Treating Chronic Lymphedema Part 2

Jun 3, 2001 - © Keith Smiley

My last article dealt with one way of treating Chronic Lymphedema. I wrote about a company called Mego Afek ( http://www.lympha-press.com ) which develops and produces compression therapy devices for treatment of lymphedema. My last article discussed how the lympha press and the lympha press mini can help chronic lymphedema sufferers.

Another way of treating Chronic Lymphedema is by using what is called their Circulator boot ( http://www.circulatorboot.com ). The Circulator boot is a system of equipment which includes a mini boot, a long boot, valve assembly and heat monitor.

This system consists of the following items:

A heart monitor to detect the QRS complex of the EKG and to appropriately time boot compressions in the end portion of the heart cycle.

A rapid action valve assembly capable of both pressurizing and exhausting the boots within a fraction of a second.

Rigid, adjustable long boots to enclose the leg from groin to toes. ; Disposable double-walled plastic bags to enclose the chosen portion of the leg and to contain the compressed air.

Rigid Miniboots to enclose the foot and ankle for patients requiring distal treatment only.

Fluted lower leg legging to extend the Miniboot treatment as high as the knee.

The Circulator Boot is not a garment to wear home. It is an equipment system designed to compress chosen portions of the leg in the end-diastolic portion of the heart cycle in a series of treatments each commonly lasting 40 minutes. In other words, The Circulator Boot is timed to allow each arterial pulse wave to enter the leg as best it can. Boot compressions provide a driving force to disseminate blood around the leg and at the same time press venous blood and excess tissue water from the leg. For the best results, the equipment must be used as described in its manual. Modifications by the user are not recommended at all.

To see how the circulator boot helped a man with chronic lymphedema go to the circulator boot website ( http://www.circulatorboot.com/casehistor... ) and see his case history.

If you want more information about the circulator boot, go to their website or ask your doctor about it.

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