The basic process - Illustration of process - Recommendations for use - Indications

• The basic process All equipment used in the practice of NEUROCRYOSTIMULATION (also known as hyperbaric gaseous cryotherapy) is patented. The use of CO2 at -78°C under high pressure causes the skin temperature to fall from 32°C to 2°C within 30 seconds; this reaction is known as a : thermal shock

This activates the cutaneous neuroreceptors, generating an immediate remote corrective reflex in the organism that activates the NEUROVEGETATIVE system.

This produces several effects: effects on endocrinal and enzymatic production, an inhibitive effect on pain receptors through the reduction of sodium pump activity and the relaying of nervous impulses and the activation of the vasomotor reflex of the vascular and lymphatic systems.

There is an additional, muscle relaxant effect, observable in the reduction in muscle tone.

• Illustration of process

• Recommendations for use

Once the microcrystals have formed on the skin’s surface be careful not to provoke burning by focusing the jet on a single point.
When treating oedemata increase the distance between the skin and the jet slightly to avoid a painful sensation caused by the pressure.

When treating muscles use a sweeping motion to move the jet in the direction of the fibres. For treatment of circulation disorders ensure that the jet movement follows the vein flow direction.
Allow a 15 minute rest period following each treatment and before any manipulation for the muscle relaxant effect to occur.


• Indications (examples of treatable acute and chronic pathologies)

Pain management Medical Rehabilitation : Mobility enhancement Pain relief Muscular relaxation Traumatology- sports medicine : Aches and pains, oedemata Sprains; strained or torn muscles; post-dislocation discomfort; tendonitis Haematomas & treatment of haemophilia Rheumatology : Inflammatory/degenerative rheumatism Sudeck's disease Sciatica - Lumbago Tendonitis - Bursitis - Epicondylitis – Periostitis Surgery (post-operative treatment): Microsurgery of the hand Maxillofacial and plastic surgery Vascular surgery Orthopaedic surgery Emergency treatment Contraindications: Cold allergy Raynaud’s disease Skin sensitivity disorders Cryoglobulinaemia