A two-arm randomized controlled trial design will be used for this study to evaluate health outcomes of patients who receive Nice1 cryotherapy with compression (cryopneumatic) therapy (intervention group) versus those who receive standard of care (usual care group) postoperatively.
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Assessment of pain
Timeframe: For enrolled patients, a baseline pain scores will be recorded, and then daily during 7am-7pm shifts, and at 7pm-7am shifts, until the patient is discharged from the hospital, and at two weeks after the patient has been discharged from the hospital.
Amount and need for opioid medication to control pain
Timeframe: At baseline at time of enrollment in the study, daily until the patient is discharged from the hospital, typically 3 days, and then at two weeks after hospital discharge.