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thoracic pump

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thoracic pump,
n an osteopathic technique in which the thoracic cage is compressed intermittently to pro-mote lymph flow and drainage. Also called
the osteopathic life saver.
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COMMENTARY The effect of inspiration and expiration on blood flow through the vena cavae is known as the thoracic pump mechanism.
Breathing Through an Inspiratory Threshold Device Improves Stroke ... by Swisher, Anne / Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal
 
 
 
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