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Definition of Cryotherapy
1. Noun. The use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part, aiming to decrease cellular metabolism and inflammation and to promote vasoconstriction. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cryotherapy
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Medical Definition of Cryotherapy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryotherapy
Literary usage of Cryotherapy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Acute Pain Management: Operative Or Medical Procedures and Trauma Clinical by Daniel B. Carr, Ada K. Jacox (1997)
"When physical modalities are used, it is often for a physiological goal other
than pain relief. Of these modalities only cryotherapy (application of cold) ..."
2. Health Care Technology And Its Assessment In Eight Countries edited by H. David Banta (2004)
"... heat probes, electro- coagulation devices, and cryotherapy devices. The laparoscope
was first used therapeutically in gynecology during the 1960s. ..."
3. The Hahnemannian Monthly (1921)
"... will cure the average case of acne, and in case of recurrence, two or three
exposures will prove effective.—New York Medical Journal. 9 cryotherapy ..."
4. Cumulative Trauma Disorders in the Workplace: Bibliography by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"A review of cryotherapy. Physical Therapy 52:840-853. OSHA [1990]. Ergonomics program
management guidelines for meatpacking plants. ..."
5. Management of Cancer Pain: Clinical Practice Guidelines by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... cold (cryotherapy) (Mayer, 1985). Other methods, such as massage, pressure,
and vibration, may help patients to relax or distract them from their pain. ..."
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