TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of cryotherapy for orthopaedic patients
AU - McDowell, Jason H.
AU - McFarland, Edward G.
AU - Nalli, Betty Jermier
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Effective pain management and prevention of edema are goals for orthopaedic patients after injury and after surgery. Cryotherapy is the use of cold to decrease swelling and pain when tissue is damaged secondary to trauma or surgery. Although cryotherapy has been used for years by some practitioners to achieve these goals, it is gaining wider acceptance in sports medicine for acute and postoperative care. Newer techniques of application have broadened its use for postoperative care. This article reviews the physiology of cold, basic principles of cryotherapy, various techniques of cold application, nursing assessment and care, and patient teaching for a patient with cryotherapy.
AB - Effective pain management and prevention of edema are goals for orthopaedic patients after injury and after surgery. Cryotherapy is the use of cold to decrease swelling and pain when tissue is damaged secondary to trauma or surgery. Although cryotherapy has been used for years by some practitioners to achieve these goals, it is gaining wider acceptance in sports medicine for acute and postoperative care. Newer techniques of application have broadened its use for postoperative care. This article reviews the physiology of cold, basic principles of cryotherapy, various techniques of cold application, nursing assessment and care, and patient teaching for a patient with cryotherapy.
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U2 - 10.1097/00006416-199409000-00006
DO - 10.1097/00006416-199409000-00006
M3 - Article
C2 - 7854825
AN - SCOPUS:0028512443
SN - 0744-6020
VL - 13
SP - 21
EP - 30
JO - Orthopaedic Nursing
JF - Orthopaedic Nursing
IS - 5
ER -