Difference between revisions of "Cryotherapy"
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| − | Cryotherapy is the local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Cryotherapy is used to treat a variety of benign and malignant lesions. Cryotherapy has been used as early as the seventeenth century. Its goal is to decrease cellular metabolism, increase cellular survival, decrease inflammation, decrease pain and spasm, promote vasoconstriction, and when using extreme temperatures, to destroy cells by crystallizing the cytosol. | + | Cryotherapy is the local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Cryotherapy is used to treat a variety of benign and malignant lesions. Cryotherapy has been used as early as the seventeenth century. Its goal is to decrease cellular metabolism, increase cellular survival, decrease inflammation, decrease pain and spasm, promote vasoconstriction, and when using extreme temperatures, to destroy cells by crystallizing the cytosol. |
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| + | == Classification == | ||
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| + | * [[Cryosurgery]] | ||
| + | * [[Cryogenic Chamber Therapy]] | ||
| + | * [[Ice Pack Therapy]]. | ||
==Special Precautions of Cryotherapy== | ==Special Precautions of Cryotherapy== | ||
==Benefits and uses of Cryotherapy are== | ==Benefits and uses of Cryotherapy are== | ||
[[Category:Treatments]] | [[Category:Treatments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:10, 7 August 2013
Cryotherapy is the local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Cryotherapy is used to treat a variety of benign and malignant lesions. Cryotherapy has been used as early as the seventeenth century. Its goal is to decrease cellular metabolism, increase cellular survival, decrease inflammation, decrease pain and spasm, promote vasoconstriction, and when using extreme temperatures, to destroy cells by crystallizing the cytosol.
