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 The news striking
the society revealed that cold is good enough for treating some diseases and pain relieving. This technique has been used recently but it is the most demanded procedure
at present. And chasing fashion trends public often comes and requires cryotherapy
procedure no matter individual indications and contraindication for the health.
So, what is
Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy
refers to a treatment in which surface skin lesions are frozen. As it is known,
cold activates protection capacity of the organism called immune system, it
triggers the activity of endocrinic and neurohumoral systems, facilitates
resistance to psychical and physical loads, increases good feeling and availability.
And due to these peculiarities cryotherapy is one of the effective means to
care diseases, skin lesions and some tumors.
The procedure
of cryotherapy is performed in the special cryochamber (cryosauna) where cold
in gaseous form is applied to skin within 2 to 3 minutes at the temperature of 130-140°С.
Since cold damages the skin, the patients put on gloves and socks and the face
is covered with a bulky dressing.
Preparation
for procedure
It is
widely known that cold is health-improving and it stops ageing. Those who swim in
ice holes and jump into ponds and snowdrifts to get cooled after the bathhouse
are worth appraisal. They proved the healing effect of cold on the organism and
enjoy that. The Japanese physician Toshimo Yamauchi governe the clinics for
patients with rheumatoid arthritis and in '70s and during tests he noticed
capacity of cryotherapy to relieve pain in joints. Further he examined various
techniques of cold application which resulted in that cold is far more
effective when applied in gaseous form. Cryotherapy found practice in Europe in
10 years only and it won the popularity of advanced people who prefer
cryotherapy to traditional medication.
How it works
The mechanism
of short-term impact of cold on the organism brings to primary spasm of small arteries
(reduction of lumen) which are then significantly enlarged as soon as cold
impact stops. Blood flows to enlarged small arteries within one
to three hours leading to intensified thermogenesis and improved nourishment of
skin tissues and that of internal organs, it stimulates activity of the heart
and vessels, relieves venous outflow.
To avoid strong
exposure to cold, the temperature should drop very rapidly while organism does
not react directing the intensified blood flow to the surface of skin, and thus
the organism will retain the warmth and will avoid cooling. When cold
temperature is rising gradually then as a reaction blood comes to the skin and
this may cause supercooling of the organism without any health-improving
effect.
Indications
for Cryotherapy treatment
Diseases and
trauma of musculoskeletal system, spinal cord, inflammatory and metabolic diseases
of joints, endocrinic and skin diseases including obesity are treated by
cryotherapy, yet it is effectively applied in removing cellulite when blood
inflow helps to smooth skin irregularities and thanks to intensified
thermogenesis excess weight is lost.
Contraindications
Cryotherapy
has a range of contraindications as well as any procedure applied to organism directly:
-
allergy
to cold;
-
acute
infectious diseases;
-
severe
forms of ischemic disease and infarction of myocardium;
-
cerebral
strokes;
-
hypertension
(apart from initial stage);
-
heart and
kidney functions impairment.
Cryotherapy treatment
at home
We
understand that is hard to perform a complete cryotherapy at home though if you
want to relieve pain and edema of tissues you may apply ice compresses to treat
bruises, strained tendon. Headache is slightly reduced if you put a cloth
soaked in cold water or a bag with ice. Doing this, you have your fine blood
vessels spasm, blood flow lowers preventing tissue edema. Ice reduces sensitivity
of nerve endings, thus relieving pain.
Cryotherapy
treatment or scalpel
Cryotherapy treatment
using liquid nitrogen (temperature -196C) involves the use of a cryospray,
cryoprobe or a cotton-tipped applicator. The nitrogen is applied to the skin
lesion for a few seconds, depending on the desired diameter and depth of
freeze. If the skin requires superficial impact of cold, then liquid nitrogen
is applied for a short period as a cryomassage. Cryomassage is initially performed
to rejuvenate face skin, to reduce wrinkles, and renewal of breast form,
removal of fatty tissues.
Cryopeeling
is performed to clean the skin and remove keratinized cells. Currently they use
an absolutely new and effective method of medical therapy by means of
cryo-electrophoresis. This technique is introduction of frozen medication into
the deepest skin layers with pulses of electrical current. This technique is
mainly used to treat dermatological diseases. But in general, cryotherapy is
very efficient procedure and it is performed only under prescription and
supervision of doctors.
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