Table 2.
Treatment plan for both study groups (day 22 omitted)
| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEK 1 | |||||||
| Day | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 |
| Complex decongestive therapy | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | ||
| Apparative intermittent compression | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | ||
| Structured exercise therapy | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | ||
| Free exercise therapy | A + B | A + B | |||||
| Conventional bandaging | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A | A | A |
| Alginate bandaging | B | B | B | ||||
| WEEK 2 | |||||||
| Day | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Complex decongestive therapy | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | ||
| Apparative intermittent compression | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B |
| Structured exercise therapy | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | ||
| Free exercise therapy | A + B | A + B | |||||
| Conventional bandaging | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A | A | A |
| Alginate bandaging | B | B | B | ||||
| WEEK 3 | |||||||
| Day | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Complex decongestive therapy | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | ||
| Apparative intermittent compression | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B |
| Structured exercise therapy | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | ||
| Free exercise therapy | A + B | A + B | |||||
| Conventional bandaging | A + B | A + B | A + B | A + B | A | A | A |
| Alginate bandaging | B | B | B | ||||
A: group A with conventional bandaging
B: group B with alginate bandaging