Cryotherapy Is The Best Way To Help With Muscle Spasms Says Dr. David Cavazos

Cold application (cryotherapy) is the simplest and most commonly used method for treatment of acute musculoskeletal injury. Cryotherapy is an excellent way to help with muscle spasms in the body.

Carol Stream, United States - September 11, 2018 /PressCable/ —

Cold application (cryotherapy) is the simplest and most commonly used method for treatment of acute musculoskeletal injury. Among chiropractic practitioners it is the most often utilized (94.5%) passive adjunctive therapy(1). The pathophysiological effects of cold have been well documented. Studies have shown that cold applications can reduce the metabolic rate of a tissue, decrease pain and swelling, and reduce muscle spasm(2). Most health care practitioners are taught to use ice therapy for treatment of bruises, strains, sprains, or muscle tears and most are familiar with the rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE) principle following acute soft tissue injury, yet there is little agreement in the literature on the optimum application technique for such care.

Cryotherapy is an excellent way to help with muscle spasms in the body. This therapy is well known to help numb painful areas as well as provide a cooling relief to affected soft tissues. The therapy consists of applying cold compresses on to the skin to effectively reduce the temperature of the skin as well as constrict the blood vessels in the area.

If one is suffering from a muscle spasm or just recently had a soft tissue injury, cryotherapy is an excellent way to help reduce swelling and further injury in the early stages of the healing process. This therapy is rather inexpensive and is something that can be done at home as well as in the office.

What conditions can be treated with cryotherapy?

Cryotherapy can be used to treat conditions that involve irritation of an isolated nerve. In general, such conditions include benign nerve growths (neuromas) and pinched nerves (nerve entrapments). Specific examples include nerve irritation between the ribs (intercostal neuralgia), cluneal nerve entrapment, ilioinguinal neuroma, hypogastric neuromas, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve entrapment, and interdigital neuromas. Many forms of nerve entrapment can often be treated with cryotherapy.

To learn more about cryotherapy, visit Dr Cavazos David DC

Contact Info:
Name: Dr. David Cavazos
Organization: Dr Cavazos David DC, Chiropractic & Physical Therapy
Address: 66 North Ave, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188, United States
Phone: +1-630-915-3600

For more information, please visit http://www.drdavidcavazosdc.com/

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