In-home use of PCD within previous 3 months

Therapist or self-administered manual lymph drainage (MLD) within previous 1 week

Mastectomy or lymph node removal on side without lymphedema

Bilateral lymphedema

Heart failure (acute pulmonary edema, decompensated acute heart failure)

Acute venous disease (acute thrombophlebitis, acute deep venous thrombosis, acute pulmonary embolism)

Active skin or limb infection/inflammatory disease (acute cellulitis, other uncontrolled skin or untreated inflammatory skin disease) on the arms or trunk

Active cancer (cancer that is currently under treatment, but not yet in remission)

Poorly controlled kidney disease (glomerular filtration rate \< 30 mls per minute), hypoproteinemia, pulmonary hypertension, hypothyroidism, cyclic edema, or Munchausen Syndrome

BMI \>50

Any circumstance where increased lymphatic or venous return is undesirable

Currently pregnant or trying to become pregnant

Allergy to iodine

A Study Evaluating FT-SW in Unilateral Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Patients

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