Health
Cryotherapy versus ice baths—it's a draw
The first study to compare the effect of cold water immersion versus extreme cold air has found very little difference between the two treatments on athletes' muscle recovery.
Nov 14, 2017
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News tagged with cryotherapy
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Device offers relief from sneezing and runny nose
A new treatment that delivers a freezing or near-freezing temperature to the back of the nose can offer relief to people suffering from chronic stuffy or runny nose, postnasal drip and cough. These symptoms result from persistently ...
Aug 28, 2018
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Health
Extreme cold good for exercise recovery
Athletes go to great lengths to protect their muscles and recover from exercise-induced muscle damage, but there has been little work to determine what methods are most effective.
Dec 7, 2011
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Medical research
New research questions use of cryotherapy in football injury recovery
New research has revealed a potential pitfall when it comes to the use of cryotherapy chambers to protect top flight footballers from injury. And the routine use of this extreme cold temperature treatment needs to be re-assessed. ...
Mar 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Photodynamic therapy vs. cryotherapy for actinic keratoses
Photodynamic therapy (PDT, which uses topical agents and light to kill tissue) appears to better clear actinic keratoses (AKs, a common skin lesion caused by sun damage) at three months after treatment than cryotherapy (which ...
Aug 27, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Cryotherapy may prevent chemo-induced neuropathy
(HealthDay)—Cryotherapy may be useful for preventing symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), according to a study published online Oct. 12 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Oct 20, 2017
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Rugby Union: Polish ice-box is Wales' open secret
Wales are gunning for the Six Nations' Grand Slam next weekend against France, but a core part of their success lies far across Europe in a sub-zero medical unit in Poland.
Mar 13, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Review: Treatments for primary basal cell carcinoma compared
(HealthDay)—For patients with primary basal cell carcinoma (BCC), estimated recurrence rates are similarly low for excision, Mohs surgery, curettage and diathermy, and external-beam radiation, according to a review and ...
Sep 18, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cryotherapy plus imiquimod active in cutaneous melanoma mets
(HealthDay)—Cryotherapy combined with topical imiquimod 5 percent is an active treatment for locoregional cutaneous metastases of melanoma (LCMM), according to research published online Dec. 12 in the Journal of Dermatology.
Dec 21, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
LEEP more effectively clears high-risk HPV in HIV+ women
A new study published in JAMA Oncology by Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University's Michael H. Chung, MD, MPH, and colleagues, finds that loop electrosurgical procedure (LEEP) is more effective than cryotherapy in clearing ...
Aug 26, 2021
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