Post-COVID symptoms and whole-body cryotheraphy: A case report

Gobbi, Michele; Trotti, Giulia; Tanzi, Massimo; Kasap, Fatma; Piterà, Paolo; Capodaglio, Paolo

doi:10.2340/20030711-1000075

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“…Exposure to these temperatures can reduce pain and inflammatory status improving several metabolic parameters such as thermogenesis, lipid profile, insulin sensitivity, and glucose utilization [ 6 , 7 ], but also depression, anxiety [ 8 ], and sleep quality [ 9 ]. Moreover, cycles of WBC are able to reduce fatigue and disease activity in patients with several conditions, such as multiple sclerosis [ 10 ], post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) [ 11 , 12 ], rheumatoid arthritis [ 13 ], ankylosing spondylitis [ 14 ], and fibromyalgia [ 6 , 15 , 16 ].…”

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Effects of Whole-Body Cryostimulation on Pain Management and Disease Activity in Active Rheumatic Polymyalgia: A Case-Report

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Scarpa,

Varallo

et al. 2023

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Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the most common inflammatory rheumatic disease among people over 50 and occurs with symptoms such as musculoskeletal pain and stiffness in the neck, shoulders, and hips. To date, corticosteroids represent the cornerstone of PMR treatment. However, it is well known that their prolonged use is associated with several adverse effects, making it crucial to find therapeutic alternatives. The purpose of this case report was to describe the effectiveness of 10 whole-body cryostimulation (WBC) sessions on a 74-year-old woman suffering from PMR. An improvement in disease impact, fatigue, pain, quality of sleep, and total physical activity was observed after WBC. Moreover, the patient reduced her daily drug intake by 67% following WBC treatments. Given the increasing prevalence of PMR and considering the side effects that drug treatments can lead to, WBC could represent a valuable adjuvant and well-tolerated alternative for treating PMR.

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Effects of Whole-Body Cryostimulation on Pain Management and Disease Activity in Active Rheumatic Polymyalgia: A Case-Report

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Varallo

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“…However, with the growing knowledge of WBC’s mechanisms of action, related effects and advances in technology that can nowadays tame the thermal stress by providing a controlled and homogeneous “dose of cold” over the patient’s body surface, the spectrum of diseases that can be effectively treated using WBC has expanded considerably. WBC is currently being used to relieve symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis ( 1 ), fibromyalgia ( 1 – 3 ), ankylosing spondylitis ( 4 ), depression and anxiety ( 5 ), multiple sclerosis ( 6 ), sleep disturbances ( 7 ), muscle soreness after strenuous physical exercise ( 8 ), post-Covid syndrome ( 9 , 10 ) and obesity ( 11 , 12 ). In our opinion, the powerful effects of thermal stress on the physiological responses of the human body present unique features that could potentially be exploited to boost rehabilitation outcomes in various conditions.…”

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Whole-body Cryostimulation: A Rehabilitation Booster

Capodaglio¹,

Cremascoli

Piterà

et al. 2022

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A growing body of work suggests that whole-body cryostimulation (WBC) could play a role as a promising adjuvant therapy in various conditions of rehabilitation interest. In fact, WBC is currently being used to relieve symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, ankylosing spondylitis, depression and anxiety, multiple sclerosis, sleep disturbances, muscle soreness after strenuous physical exercise, post-Covid syndrome and obesity. WBC is not only a symptomatic physical therapy but rather represents an “adaptation therapy” because of the repeated shock-like cryogenic cold stimulus over the entire body surface that induces reactions in the autonomic, endocrine, circulatory, neuromuscular and immunological systems, resulting in an adaptation that contributes to the restoration of the homeostatic state. Therefore, based on the existing evidence, WBC can be described as follows:• a “training method” for the autonomic nervous system;• a novel anti-inflammatory and antioxidant treatment;• a treatment with beneficial effects on body composition and adipose tissue.In our opinion, the powerful effects of thermal stress on the physiological responses of the human body present unique features that could potentially be exploited to boost rehabilitation outcomes in various conditions. Therefore, we believe it is important to highlight the potential use of WBC for medical use and emphasize its relevance in the field of rehabilitation with the aim of stimulating scientific studies on the efficacy of WBC as an adjuvant treatment in various conditions of rehabilitation interest. LAY ABSTRACTA growing body of work suggests that whole-body cryostimulation (WBC) could play a role as a promising adjuvant therapy in various conditions of rehabilitation interest, as it can act as • a “training method” for the autonomic nervous system;• a novel anti-inflammatory and antioxidant treatment;• a treatment with beneficial effects on body composition and adipose tissue.Therefore, we want to highlight the potential use of WBC for medical use and its relevance in the field of rehabilitation with the aim of stimulating scientific studies on the efficacy of WBC as an adjuvant treatment in various conditions of rehabilitation interest.

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