Background: Lymphedema is a disorder in which lymph accumulates in the interstitial spaces due to poor lymphatic flow resulting from hypoplasia or aplasia of the lymphatic vessels, or to morpho-functional alterations that impair lymphatic flow. Lymphedema is a debilitating condition associated initially with inflammation that then degenerates into hardening of affected tissues and the formation of ulcers on the skin of affected limbs. No definitive treatment is available. The only therapy for lymphedema consists of physiotherapy, surgery, and compression to reduce impairment, which only treats the symptoms, not the causes. A possible new therapy that could reinforce the treatment of lymphedema progression and complications is electrical stimulation (ES). Many studies underline the effects of electric currents on the different cell mechanisms associated with disease.

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电刺激治疗淋巴水肿和相关皮肤溃疡。

背景：淋巴水肿是一种疾病，其中由于淋巴管发育不全或发育不全导致淋巴流动不良，或损害淋巴流动的形态功能改变导致淋巴液积聚在间质空间中。淋巴水肿是一种使人衰弱的病症，最初与炎症相关，然后退化为受影响组织的硬化和受影响肢体皮肤上溃疡的形成。没有确定的治疗方法。淋巴水肿的唯一疗法包括理疗、手术和压缩以减少损伤，这只能治疗症状，而不是原因。一种可以加强淋巴水肿进展和并发症治疗的可能的新疗法是电刺激 (ES)。