Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: August | Volume: 11 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 45-47
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210807
Immediate and Lasting Effect of Cryoflow (IR Guided) on Pain in Patients with Frozen Shoulder: An Interventional Study
Manmitkaur A. Gill1, Neela C. Soni2
1PhD Scholar, Gujarat University, MPT (Orthopaedics), Senior Lecturer, Department of Physiotherapy, Government Spine Institute and Physiotherapy College, Civil Hospital Campus, Ahmedabad- 380016, Gujarat, India.
2MPT, PhD, Academic Director, SKUM College of Physiotherapy, Ahmedabad.
Corresponding Author: Manmitkaur A. Gill
ABSTRACT
Background: Frozen shoulder is a painful and debilitating condition with an occurrence of 3% to 5% in the general population and up to 20% in those with diabetes. Physiotherapy has been established to be very effective in treatment of frozen shoulder. “Cryoflow IR machine is the first cryotherapy apparatus for cooling down free surrounding air with a biofeedback system, thereby it ensures a steady temperature on a treated area”. Hence, this study was conducted to study the immediate and lasting effect of Cryoflow (IR guided) on pain in patients with frozen shoulder.
Aims and Objectives: To study an immediate and lasting effect of Cryoflow (IR guided) on pain in patients with frozen shoulder.
Methodology: 15 patients of frozen shoulder were included by convenience sampling after taking ethical approval for the present study. The patients were given Cryoflow (IR guided) for 10 minutes. Study Duration was of 1 month. Pre and post interventional outcome measures in terms of VAS score at rest and during activity were evaluated immediately and after 24 hours of treatment.
Results: Patients showed significant improvement when pre and post data were analyzed for VAS score at rest and during activity. (p< 0.05).
Conclusion: Cryoflow (IR guided) has significant immediate and lasting effect (after 24 hrs) on pain at rest and on activity in patients with frozen shoulder.
Key words: Frozen shoulder, Pain, Cryoflow (IR guided).