Treatment

Cryotherapy

Cryotherapy functions by freezing the water within skin cells. As freezing occurs, the water expands, creating a crystalline structure that fractures the frozen cell walls, leading to cellular necrosis, or cell death.

Conditions where it is recommended to not treat

• Hepatitis, specifically B and C
• Human T-Cell lymphotrophic virus 3 (HTLV3)
• Compromised Auto-Immune System
• Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy eg CJD vCJD

Contraindication: 

• AGAMMAGLOBULINAEMIA*
• COLD INTOLERANCE
• COLD URTICARIA
• COLLAGEN AND AUTO IMMUNE DISEASES
• KIDNEY DISEASE
• TEMPORAL ARTERITIS
• SCLERODERMA
• RAYNAUD’S DISEASE
• CONDITIONS OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSION
• CRYOGLOBULINAEMIA
• MULTIPLE MYELOMA
• PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM
• PLATELET DEFICIENCY DISEASES
• PREGNANCY
• DIABETES

Several drugs will affect the results of cryotherapy treatment.

• Anticoagulants - Warfarin, Heparin, Coumarin, Apixaban
• NSAIs - Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Brufen (ok in low doses i.e. daily aspirin for prevention)
• Immunosuppressants - Prednisolone, Prediolone, Methylprednisolone, Medrol, Cyclosporin, Azothiaprine
• Cyclooxygenase inhibitors - DF118 Voltarol
• Chemotherapy (oral) - Methotrexate
• Appetite suppressants - E.g. XLS Medical
• Antihistamines - E.g. Cetirizine