Doctors use ice coolers, like the one featured here, to circulate cold water around feet, knees, and shoulders following surgery. However, if used for too long these “cold therapy” or cryotherapy systems can lead to permanent nerve damage and chronic pain.

When used for the proper time period, cryotherapy or cold therapy coolers can be very effective at controlling swelling and alleviating pain in areas that have recently been surgically repaired.

Cryotherapy coolers or “cold therapy systems” work by circulating ice cold water around areas feet, knees, and shoulders where surgery was recently preformed. When used over extended periods of time, the prolonged exposure to extremely cold conditions produced by the cryotherapy system may result in permanent nerve damage and chronic pain in the affected area.

If you or a loved one has experienced permanent nerve damage and chronic pain as a result of using a cryotherapy ice cooler or cold therapy system please contact us today for a free consultation with one of our experienced product liability attorneys.