Role of intermittent pneumatic compression in the treatment of breast cancer-related lymphoedema: a randomized controlled trial.

CONCLUSION: Intermittent pneumatic compression seems to add no benefit when combined with complex decongestive treatment of lymphoedema, but, may be functional in reducing the sensations of heaviness and tightness for the patients with pitting oedema. PMID: 31795748 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31795748?dopt=Abstract

Source: Clinical Rehabilitation - December 3, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tastaban E, Soyder A, Aydin E, Sendur OF, Turan Y, Ture M, Bilgen M Tags: Clin Rehabil Source Type: research