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Therapists occasionally need to move lymphedema out of an area and electrotherapy can be a very effective way of doing that. In this article we discuss two methods for moving lymphedema with electrotherapy and recommend several electrotherapy units that are loaded with the correct waveforms to do just that. Method 1: Muscle PumpOne method for removing lymphedema with electrotherapy is a Muscle Pump protocol where we are using the machine to create a squeezing effect to move swelling out... much like a therapist would use her/his hands to "milk lactic acids" out of an extremity. In this method we’d use...
By Dr. Edward Loniewski, DOOrthopedic Surgeon Ask any competitive skier about the one joint they are most concerned about and most would point to their knees. Just ask Lindsey Vaughn. This may be due to the fact that you are traveling down a hill at speeds exceeding 40 mph with boards strapped to your feet acting like large levers translating massive amounts of torque directed right into your knees. Think if I took a 4 foot board and tied this to your foot while I took a large mallet and hit it as hard as I could? You can thank...
