What is "cryoanalgesia"?

What is "cryoanalgesia"?

Marc Darrow (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Joint Rehabilitation Sports Medical Center, Inc. ) gives expert video advice on: How long does the pain relief last after a nerve block is given? and more...

Cryoanalgesia is a very simple concept. Analgesia is the reduction or elimination of pain and cryo is cold. So we use ice on areas that are injured around the body with tendonitis or inflammation, and we can actually use it to reduce pain inside the body or around nerves. Or we can use extreme cold that's focused on an area, to burn tissue in a sense, or kill the tissue, and reduce the nerve fibers to the tissue.