Ideal Application: Designed to provide continuous cold therapy to the shoulder. Helps to reduce pain and swelling and speed rehab. The shoulder wrap is 12x13 and fits approximately a 50 chest circumference.
Edema has many possible causes: 1  Prolonged standing or sitting, especially in hot weather, can cause excess fluid to accumulate in the feet, ankles and lower legs. 2  Tiny valves inside the veins of the legs can become weakened, causing a common problem called venous insufficiency.
Pedal edema is the accumulation of fluid in the feet and. lower legs. It is typically caused by one of two mechanisms. The first is venous edema, caused by increased capillary. filtration and retention of protein-poor fluid from the. venous system into the interstitial space.