CIGNA MEDICAL COVERAGE P. OLICY . The following Coverage Policy applies to all health benefit plans administered by CIGNA Companies including plans formerly administered by Great-West Healthcare, which is now a part of CIGNA.
1 * These protocols are to be used as guidelines in the decision-making process and do not represent standards of care of any individual patient.
If there is limited mobility of the body part with or near the swelling, the patient may require other therapies, such as scar massage or myofascial therapy, in addition to CDT, to have a benefit from CDT. 49,64,65,68 Decongestive Therapy for Head and Neck Lymphedema.
Newsletter Article Reprint Newsletter Article Reprint - 1 - National Lymphedema Network • Latham Square • 1611 Telegraph Avenue • Suite 1111 • Oakland, CA 94612-2138 • Tel: 800-541-3259 • Fax: 510-208-3110 Volume 11, No. 2 April-June 1999 The Use of Three Compression Sleeves in ...
Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) - International Certification Course - Student Agreement (terms and conditions) Page 1 of 4 TOP PHYSIO® 26.11.2010 Certified translation from the German language The terms and conditions set forth in the following have been agreed upon by the Participant in the ...
MSC006 Healthcare Operations Utilization Management Protocol Complex Decongestive Physiotherapy (CDP) for Lymphedema e. Hardness of edema f. Condition of the nails and skin g.
Prospective Trial of Complete Decongestive Therapy for Upper Extremity Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Therapy Tammy E. Mondry, PT, CLT-LANA,' Roben H. Riffenburgh, PhD,b P~ter A. S. Johnstone, MD, MA,"c San Diego, California PURPOSE Lymphedema is a well-described complication of therapy for ...
Page 1 of 7 Coverage Position Number: 0076 C IGNA H EALTH C ARE C OVERAGE P OSITION Subject Complex Lymphedema Therapy (Complete Decongestive Therapy) Revised Date..... 5/15/2006 Original Effective Date..... 6/15/2004 Coverage Position Number..... 0076 Table of Contents ...
In MADIT-CRT, we will categorize a subject as having a "Heart Failure Event" when the subject has symptoms and/or signs consistent with congestive heart failure and: o receives intravenous decongestive therapy (IV diuretics, IV neseritide, IV inotropes) , that does not involve formal in-patient hospital ...
Objectives • Understand the anatomy and physiology of the Lymphatic System • Receive education on the treatment of lymphedema including Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT) • Draw connection between use of CDT for treatment of lymphedema and treatment of injury