Potential Benefits of Cold and Compression Therapy Units
✓ Reduces patient opioid consumption and may allow for earlier discontinuation of opioid medications in certain patients.1,2,3,4,5
✓ Decreases pain and edema.1,6,7,8
✓ Increased post-operative range of motion in ACL patients.2
✓ May increase patient satisfaction with the recovery process.1,6,9
✓ May lead to early hospital discharge [shorter length of stay] in some patients.5,6
✓ May lower postoperative blood loss.7
Supportive Medical Documentation and Opinions
1. Su EP, Perna M, Boettner F, Mayman DJ, Gerlinger T, Barsoum W, Randolph J, Lee G. A prospective, multi-center, randomised trial to evaluate the efficacy of a cryopneumatic device on total knee arthroplasty recovery. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2012; 94-B, Supple A:153-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23118406.
2. Waterman B, Walker JJ, Swains C, Shortt M, Todd MS, Machen SM, Owens BD. The efficacy of combined cryotherapy compression compared with cryotherapy alone following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The Journal of Knee Surgery. 2012; 25, (02):155-160. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22928433.
3. Murgier J, Cassard X. Cryotherapy with dynamic intermittent compression for analgesia after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Preliminary study. Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research. 2014; 100:309-312. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24679367.
4. Nabıyev VN, Ayhan S, Adhıkarı P, Cetın E, Palaoglu S, Acaroglu RE. Cryo-compression therapy after elective spinal surgery for pain management: a cross-sectional study with historical control. Neurospine. 2018; 15(4):348-352. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6347345/pdf/ns-1836070-035.pdf.
5. Bellon M, Michelet D, Carrara N, Vacher T, Gafsou B, Ilhareborde B, Mazda K, Ferrero E, Simon AL, Julien‑Marsollier F, Dahmani S. Efficacy of the Game Ready® cooling device on postoperative analgesia after scoliosis surgery in children. European Spine Journal. 2019; 28:1257–1264. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00586-019-05886-6.
6. Klaber I, Greeff E, O’Donnell J. Compressive cryotherapy is superior to cryotherapy alone in reducing pain after hip arthroscopy. Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery. 2019; 0(0):1-6. https://academic.oup.com/jhps/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jhps/hnz048/5610188.
7. Murgier J, Cailliez J, Wargny M, Chiron P, Cavaignac E, Laffosse JM. Cryotherapy with dynamic intermittent compression improves recovery from revision total knee arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2017; 1-4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28465126.
8. As with all RICE applications.
9. Leegwater NC, Willems JH, Brohet R, Nolte PA. Cryocompression therapy after elective arthroplasty of the hip. Hip International. 2012; 22 (05):527-533. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23112075.
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