Editing Osteopathy (section)

=== Lymphatic pump treatment ===
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Lymphatic pump treatment (LPT) is a manual technique intended to encourage [[lymph]] flow in a person's [[lymphatic system]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Pierce-Talsma |first1=Stacey |last2=Cuny |first2=Lee Ann |last3=Franzini |first3=Danielle |date=1 July 2018 |title=Osteopathic Lymphatic Pump Techniques |journal=The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association |language=en |volume=118 |issue=7 |pages=e43–e44 |doi=10.7556/jaoa.2018.112 |pmid=29946678 |issn=0098-6151 |doi-access=free}}</ref> The first modern lymphatic pump technique was developed in 1920, although osteopathic physicians used various forms of lymphatic techniques as early as the late 19th century.<ref name=Origins_Lymphatics>{{cite journal |first1=Bruno J. |last1=Chikly |title=Manual Techniques Addressing the Lymphatic System: Origins and Development |journal=The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association |pmid=16314678 |url=http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=16314678 |year=2005 |volume=105 |issue=10 |pages=457–64}}</ref>

Relative contraindications for the use of lymphatic pump treatments include fractures, [[abscess]]es or localized infections, and severe bacterial infections with [[Fever|body temperature elevated]] higher than {{Convert|102|F|C}}.{{sfn|Savarese|Copabianco|Cox|2009|p=126}}