Investigation of cryotherapy for pain relief after arthroscopic shoulder surgery

Abstract Background Recently, cryotherapy has become a common practice for postoperative pain management. The current accepted practice in Japan is the use of cryotherapy at 5 °C after arthroscopic shoulder surgery. However, this therapy has been reported to be highly intense because the sustained l...

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Main Authors: Rinko Uchida, Amy Hombu, Yasuyuki Ishida, Makoto Nagasawa, Etsuo Chosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-03404-x