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Effect of Vasotrain in Reducing Lower Limb Edema

Background and Objectives: Edema is one of the common clinical signs with many complications, and considerable attention is directed at which in first aid and therapeutic rehabilitation programs. Edema is defined as the presence of abnormal amounts of fluid in the extracellular tissue spaces in the body. Vasorirain, one of the clinical modalities in physical therapy, is used to reduce the accumulation of edema. The purpose of this study, was to assess the effects of vasotrain in reduction of lower limb edema. Materials and Methods: Thirteen patients (11 women and 2 men) with lower limb edema were selected with simple nonrandomly assignment from the patients refered to orthopedic clinics, regardless of sex or age. Mean age of these patients was 45.54 (with the range of 17 to 63 years) and their chief complaint was edema due to varicose veins, lymphedema or post-immobilization edema. They were treated with vasotrain. Treatment parameters were: Positive pressure: 0.05 Bar with 30 seconds hold time; and Negative pressure: 0.03 Bar with 10 seconds hold time. Treatment time was 30 minutes for 10-15 sessions (3 times a week). Results; Data were analyzed with software SPSS version 6. The results of this study revealed that reduction in the amount of edema (p=0.02), pain (p<0.001) and tenderness (p<0.001) as well as increase of fatigue time after walking (p< 0.001), were statistically important. Conclusion: These results showed that vasotrain with above-mentioned parameters can improve he lower limb edema and its complications.