What is Hilotherapy?
Hilotherapy is cold fluid delivered at a controlled temperature to parts of the body subjected to trauma either through injury or surgery at a temperature that is controlled by the Hilotherapy system and it is delivered to body by specifically designed cuffs or masks. It's a very effective way to reduce pain and swelling... Your patients will love it... Nursing care is made much easier.
Why use Hilotherapy?
The application of ice as a way of cooling injured areas of the body to relieve pain and reduce swelling can be traced back for well over a century. Surprisingly, for such a widely accepted practice, the evidence that this is of any benefit is sparse. Ice packs are still used following many types of surgery.
The positive effects of cooling are:
- Reduces swelling and bleeding
- Reduces the metabolic rate of injured tissue
- Decreases the activity of pain receptors
Negative effects:
- Below 15ºC - disturbance of lymphatic drainage
- Below 10ºC - disruption of the microcirculation & fibroblast activity
- Below 5ºC - disruption of nerve function - ischaemic damage to tissues
How does Hilotherapy help?
The Hilotherm machine is designed to apply the positive effects of cooling, without the negative, by circulating cold water at between 10ºC and 38ºC in a cuff or mask to the injured area, for as long as is needed.
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Simple and convenient.
Hilotherapy is very easy to apply. You simply attach the correct cuff to the recovery zone, select the optimal temperature on the Hilotherapy System and click start. The system circulates cool water through the cuffs. If you need to temporarily stop using the system, simply detach the cuff from the tubes (connected to the machine). Reconnect by simply reattaching the cuff and continue your cool recovery therapy.