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| The intervention for lymphedema--complete decongestive physical therapy (CDP)--consists of 4 main components: meticulous skin care, manual lymph drainage, compression (multilayer bandaging [MLB], vasopneumatic compression, or compression garments), and exercise. The massage action is often combined with other elements of complex decongestive therapy, which can include dietary changes, skin and nail care to prevent infection, therapeutic exercise, special compression sleeves stockings, and other garments, and lightbeam generators to stimulate the lymphatic system. She uses a method called combined decongestive therapy, which removes metabolic wastes, excess water, toxins, bacteria, large protein molecules and foreign substances from the tissues as well as offering numerous other benefits. |
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