"Cryotherapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A form of therapy consisting in the local or general use of cold. The selective destruction of tissue by extreme cold or freezing is CRYOSURGERY. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D017679
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.258
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| Concept/Terms |
Cryotherapy- Cryotherapy
- Cryotherapies
- Therapy, Cold
- Cold Therapies
- Therapies, Cold
- Cold Therapy
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cryotherapy" by people in Profiles.
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One session of partial-body cryotherapy (-110?°C) improves muscle damage recovery. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2015 Oct; 25(5):e524-30.
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Core curriculum for EMR and ablative techniques. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Oct; 76(4):725-9.
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Chill factor. Why the hottest thing in EMS is cold. JEMS. 2010 Feb; 35(2):44-50; quiz 53.
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Fever and hyperthermia: learn to beat the heat. Nursing. 2008 Jun; 38(6):28-31.
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Prevalence of myopia at 9 months in infants with high-risk prethreshold retinopathy of prematurity. Ophthalmology. 2005 Sep; 112(9):1564-8.
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Ocular surface squamous neoplasia: a standard of care survey. Cornea. 2005 Apr; 24(3):297-300.
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Association of cervical cryotherapy with inadequate follow-up colposcopy. J Fam Pract. 2002 Jun; 51(6):526-9.
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Does cryotherapy affect refractive error? Results from treated versus control eyes in the cryotherapy for retinopathy of prematurity trial. Ophthalmology. 2001 Feb; 108(2):343-7.
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A clinical decision analysis of cryotherapy compared with expectant management for cervical dysplasia. J Fam Pract. 1998 Sep; 47(3):193-201.
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Color vision measured with pseudoisochromatic plates at five-and-a-half years in eyes of children from the CRYO-ROP study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1996 Nov; 37(12):2467-74.