The History Of Cryotherapy

THE HISTORY OF CRYOTHERAPY The edwin papyrus makes numerous references to the use of cold as therapy to treat injuries and inflammation. Hippocrates uses cold to relieve swelling, bleeding and pain. An Anglo-Saxon monk uses cold as a local anesthetic. Campbell White is the first to employ refrigerants for medical use. Dr. Irving S. Cooper develops a modern cryosurgical apparatus, which increases the interest in cryosurgery. Setrag Zecarian introduces a hand- held self-pressurized liquid nitrogen spray device. Lloyd et all. proposes that cryoanalgesia is superior to other methods of peripheral nerve destruction. Cryonic Medical develops hyperbaric gaseous cryotherapy, which is the application CO, of carbon dioxide to skin, resulting in a painless way to treat skin abnormalities. CRYO Brought To You By: EALTH www.cryo-health.com STAY YOUN G 1600 BC 1050 1961 1976 400 BC 1899 1967 1993