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