FAST, EXPERT CARE WHEN YOU NEED IT
We offer our Injury Access Clinic at our Main Office Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., and on Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
We offer our Injury Access Clinic at our Main Office Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., and on Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
ioveraº Cold
Therapy
ioveraº Cold
Therapy
Orthopedic Associates is committed to preventing or avoiding the need for opioids whenever possible. Board-certified experts Katie E. House, F.N.P.-C., and Ryan T. Pitts, M.D., offer iovera°, a form of cryoanalgesia and alternative way to decrease your pain after surgery or as an option for patients who are unable to have surgery.
iovera° is a targeted cold therapy treatment that provides immediate, long-lasting knee pain relief without medication. It uses your body’s natural response to cold to block pain signals before and after surgery.
How Does It Work?
Katie has undergone specialized training to use a small device and ultrasound guidance to generate a targeted cold zone in the treatment area. This will be cold enough to temporarily stop the nerve signal without damaging surrounding tissue. Once the nerve is blocked using this technique, it will provide pain relief until the nerve regenerates, which is typically 2 to 4 months.
Cold therapy ioveraº treatment is a minimally invasive outpatient procedure, so you will be able to go home right after your treatment.
Patient Education Center
Dedicated to providing you with the information you need to understand your condition and care options, we offer a comprehensive online patient education center.
Benefits of ioveraº
For knee replacement patients, undergoing iovera° treatment can offer the following benefits:
Decreases or eliminates the need for opioid prescriptions after surgery
Leads to a faster recovery and faster return of knee function
Significantly decreases postsurgical pain
Who Is ioveraº For?
ioveraº treatment is ideal for patients who want to:
Decrease pain around the time of knee replacement
Block nerves from sending pain signals
Speed up recovery
The ioveraº treatment is NOT for patients with any of the following conditions:
Pain related to the central nervous system
Cryoglobulinemia, where blood thickens due to cold exposure
Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria, which involves blood in the urine with cold exposure
Cold urticaria, or a condition that leads to a skin rash due to cold exposure
Raynaud’s disease, which is characterized by narrowed blood vessels in the feet and/or hands with cold exposure
Open or infected wound(s) in or around the site of treatment
Our ioveraº Specialists
Our iovera° experts at Orthopedic Associates, Dr. Ryan Pitts and nurse practitioner Katie House, are not only exceptionally experienced orthopedic care providers, but they have also completed additional training in iovera° cold therapy and knee rehabilitation. They are available to see patients at our locations in Columbia and at our Main Office in St. Louis.
