Clinical Research
Lymphedema
A clinical report on the use of three external pneumatic compression devices in the management of lymphedema in a pediatric population
Effectiveness of three external pneumatic compression devices was examined in a clinical setting More...
Sequential Pneumatic compression for lymphedema
Non surgical treatment of lymphedema using pneumatic compression therapy More...
Use of lymphapress over five years clinical experience
Five year expereince with lymphapress pneumatic compression therapy in upper and lower extremity lymphodema More...
Sequential Pneumatic Compression for Lymphedema
Use of pneumatic compression therapy for the treatment of lower and upper extremity lymphedema More...
Therapeutic concepts to
Use of pneumatic compression along with other methods, MLD, surgery to help patients recover after lymphological liposculpture More...
COMPLEX DECONGESTIVE PHYSIOTHERAPY DECREASES
IPC increases venous flow, tissue oxygenation, accelerates wound healing and reduces relapse rate of leg ulcers. More...
Breast Cancer
Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy for Patients with
When IPC is used adjunctively with other, established elements of DLT, it provides an enhancement of the therapeutic response. IPC is well tolerated and remarkably free of complications. More...
Overview of Treatment Options and Review of the
The appropriate use of readily available treatment approaches may lessen the severity of acquired lymphedema following breast carcinoma therapy. A comprehensive therapeutic approach should be employed in the management of lymphedema.
Physical Treatment of Post-Mastectomy Lymphedema, Comparison between applying manual lymphatic drainage only, applying sequential pressotherapy by lymphapress itself, and the combination of using both applications.
A decrease was seen in all groups, however the group using the lymphapress measured with a greater decrease in fluid. Follow-up was conducted and the group using the lymphapress had greater benefits, long-term, in total fluid reduction. More...
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Effect of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression of Foot and
In conclusion, IPCfootcalf emerged as an effective treatment in the management of intermittent claudication, offering a clinically significant improvement of both the walking ability (ICD and ACD) and peripheral arterial hemodynamics. These benefits were paralleled by significant improvements in all evaluated aspects of life quality. Follow- up studies a year after cessation of IPCfootcalf treatment showed that the benefits gained are also sustainable. The study data indicate that IPCfootcalf treatment achieves a level of improvement that is equal to that reported for supervised exercise, and better than that accounted for by drug therapies. In addition, IPCfootcalf offers the benefits of an uncomplicated domestic treatment, flexibility, avoidance of physical suffering, and high compliance at a fraction of the cost of most currently available therapies. More...
Acute Effects of Intermittent Pneumatic
Ultrasound-derived popliteal artery blood flow measurements show moderate variability. The application of IPFCC greatly enhances popliteal artery blood flow. The flow increase is due to a dramatic drop in the peripheral vascular resistance as the peak systolic and end diastolic flow velocities increase and the reverse-flow component diminishes. More...
Limb Salvage Using High-Pressure Intermittent
Conclusions: Intermittent high-pressure compression may allow limb salvage in patients with limb-threatening ischemia who are not candidates for revascularization. Further studies are warranted to assess intermittent compression as an alternative to amputation in an increasingly older patient population. More...
Effect of Intermittent Pneumatic Foot Compression on Popliteal Artery
The aim was to investigate the effect of intermittent pneumatic foot compression (IPCfoot) on popliteal artery haemodynamics in normal individuals and in patients with intermittent claudication due to peripheral vascular disease More...
The use of IPC for the treatment of upper extremity vascular ulcers
Vasular ulcers of the upper extremity and the use in IPC to treat and heal More...
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Importance and Advantages of Intermittent
Venous ulcers were traditionally treated with elevation, compression stockings, and local dressings. Our findings indicate that the adjunctive use of external pneumatic compression therapy lowers the therapy costs by shortening the therapy, decreases the need for antibiotics, and makes an active life possible earlier. More...
Evaluation of two different intermittent pneumatic
The results of this comparative study suggest that rapid IPC (inflation time 0.5 s, 6 s pressure plateau and 12 s deflation time) healed a significantly greater proportion of patients compared to slow IPC (inflation time 60 s, 30 s pressure plateau and 90 s deflation time). The rapid IPC accelerated the healing of pure venous ulcer, the difference being evident in the first 8 weeks. We recommend this particular pressure, inflation and deflation settings in a rapid IPC regimen for patients with venous ulcers as being efficient, safe and well-tolerated. More...
Sequential gradient pneumatic compression
The results of this study suggest that sequential gradient pneumatic compression may be used safely and effectively as part of treatment for venous ulceration More...
VitalWrap Hot/Cold Therapy
VITALWRAP SYSTEM EFFICACY AFTER ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY OF THE SHOULDER AND KNEE
We prospectively studied 220 consecutive patients undergoing arthroscopic procedures of the shoulder and the knee in order to assess the efficacy of the VitalWrap System. More...
