Follow-up treatment booklet foor - VACOped

PHASE 1Surgery is over - but you are still recuperating!ObjectivePain reliefCold reduces nerve activity, which causes painrelief. Limited cold stimulation of up to 5 minutescauses a narrowing of the vessels and aslight rise in blood pressure.Important to know: ice does not reduce swelling- it only stops it from occurring or fromincreasing. But it does have an anti-inflammatoryeffect and relieves acute pain.Cooling - but not ice-cold! This is the principleof the so-called cryotherapy, which is used torelieve pain. And this is how it works: Thetemperature that is applied to the skin shouldbe between 6 and 8 °C (hot ice), and thisshould not be applied for more than 12 minutes.Then 3 minutes of room temperature isrequired. This change should be made severaltimes.For this reason you can use ice selectivelyafter loads or to reduce pain.The necessary cooling can be achieved withicy water, but also with appliances that keepthe water at the optimal cooling temperature.Some appliances combine cooling with pulsatingcompression.MeasureThis method has proven to be especiallyeffective.CryotheraphyHot ice