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9201637

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-8-14
pubmed:abstractText
Cryotherapy has historically been used as a treatment following knee surgery. In the literature, there is little evidence of beneficial effects which support this practice. This study examined the effects of cryotherapy treatments on 45 subjects following minor arthroscopic knee surgery. Subjects were randomized to one of two treatment groups and the assessor remained blind to treatment group allocation. Subjects performed a 1-week home program of either cryotherapy and exercises or exercises alone. One week following surgery, a statistically significant difference was found between the groups for the affective dimension of the McGill pain questionnaire, medication consumption, compliance, and weight-bearing status. No significant differences were found between the groups for other outcome variables. These results indicate that the addition of cryotherapy to a regime of exercises following arthroscopic knee surgery produced benefits of increased compliance, improved weight-bearing status, and lower prescription medication consumption.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0190-6011
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
14-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
The efficacy of cryotherapy following arthroscopic knee surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Musculoskeletal Service, London Health Sciences Centre, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial