Bulletin of Medical and Biological Research

Summary. The article presents the problem of the spread of pain among the population and overcoming pain with medication; a brief historical background is presented and scientific publications on the use of cryotherapy in the treatment of various diseases, including musculoskeletal pain, are analyzed. An overview of the types of pain syndrome, the mechanism of physiological effects of local cryotherapy in pain in muscles, fascia and joints. The positive effect of cryotherapy for chronic pain, accompanied by stagnation in the tissues, impaired microcirculation of blood and lymph and inflammation is substantiated. The aim of the study – to substantiate the effectiveness of cryomassage on patients with musculoskeletal pain. Materials and Methods. Various modern methods of cryotherapy are described, as well as features of the method of ice cryomassage, a list of caveats for its use. The author of the study concludes that an alternative method of overcoming the pain syndrome is cryomassage, which has no negative side effects and does not require much effort. Results. Cold has been shown to have a powerful irritating effect on the central nervous system, suppressing pain and speeding up blood flow. It has been found that during cryomassage there is a rapid recovery of tissues and their functionality, this technique is easy to perform, does not require special costs, can be performed at home and as a regular massage. The author of the article have found that the contraindications to cryomassages are general in nature and do not differ from those listed for the classic. An important factor is that the potential of cryotherapy is limited by the adaptive capacity of man, so the reactions may be different. The author note that despite some shortcomings, the use of cryomassage is extremely effective and in most cases gives good results. The study found that the key advantage of cryomassage is the lack has of side effects and addiction observed in medication. Conclusions. Cryomassage is one of the alternative methods of overcoming the pain syndrome and its causes. Unlike medications, cryotherapy has no side effects. Cold has a powerful multifaceted irritant effect on the central nervous system, which causes a number of positive changes in the endocrine, immune, circulatory, lymphatic and other systems of the body, relieves pain, suspends the inflammatory process

massage, cryotherapy, musculoskeletal pain, medications