[Combined compression and electric stimulation therapy]

The use of compression- or Neuromuscular electrostimulation therapy (NMES) for the treatment of venous and lymphatic disorders has been known for a long time. Furthermore, NMES is being used for the treatment of arterial circulatory disorders as well as for neuromuscular lesions. More and more often, external pneumatic intermittent compression therapy is being used for the prophylaxis of postoperative thromboembolic complications. If both methods are used simultaneously, a synergic effect is being obtained, where as the possible deficits of one technique are being counteracted by the advantage of the other. The KKRT is being described and the outcome of 2 trials performed in gynecological and dermatological field is being presented.