Gymna CRYOFLOW ICE-CT, Treatment Manual

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To have a clear view on all the indications relating to the spray and stretch
technique, we strongly recommend the following book: David G. Simons, Janet
G. Travell, Lois S. Simons, Barbara D. Cummings: Travell & Simons’ Myofascial Pain
and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual, second edition.
6.4 Shockwave therapy
Cryotherapy can be extremely well combined with Shock therapy. Shockwave
therapy can be uncomfortable, sometimes even painful. There is also the risk of
creating a bruise. The use of the cryotherapy before the treatment is beneficial
due to:
• Its analgesic effect which makes the treatment completely painless and offers
more comfort for the patient. Thus it is possible to use suitable parameters
which improve the effectiveness of the therapy.
• Its vasomotoric effects decrease the risk on bruises caused by shockwave
therapy
• Its Hunting Reaction effect, it accelerates the healing process of shockwave
therapy.
Cryotherapy (thermal shock) associated with shockwave therapy improves
comfort of the patient, makes the therapy softer and increases the effectiveness.
The graph below clearly shows the great reduction of pain during shockwave
therapy in two joints (shoulder and elbow). We performed shockwave therapy
on both sides but before we did it on the left one, we created a thermal shock.