{"title":"Pressotherapy and intermittent pneumatic compression","seoTitle":"Pressotherapy and intermittent pneumatic compression | PES Luxembourg","metaDescription":"Eureduc TP07i 7-chamber pressotherapy: intermittent pneumatic compression used as a venous-lymphatic adjunct in Bascharage.","content":"**Pressotherapy applies intermittent pneumatic compression, chamber after chamber, from the extremity of the limb towards its root, to help venous and lymphatic return. At Pôle Equilibre & Santé, in Bascharage, the [Eureduc](https://www.eureduc.eu/) TP07i (seven chambers) prolongs [manual lymphatic drainage](/bascharage/competence/drainage-lymphatique). This is not a slimming treatment.**\n\n## Seven chambers, distal-to-proximal direction\n\nYou put on compartmented boots or sleeves. They inflate then deflate in sequence, from the foot (or the hand) towards the hip (or the shoulder). The **seven-chamber** TP07i uses a pressure gradient to limit pushing oedema towards the trunk. Compression that is too strong or in the wrong order can displace fluid instead of draining it: the setting is clinical, not that of an aesthetic protocol.\n\nPressure, cycle duration and accessory (leg, arm) are chosen for your case.\n\n## Indications\n\n- lymphoedemas, including after lymph-node dissection or radiotherapy;\n- chronic venous insufficiency and a feeling of heavy legs;\n- lower-limb oedemas in the subacute phase, once an urgent cause has been ruled out;\n- after surgery, when the surgeon allows it;\n- recovery after a long effort, as an adjunct in an athlete.\n\nPressotherapy relieves a heavy limb; it does not repair veins on its own.\n\n## Evidence: an adjunct, not monotherapy\n\nThe 2020 International Society of Lymphology (ISL) consensus places intermittent pneumatic compression as an **adjunct** to complete decongestive therapy (drainage, garments, exercise). The 2020 APTA recommendations on breast-cancer-related lymphoedema go the same way. Combined with manual work, it can reduce volume and improve comfort. Isolated, poorly set, it can push oedema upwards.\n\nOften after manual drainage; sometimes at the end of the session.\n\n## How it goes\n\nLying or semi-sitting, generally **fifteen to twenty-five minutes**. A sensation of rhythmic massage, sometimes a little tight at the end of inflation. Pain, pins and needles, breathlessness or malaise: we lower or we stop.\n\nFrequency: often **once or twice a week** in the intensive phase of a lymphoedema, then maintenance. For heavy legs without established lymphoedema, a few sessions can test the benefit, provided walking, a prescribed garment and venous hygiene are associated.\n\n## Preparation\n\nSoft clothing, clean skin, sometimes a thin stocking under the sleeve. Remove shoes, a tight belt, ankle jewellery. No thick cream or oil just before. Empty the bladder. You do not need to be fasting; avoid a very heavy meal. Bring your garment: we often put it back on **just after**.\n\n## After the session\n\nThe limb is often lighter; transient cutaneous pinkness is ordinary. Driving and sedentary work are possible. Gentle walking is desirable. Put the prescribed garment back on. There is no muscle soreness. A result is judged on comfort and sometimes on a tape measure, not on a shoe size that would change in one session.\n\n## Contraindications\n\nAcute deep-vein thrombosis, a skin infection (erysipelas), cardiac decompensation, chest pain, uncontrolled hypertension according to the context, a large open wound, pressure urticaria. Cancer in treatment is not an automatic contraindication, but the decision is medical. Mention severe neuropathy: excessive pressure might not be perceived.\n\n## Frequently asked questions\n\n\nIs it unpleasant?
\n\nNo, the pressure stays moderate and is set according to your comfort. Report any discomfort: we adjust immediately. Tightening more does not improve drainage.\n\n \n\n\nDoes it make you lose weight?
\n\nNo. The effect is circulatory and draining. It does not act on weight or on cellulite as an aesthetic treatment.\n\n \n\n\nHow long, and how many sessions?
\n\nFifteen to twenty-five minutes per passage, often after manual drainage. The number of sessions follows your condition: an intensive lymphoedema phase, or a few tests for heavy legs, always with garments and activity.\n\n \n\n\nShould I put my stockings back on afterwards?
\n\nYes if a garment has been prescribed. It is what maintains the volume gained. Arrive with your stockings or your sleeve.\n\n \n\n\nCan I combine it with endermologie?
\n\nYes, often: [endermologie](/bascharage/equipement/endermologie) on a fibrosis or a scar, pressotherapy for volume drainage, hands for the rest. The order is decided in the session.\n\n \n\n\nIs a prescription required?
\n\nPhysiotherapy is provided on medical prescription so that it can be reimbursed by the [CNS](https://cns.public.lu/fr/assure/remboursements/prestations-remboursees/prestations-paramedicales/kinesitherapeutes.html). The practice handles the paperwork. Details: [The Consultation](/bascharage/kinesitherapie/consultation-kine).\n\n \n\n\nHow can I book an appointment?
\n\nVia [Doctena](https://fr.doctena.lu/cabinet/Pole_Equilibre_Sante-281318) or on +352 26 65 28 42. Practice at 20B Rue du Bois, 4912 Bascharage — see [Contact & access](/contact).\n\n \n\n## Find out more\n\n- [Lymphatic drainage](/bascharage/competence/drainage-lymphatique)\n- [Endermologie](/bascharage/equipement/endermologie)\n- [Our technical platform](/bascharage/equipement)\n\n","image":"https://pes-luxembourg.lu/bascharage/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/Pressothérapie.png"}