A Solution for Physiotherapists
Compressive cryotherapy is clinically proven to shorten post-surgery and injury recovery time. Physiotherapy and rehabilitation professionals always relied on these two treatments to manage pain and inflammation.
"The First is part of our injury recovery protocol"
John Doe – General Manager of Teams
Committed to Faster Recovery
Over the years, Cryotis has supplied physio and rehabilitation centres with Cryotherapy solutions. Our flagship line, Ice Compression, is also currently used by multiple teams and sports associations. The RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation) method has been the gold standard after an injury happens for many years to reduce inflammation. The Ice Compression solutions simply offer controlled compression and temperature for specific injured limbs or joints.
Effective Postoperative Management
Compressive cryotherapy is an essential adjuvant to the protocol of management in patient surgery. This medical treatment meets the requirements of the operating theatre concerning the care in cryotherapy and this, until the exit of the patient. It is recommended to use a constant pressure in the recovery room to limit bleeding and dynamic pressure in the patient room to promote the resorption of edema. Cryotherapy is a significant aid to pain management, accelerates the healing process and promotes a better range of motion.
Twin
Compressive Cryotherapy with two independent outputs to deliver treatment to two patients simultaneously or two treatment areas.
How Compressive Cryotherapy Works
Cryotherapy reduces the nerve conduction speed and reduces inflammation. A specific temperature will yield better results for specific indications. In opposition to simply putting ice, combining cryotherapy and compression results in effects for both superficial and deep tissues. Pressure enables deeper penetration of tissues while precise control over temperature prevent damaging superficial tissues.
Antalgic Effect
Cryotherapy slows down nervous conduction when the skin temperature reaches 15°C (59°F) or below. The Ice Compression solutions include a temperature probe that ensures that the adequate temperature is reached but that skin or nerve damage does not happen. Cryotherapy also capitalizes on the gate control effect, a theory that describes that painless sensations close the nerve “gates” to painful sensations. In order words, applying cold to a painful area will result in nerves feeling the painless cold and less the pain caused by the injury.
Myorelaxant Effect
Cryotherapy reduces muscle spasticity (unwanted contraction of a muscle) by relaxing the muscle. This effect can also lead to an increase in muscle resistance of 13% to 33%.
Vasomotor Effect
Sensory receptors are sensitive to two phenomena: temperature variations and pressure variations. The combination of cold and pressure therapies causes vasoconstriction followed by a reflex vasodilation that helps to drain the edemas. Studies have shown that compressive cryotherapy can cause a cutaneous vasodilation of up to 117% after only 20 seconds while simply applying cold will only provide 80% after 20 minutes.
Anti-inflammatory Effect
The thermal shock generated by cryotherapy greatly reduces enzymes causing inflammation. Cold causes an instantaneous and durable stop to the inflammation process.