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title: Did physical treatment reduce swelling and complaints in women with fluid-related or medicine-caused swelling?
description: Yes. All women who completed the treatment were free from complaints when they left.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/idiopathic-and-diuretic-induced-edema-1989/
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Study, 1989

# Did physical treatment reduce swelling and complaints in women with fluid-related or medicine-caused swelling?

Yes. All women who completed the treatment were free from complaints when they left.

 Early or limited evidence

53 women (48 with swelling not caused by medication, 5 with swelling caused by diuretic drugs)

## What they did

Doctors reviewed medical records from May 1987 to May 1989 for 53 women (48 with swelling not related to medication and 5 with swelling caused by water pills). Before and after physical treatment, they measured how much the swelling in the limbs decreased.

## What they found

All women were free from complaints on discharge. The limbs got smaller and swelling went down.

## What it means for you

The physical treatment worked for all these women. However, this is a review of past medical records, not a controlled trial comparing it to other treatments, so we can't know how well it works compared to other options.

48

women with idiopathic swelling

5

women with medicine-caused swelling

## About the study

Original title [Idiopathic and diuretic-induced edema] Authors Krahl M, Kenk S, Schneider W et al. Journal Zeitschrift fur Lymphologie. Journal of lymphology Year 1989 Study design Study Participants 48 What was tested Physical anti-swelling treatment according to Asdonk Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2633513/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2633513/)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Diuretics and other drugs](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-diuretics-other-drugs/)

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