Cryotherapy in treating meniscal tears

WorkSafeBC Evidence-Based Practice Group, Martin CW
Record ID 32018014874
English
Authors' objectives: To determine whether there is any evidence to support the efficacy/effectiveness of cryotherapy in treating (pain) patients with a meniscal tear.
Authors' results and conclusions: Eleven published studies were identified from the literature searches. Upon examination of the titles and abstracts of these 11 studies, two studies were thought to be relevant and were retrieved in full for further appraisal. No further studies were identified from the manual search. An expert review (level of evidence 5) and a high quality systematic review (level of evidence 1) were retrieved in full did not provide any data or evidence on the efficacy/effectiveness of cryotherapy to treat pain nor its role in treating meniscal tears. At present, there is no data to support the efficacy/effectiveness of cryotherapy to treat meniscal tear.
Authors' methods: A comprehensive and systematic literature search was done on June 11, 2025. A broad based search was done on commercial medical literature databases employing combination of keywords. No limitation, such as on the language or year of publication, was implemented in this search. A manual search was also done on the references of the articles that were retrieved in full.
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: https://www.worksafebc.com/en/about-us/research-services/evidence-based-medicine-and-systematic-reviews
Year Published: 2025
URL for published report: https://www.worksafebc.com/en/resources/health-care-providers/guides/cryotherapy-in-treating-meniscal-tears?lang=en&origin=s&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worksafebc.com%2Fen%2Fforms-resources%23sort%3DDate%26q%3DCryotherapy%2520in%2520Treating%2520Meniscal%2520Tears%26f%3Alanguage-facet%3D%5BEnglish%5D%26tags%3DGuide%7C2d7eb4b30f6a4a319e0d40565c9abbab%2CHealth%2520Care%2520Provider%7C13468b0b3f074f6bade3f57ac3cdfb8e%2CSystematic%2520Review%7Cf78c29d570c14ec3b5a394385905df70&highlight=Cryotherapy%20in%20Treating%20Meniscal%20Tears
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Mini HTA
Country: Canada
MeSH Terms
  • Tibial Meniscus Injuries
  • Cryotherapy
  • Knee Joint
  • Menisci, Tibial
Keywords
  • cryotherapy
  • cold therapy
  • cryocuff
  • meniscal tear
Contact
Organisation Name: WorkSafeBC
Contact Address: 6591 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC, V7C 1C6 Canada. Tel: 604-231-8417; Fax: 604-279-7698
Contact Name: ebpg@worksafebc.com
Contact Email: ebpg@worksafebc.com
Copyright: WorkSafe BC
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