pulse and arterial blood pressure parameters showed that the group of patients with discopathy as well as spinal pain syndrome registered the highest changes in pulse rate value (p&lt;0.01). Higher pulse rate fluctuations were observed in women. Results on arterial blood pressure values revealed a statistically significant increase in systolic blood pressure parameters only (p&lt;0.01).Conclusion. Whole-body cryotherapy lead to significant drop in body surface temperature and increased pulse rate and systolic blood pressure.
Key words:
whole-body cryotherapy, treatment, Physical Medicine, motor organs disease
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