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No benefit of compressive cryotherapy vs ice for managing pain after shoulder arthroscopy

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August 2015

No benefit of compressive cryotherapy vs ice for managing pain after shoulder arthroscopy

Vol: 4| Issue: 8| Number:30| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:2

Compressive cryotherapy versus ice-a prospective, randomized study on postoperative pain in patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair or subacromial decompression

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015 Jun;24(6):854-9

Contributing Authors:
MJ Kraeutler KA Reynolds C Long EC McCarty

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Dr. Matthew J. Kraeutler discusses the use of compressive cryotherapy versus ice following shoulder arthroscopy

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57 patients were randomized to receive either compressive cryotherapy or cryotherapy alone in this randomized study. The purpose was to determine if compressive cryotherapy reduced pain and analgesic consumption compared to a standard ice wrap over the first week after shoulder arthroscopy for rotator cuff repair or subacromial decompression. Results indicated no significant differences between gr...

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