Draining fluids with Pressomassage - Pressotherapy

Pressotherapy is widely used in physical medicine and rehabilitation to promote blood circulation, improve lymphatic drainage and reduce water retention. The targeted application of pressure through the air chambers of the device allows to simulate lymphatic drainage massage and helps to reduce edema and inflammation.

This technique is used in various pathologies, including venous insufficiency, lymphedema, cellulite, post-operative edema, heavy legs syndrome and other conditions that involve the vascular and lymphatic system. Pressotherapy can also be effective in the treatment of venous ulcers, promoting healing and tissue regeneration.

Pressotherapy in the aesthetic field

Pressotherapy is also used as an aesthetic treatment based on the external pressure of the patient's limbs, through a specific device. The areas that can be treated are normally the limbs and the abdominal area, through applicators (normally divided into at least 8 - 10 sections) that are worn by the patient (feet, leggings, bracelets and abdominal band), and inflated sequentially (from the most extreme section such as the foot or hand towards the trunk).

It is important that each treatment session with pressotherapy equipment takes place only after manually unblocking the collection centers of the lymphatic system (emptying of the lymph node stations, starting from the supraclavicular ones, then moving on to the inguinal ones and ending with the popliteal ones)

This type of aesthetic treatment is practiced on those who suffer from water retention, overweight (as the entire lymphatic and circulatory system is stressed), or to improve the blemishes caused by cellulite.

Contraindications

Pressotherapy may have risks and contraindications. For example, it can cause infections if performed on open wounds. It can also cause rupture of blood vessels, cardiac overload and hypertension. Pressotherapy should not be performed on people who have suffered a heart attack or stroke.