The godoy & godoy cervical stimulation technique in the treatment of primary congenital lymphedema.
THE AIM OF THE CURRENT STUDY IS TO REPORT ON THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY LYMPHEDEMA USING A NEW FORM OF THERAPY: cervical stimulation. In a prospective cohort study, 9 boys and 5 girls with primary congenital lymphedema were evaluated over two years. Age ranged from two months to 8.5 years. After diagnosis, all mothers were trained in the new technique. The Godoy & Godoy cervical stimulation technique consists of between 20 to 30 stimuli per minute using light movements in the cervical region. All the children were submitted to perimetric evaluations of the feet and legs; however, in this study only two points, 3 and 6 cm from the base of the big toe nail, were used. The two-tailed t-test was used for statistical analysis with an alpha error of 5% (P<0.05) considered acceptable. The size of the lymphedematous feet was reduced and even normalized (P<0.0001) for all treated children. Cervical stimulation is a new option in the treatment of primary congenital lymphedema; its association with compression stockings has a synergistic effect in reducing the volume of lymphedema.
Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medicine School of São Jose do Rio Preto.
José Maria Pereira
JM
de Godoy
Medicine School of ABC-FMABC.
Ana Carolina Pereira
AC
de Godoy
Clínica Godoy, São Jose do Rio Preto , Brazil.
Tânia Dias
TD
Guimarães
Clínica Godoy, São Jose do Rio Preto , Brazil.
Maria de Fátima Guerreiro
Mde F
de Godoy
congenital; lymphedema; treatment