Tactile Medical Flexitouch Plus - Treating the Upper Extremity

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Figure 2.4.b. Arm-Shoulder
1. Chest
directs uid from shoulder
toward waist
2. Biceps
directs uid from elbow toward
shoulder
3. Forearm
directs uid from wrist toward elbow
4. Hand
directs uid from ngers toward wrist
5. Full Arm, Shoulder and Chest
directs uid from the ngers up
toward the shoulder, then toward
the top of the waist in one
continuous motion
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Primary Treatment Program U4/CU4: Arm-Shoulder
This option delivers treatment to the arm and chest regions when
clinically appropriate. It provides incremental proximal clearing of
lymphatic uid in the
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chest,
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biceps,
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forearm and
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hand
regions, followed by a traditional
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full arm, shoulder and chest
treatment
(Figure 2.4.b.).
Treatment time: 50 minutes.
2.4 Treating the Upper Extremity
Primary Treatment Program U1/CU1: Full Arm and Core
This option delivers treatment to the arm, chest and trunk regions
when clinically appropriate. It provides incremental proximal clearing
of lymphatic uid in the
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trunk,
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chest,
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biceps,
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forearm and
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hand regions, followed by a traditional
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full arm, shoulder, chest
and trunk treatment
(Figure 2.4.a.).
Treatment time: 60 minutes.
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Unilateral Treatment Unilateral Treatment
Simultaneous Bilateral TreatmentSimultaneous Bilateral Treatment
Figure 2.4.a. Full Arm and Core
1. Trunk
directs uid from waist toward top
of thigh
2. Chest
directs uid from shoulder toward
waist
3. Biceps
directs uid from elbow toward
shoulder
4. Forearm
directs uid from wrist toward elbow
5. Hand
directs uid from ngers toward wrist
6. Full Arm, Shoulder, Chest
and Trunk
directs uid from ngers up toward
the shoulder, then toward the top of
thigh in one continuous motion