Compression pumps were at one time the standard treatment for lymphedema. These older types called pneumatic compression device composed of inflatable clothing for hands, feet or legs, and electric pneumatic pump that fills clothing with compressed air. In clothing jerky is inflated and deflated with the cycle time and pressure, which differ between devices. There were lymphedema compression sleeves as well as lymphedema compression stockings and other lymphedema compression garments.
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