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Cold Therapy Nerve Damage
"Cold therapy" devices, often used by patients following surgical procedures and joint injuries, have been linked to serious skin damage, nerve damage, and extreme, permanent pain in some users.
Our Houston defective product lawyers want to help if you or a loved one has been the victim of nerve or skin damage after using a cold or cryo therapy device. Contact Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law today, and we’ll do everything in our power to get you the help you need. We have more than 25 years of experience fighting for victims’ rights. Give us a call at (800) 444-5000 or fill out a FREE initial consultation form today.
What are cold therapy devices?
Cold therapy (sometimes referred to as “cryo therapy”) devices are used to minimize swelling resulting from surgery. They work by cooling the inflamed or swollen area of the body.
After filling the device (which resembles a cooler) with ice water, a cooling pad is placed on the affected body part. A circulating pump inside the cold therapy device continually circulates ice water to the cooling pad through connecting tubes. This helps keep the pad ice-cold for extended periods of time.
Why are cold therapy devices prescribed by doctors?
Doctors usually prescribe cold therapy devices to patients following surgery or serious injury, but the devices come with very little instruction (or none at all) about recommended temperatures or length of treatment and lack a shut-off or alarm mechanism that would prevent the device from running too long or too cold.
