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The history of AIC

The principle of apparative intermitting compression has its origins in the mer-
cury massage. As early as in
lymph oedema in the upper extremities (arms). It is reported that the extremities
were submerged in a cylinder fi lled with mercury. As early as in
ing blood was driven out of the veins by increasing the pressure in a pneumatic
chamber. In , air cushions that rhythmically fi lled and then emptied them-
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selves were used to treat bed-ridden patients suffering from trophic ulcers. At the
university hospital of Leipzig in the early thirties, chronic circulatory disturbances
coupled with indurations and ulcers were treated by rhythmically changing the
fl ow of blood in the arteries.
At about the same time in the USA, there were also attempts to treat blockage
of the blood vessels with intermitting compression. With the increase in the use
of AIC in hospitals, there followed a technical improvement in the quality of the
equipment culminating in today's multi-chamber system for treating severe cases
of lymph oedema.
The principle of apparative intermitting
compression (AIC)
Intermitting (alternating) compression that is produced by massaging with ap-
paratus and not by hand, is known in the medical fi eld as apparative intermitting
compression (in short, AIC). This is an application of the pneumatic alternating
pressure procedure. It is prescribed by doctors for the treatment of vein or
lymph disorders. Apparative intermitting compression has none of the risks that
many other types of medication have and is therefore used in the prevention of
thrombosis and the treatment of sport injuries.
AIC simply copies the natural muscle pumps in the human body. Air is pumped
into two-layer cuffs in such a way that the pressure changes. The pressure is in-
creased and lowered at fi xed intervals. The level of pressure should be adjusted
to suit the patient's wishes and should never exceed
how often the treatment should take place depends on the patient's own wishes
as regards the cosmetic requirements, and on the doctor's recommendations
as regards the medical requirements. One session should however last at least
minutes. The treatment should of course be supervised by a doctor.
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