The relationship between the clinical severity of chronic venous insufficiency and the calf muscle pump: A cross-sectional study.

Purpose: To investigate the connection between the clinical severity of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and the biomechanics of the calf muscle pump (CMP).

Material And Methods: Through a cross-sectional observational study, we analyzed women on the age range between 30 and 80 years with chronic venous insufficiency, stratified according to the clinical classification. Ninety-nine women were assessed and classified into groups with different levels of severity: C1 (n = 22); C2 (n = 22); C3 (n = 22); C4 (n = 22); C5 (n = 8); C6 (n = 3).

Effects of complex decongestive therapy and aquatic physiotherapy on markers of the inflammatory process in individuals with lymphedema.

Background: Chronic lymphedema is a progressive and inflammatory disease caused by impaired lymphatic transport.

Purpose: This study evaluates the effects of complex decongestive therapy (CDT) and aquatic physiotherapy on markers of the inflammatory process and lower limb volumes in individuals with lymphedema.

Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial was carried out with three groups: patients with lymphedema submitted to CDT, patients with lymphedema submitted to aquatic physiotherapy, and control group of individuals without lymphedema.