title: Effects of whole body cryo-chamber therapy on pain in patients with chronic low back pain: a prospective double blind randomised controlled trial.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It is believed that treatment with low temperature can reduce pain perception in chronic pain patients, including chronic low back pain patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effects of a two-week repeated intervention of -67 °C cryo-chamber in patients with chronic low back pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective randomized double blind study design.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hospital-based outpatients department
  
  
  METHODS
  Outpatients with chronic low back pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  Comparing intervention group (-67 °C) with higher temperature (-5 °C) which was supposed as a control group in a cryo-chamber.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Similar effectiveness in pain reduction in both intervention and control groups
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cryochamber therapy with -67 °C is not superior to (sham cryo chamber) with -5 °C.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cryo chambers therapy show positive effect by improving pain. For the treatment, -5 °C seems to be sufficient for these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany - Nugraha.Boya@mh-hannover.de.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nugraha
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Günther
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rawert
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Siegert
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gutenbrunner
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D017679:Cryotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D011446:Prospective Studies