Comparative results of non-operative multi-modal therapy for filarial lymphoedema

ABSTRACT A comparative analysis of different conservative modes of therapy for lymphoedema, largely of Filarial origin, was conducted in a trial therapy unit in Chengalpattu, a Filarial endemic district in Tamil Nadu. Results were compared using a single chambered intermittent pneumatic compression...

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Published in:Indian journal of plastic surgery 2009-01, Vol.42 (1), p.022-030
Main Authors: Gogia, S. B., Appavoo, N. C., Mohan, A., Kumar, M. Burney
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
filariasis
heat therapy
interferential therapy
lymphoedema
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pneumatic compression
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Summary:ABSTRACT A comparative analysis of different conservative modes of therapy for lymphoedema, largely of Filarial origin, was conducted in a trial therapy unit in Chengalpattu, a Filarial endemic district in Tamil Nadu. Results were compared using a single chambered intermittent pneumatic compression pump, heat therapy, and interferential therapy machines. The results showed improvement of limb size between 20% and 60% of possible reduction (where 100% would mean return of limb circumference to the same as that of the normal side). Pneumatic compression therapy, when used alone, showed the best results, which were significantly better than all others whether alone or in combination.
ISSN:0970-0358
1998-376X
DOI:10.1055/s-0039-1699307