| Objective: To explore the curative effect of combined therapy of manipulative lymphatic drainage on patients with stage 2 lymphedema in lower extremities. Methods: A total of 70 patients with stage 2 lymphedema of the lower extremity were selected and randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group, 35 cases in each group. The treatment group received combined therapy of manipulative lymphatic drainage, and the control group received conventional traditional pressure therapy. After one course of treatment, tissue edema was detected by multi frequency biological resistance human component analyzer. The visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to measure post treatment pain, limb diameter, sleep scale and lower limb motor function to evaluate the final effect. Results: After one course of treatment, all the 70 patients showed improvement in lower limb condition. The degree of edema of the affected limb tissues, lower limb pain, the circumference diameter of the affected limb, sleep scale and lower limb motor function score were significantly reduced (all P<0.05). In addition, the treatment group was more effective than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The combined therapy of manipulative lymphatic drainage on patients with stage 2 lymphedema of the lower extremity can effectively promote the reflux of retained tissue lymphedema, significantly reduce limb swelling and pain, and improve sleep and lower limb motor function. It is a very effective treatment that deserves to be popularized at present. |
