Prolonged exposure to cold therapy, ice machines, recirculating ice coolers, cryotherapy and other forms of cold treatment may cause skin damage, permanent nerve damage, and chronic pain to patients. A case report entitled, Cryotherapy Can Cause Permanent Nerve Damage, was published in the American Journal of Pain Management in April of 2004. The case study describes the cold therapy side effects of a patient who had undergone repetitive and prolonged cryotherapy (application of ice), and cryosurgery (cryoablation).
Cold Therapy Side Effects
Cold therapy side effects may include one or more of the following:
- Skin damage
- Nerve damage
- Wrist, ankle, shoulder or back injury
- Hand amputation
- Foot amputation
- Loss of a limb
- Arm amputation
- Leg amputation
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- CRPS 1 (chronic nerve disorder in the arms or legs after a minor injury)
- CRPS 2 (caused by an injury to the nerve)
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS)
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Shoulder-Hand Syndrome
- Causalgia
- Sudeck’s Atrophy
Cold Therapy Machines Under Investigation
Chronic pain and permanent nerve damage resulting from exposure to cold therapy, ice machines, recirculating ice coolers, cryotherapy and other forms of cold treatment are why numerous consumers are filing cold therapy lawsuits. Several manufacturers of cold therapy machines are being investigated for defective equipment and design flaws that may have caused cold therapy injuries to patients. Some if these cold therapy devices include:
- DonJoy Cold Therapy Machines
- PolarCare Cold Therapy Machines
- EBIce Cold Therapy Machines
Cold therapy lawsuits are being filed by lawyers representing victims injured by these defective products. Cold therapy lawsuits claim that the cold therapy machines were defective in their design by not having adequate safety mechanisms to prevent injury. Cold machine lawsuits also claim these devices fail to adequately warn consumers of the risks involved with extended or prolonged use of their product.
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Cold Therapy Attorney
Poorly designed cold therapy machines may cause permanent skin damage (frost bite), nerve damage, and numerious other serious side effects. Seek immidiate medical attention if you are suffering an emergency situation.
If you or someone you know has been severely injured as a result of cold therapy, ice machines, recirculating ice coolers, cryotherapy or other forms of cold treatment, talk to an attorney for legal advice about a potential cold therapy lawsuit.
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