The History Of Ipc (Intermittent Pneumatic Compression) - GlobalMIND VenenWalker basic Mode D'emploi

A Specialist Comments
Dr. med. Frank Sömmer, general practitioner and phlebotomist (doctor with
specialist knowledge in venous disorders), with many years of experience in
the treatment and prevention of venous disorders and Medical Director of the
Institute for Compression Therapy in Lubeck, had the following to say about
the GlobalMIND VenenWalker :
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"The VenenWalker Basic with short leg cuffs is very easy to use and can lead to a
good increase in the venous return movement from the lower legs as it stimulates the
important calf muscle pump."
The History of IPC (Intermittent Pneumatic
Compression)
The principle of intermittent pneumatic compression can be traced back to "quick-
silver massage". In a report was already circulating about a special treatment
1899,
for lymphoedemas in the upper extremities (arms). Here, the extremities were im-
mersed in an iron cylinder  lled with quicksilver.
Back in pressure increases were used in a pneumatic chamber to "expel stagnant
1917,
vein blood". In the year "...intermittently in ating and de ating air cushions“"
1929,
were used for the  rst time in the treatment in bedridden patients with trophic
ulcers. At the University Clinic of Leipzig, chronic venous circulation disorders with
indurations (hardenings) and ulcers have been treated with the rhythmic alteration of
the arterial blood  ow since the beginning of the .
1930s
At around the same time, attempts were also being made in the USA to treat the
consequences of artery occlusive diseases using intermittent compression.
In parallel with an increasing clinical use of the IPC, equivalent devices were further
developed on a technical level right up to today's multi-chamber system for the treat-
ment of severe lymphoedemas.
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