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2. Cryotherapy - Wikipedia

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   Cryotherapy is often used in an effort to prevent or relieve muscle pain, sprains and swelling after soft tissue damage or surgery. When a musculoskeletal injury occurs, the body sends signals to the inflammatory cells, macrophages, which release IGF-1. IGF-1 is a hormone-insulin-like growth factor which initiates the termination of damaged tissue.

3. Knee replacement - Wikipedia

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   Preoperative education is currently an important part of patient care. There is some evidence that it may slightly reduce anxiety before knee-replacement surgery, with low risk of detrimental effects. [16] Knee replacement referrals are often blocked if a person is overweight because it is believed they may benefit less from surgery. However ...

4. Cold compression therapy - Wikipedia

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   Post operative arthroscopic surgeries also shows significant recovery with cold compression. [6] It has been studied following facial surgery where it has been found to decrease pain and swelling on day two or three. [7] In athletes, cryotherapy has its greatest effect on recovery by using it within the first 24 hours [8] of exercise

5. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty - Wikipedia

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   Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a surgical procedure used to relieve arthritis in one of the knee compartments in which the damaged parts of the knee are replaced. UKA surgery may reduce post-operative pain and have a shorter recovery period than a total knee replacement procedure, [1] [2] particularly in people over 75 years of age ...

6. These Knee Braces Help With Arthritis Pain, Swelling, and ...

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   The best knee brace adds stability to your legs and eases pain. Find the best ones for arthritis, with stabilizers, knee pads, and more, according to doctors.

7. Another way to knee recovery that doesn't involve replacement ...

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   On a special episode (first released on December 12, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: Approximately 800,000 knee replacement surgeries are performed each year in the U.S. People living with chronic ...