Cryotherapy
What Cryotherapy means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Cryotherapy
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Cryotherapy in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
Applies cold to tissue, lowering local temperature, metabolic demand and pain, and reducing blood flow to limit secondary hypoxic damage and swelling in the early stage.
Applies extreme cold to reduce pain, blood flow and inflammation.
Topics that use Cryotherapy
- Injury prevention and the rehabilitation of injury (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Achilles tendonitis
- Acute injury
- Chronic injuries
- Energy and nutrient replenishment
- Equipment suitability
- Flexibility types
- Hydrotherapy
- Hyperbaric chamber
Using Cryotherapy in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise Physical Education questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
A week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge