A thirty-month follow-up of the use of a new technique for lymph drainage in six patients

Abstract

Lymphatic drainage constitutes one the most important mainstays in the treatment of lymphoedema and it is indicated for almost all types. The objective of this study was to evaluate the results of a new technique of lymph drainage over a thirty-month period. Six patients with lymphoedema of the lower limbs were evaluated for a period of thirty months using a new technique of lymphatic drainage. Five of the patients were female and one male with ages ranging from 18 to 64 years. The new technique of lymphatic drainage consists of the use of rollers which are passed over the skin following the paths of the lymphatic vessels and obeying the basic principles of lymph drainage. In all patients, a reduction in circumference of the affected limbs was seen during treatment. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.