Cryotherapy (gel bags)

This sort of treatment involves chilling of the body with the use of gel bags (temperature below 0°C).

Therapeutic effect

• easing pain, decreasing inflammation activity, relaxing muscle tone, decreasing swelling
• clinical and functional improvement through enhanced mobility of the chilled joints and increased muscle power
• shorter recovery time after injury
• alleviation of burns

Indications

• rheumatism
• motor organ inflammations
• post-traumatic and postoperative joint swelling
• increased muscle tone.