Localised Cryotherapy

Cold-air therapy delivered precisely to the injured joint, tendon or muscle — for rapid inflammation control, sports recovery and post-procedure swelling. Medication-free, non-invasive and delivered in a normal clinic visit.

5–15 min per session

Non-invasive, minimal downtime

No referral required

Book a Session How It Works

What It Is

Targeted Cold, Applied Where the Pain Is

Localised cryotherapy delivers a stream of very cold, dry air (approximately −30°C) directly to the injured area for a few minutes. The rapid skin cooling triggers three well-documented effects: it constricts small blood vessels to reduce swelling and bruising, slows the local inflammatory cascade, and interrupts pain-signal transmission along peripheral nerves. Together those effects give you noticeable pain relief and a measurable reduction in swelling — without medication, without a needle and without downtime.

This is different from whole-body cryotherapy (the walk-in cryo-chamber approach): it targets one anatomical area precisely, the dose is titrated by our clinician, and the indication is a specific MSK problem — not general wellness. That's why it slots neatly alongside our joint injections and physiotherapy programmes.

Who Benefits

Conditions We Treat With Cryotherapy

Acute sprains & strains

Ankle sprains, calf strains, hamstring strains, wrist sprains and other soft-tissue injuries in the first 72 hours — rapid swelling control gives a faster return to normal loading.

Tendinopathy flares

Painful flares of tennis elbow, patellar tendinopathy, Achilles tendinopathy or plantar fasciitis. Cryotherapy calms the local inflammation so the loading programme can continue.

Post-injection swelling

Applied after an HA, PRP, Cingal or cortisone injection where local swelling is expected — reduces day-1 and day-2 discomfort.

Post-exercise recovery (DOMS)

Delayed-onset muscle soreness after a heavy training session, race or return-to-sport milestone. Faster recovery, less next-day stiffness.

Osteoarthritis flares

Warm, swollen, painful OA knee or shoulder that isn't ready for injection yet. Cryotherapy is a useful bridge that lets you rehabilitate through the flare.

Bursitis

Subacromial bursitis, greater trochanteric bursitis, olecranon bursitis and other bursa inflammations — cryotherapy is a non-medicated first-line adjunct.

Your Visit

What to Expect on the Day

Assessment. A clinician confirms the diagnosis and confirms cryotherapy is the right first-line adjunct for your presentation. If a different approach (injection, shockwave, EMTT, physiotherapy) would give you a better result, we say so.
Positioning. The area to be treated is exposed and positioned comfortably. You stay fully dressed apart from the treatment site.
Application (3–5 min per site). A hand-held cryotherapy nozzle delivers a controlled stream of very cold, dry air across the treatment area. The sensation is intense cold; discomfort is usually brief and manageable.
Re-warming and reassessment. Skin re-warms over the following 5–10 minutes. Pain relief and swelling reduction are typically noticeable immediately.
Ongoing plan. For chronic tendinopathy or a stubborn flare, a short course of 3–5 sessions across 1–2 weeks is often the most useful pattern. We book those together.

How to book

No referral required. Book it during opening hours as a same-day add-on to any other visit, or as a standalone session.

Usually paired with a rehab programme so the two work together.

A note from our clinicians

Cryotherapy is a tool, not a cure. Used well it accelerates the resolution of a flare, calms an inflamed tendon and buys time for a loading programme to work. Used badly — as the whole treatment plan — it just delays getting to the real answer. We apply it as an adjunct: alongside a proper diagnosis, alongside a rehab programme, and often alongside an injection or shockwave course when that's what your tendon actually needs. If a different modality would serve you better, we tell you.