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The evaluation of the effectiveness of a cryotherapy treatment in patients with gonarthrosis

Kamila Wieczorek

Kamila Wieczorek – The evaluation of the effectiveness of a cryotherapy treatment in patients with gonarthrosis. Fizjoterapia Polska 2021; 21(2); 144-153

Abstract
The purpose of the study. The purpose of this study is to describe the results of the research on the patients’ evaluation regarding complaints and difficulties in their daily life, as well as on the assessment of their general health condition in terms of the rehabilitation of gonarthrosis before and after physiotherapy treatments, with and without the use of cryotherapy. Materials and methods. The research was carried out with the use of a survey questionnaire on a group of 40 patients. Each patient experienced osteoarthritis in at least one knee joint. The questionnaire consisted of questions related to the type of complaints and functioning difficulties in patients with gonarthrosis before and after rehabilitation, and to the type of performed treatments with emphasis put on cryotherapy and the assessment of general health improvement in patients after rehabilitation. Conclusions. According to the patients participating in the research, the improvement in rehabilitation of gonarthrosis with cryotherapy treatments is not greater than with other physiotherapy treatments.
Key words:
Cryotherapy, cold therapy, gonarthrosis
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Therapeutic value of local cryotherapy in symptomatic treatment of patients with shoulder joint pain syndrome

Łukasz Kopacz, Żaneta Ciosek, Karolina Kot, Danuta Lietz-Kijak, Edward Kijak, Zbigniew Śliwiński, Marek Kiljański

Ł. Kopacz, Ż. Ciosek, K. Kot, D. Lietz-Kijak, E. Kijak, Z. Śliwiński, M. Kiljański: Therapeutic value of local cryotherapy in symptomatic treatment of patients with shoulder joint pain syndrome. FP 2015;15(4);54-62

Abstract

Introduction. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the cryotherapy treatment on the mobility of the shoulder joint of the patients with osteoarthritis. We took into consideration the motion of flexion and extension. Additionally, the potential changes in the pain complaints were analyzed.
Material and methods. We examined 54 patients in the study, including 31 women and 23 men. They were put through the local cryotherapy on the shoulder joint 15 times daily. Before participating, all patients gave their informed consent to take part in the study and they were asked to rate their pain in the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The range of motion in the shoulder joint of every patient was measured  by goniometer before and after cryotherapy.
Results. All patients who underwent the series of cryotherapy had significant improvement of flexion and extension in the shoulder joint. Taking into consideration the general analysis of pain rated in the VAS score by the participants, we observed a significant reduction in the values of VAS indicated by the patients after the series of treatments.
Conclusions. Local cryotherapy is a reliable method that reduce pain and improve range of motion in the patients with pain syndrome of the shoulder joint.

Key words:
cryotherapy, shoulder joint, cold therapy

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