General aspects of cooling treatment
Cooling raises the pain threshold.
Reduced nociceptive nerve stimulation.
Reduces the speed of the nerve transmission.
Diminishes muscle spasms.
Cooling reduces swelling and inflammation
Sympathetic vasoconstriction of the capillaries.
Increased blood viscosity, coagulation and haemostasis.
Locally reduces cellular metabolism, reduces the inflammatory reaction through a reduction of the release of metabolites (histamine, bradykinin, prostaglandin and phagocyte activity) .
Advantages with cooling treatment
Reduces consumption of pharmaceutical pain killers.
Shorter rehabilitation.
Pain reduction. |
