The prescription and monitoring of the application of Complex Physical Decongestive Therapy is comparable to the prescription of medication for therapy. Indications and contraindications, effects and side effects must be known in order to benefit the patient and not harm them. Johannes Asdonk combined Manual Lymph Drainage Therapy according to Emil Vodder with so-called edema grips and compression treatment and firmly established the treatment concept under the name “Complex Physical Decongestive Therapy” or “Physical Edema Therapy.” Since then, therapy in this combination has been the most successful treatment method for many forms of edema.