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What is Cryotherapy?

Cryotherapy (Cold Therapy) is the local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
HPV (Human papillomavirus) 2 0
painkiller 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Weakness in arms 1 0
muscle pain,stiffness 1 0
Granuloma Annulare 1 0
Vulvar Vestibulitis 1 0

See 1 patient currently going to Cryotherapy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Cryotherapy

Cold sensations (coldness) 1

Reported Schedules

  30 min weekly
  1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Cryotherapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 50%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 50%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 33%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 33%
Expense 1   Expense: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped going to Cryotherapy

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Stopped Going to Cryotherapy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cryotherapy

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 50%
Never
 1 50%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cryotherapy

Very
 2 100%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cryotherapy

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 100%

Report created on May 26, 2012.