A method of operating a circulation facilitating assembly having a thermal treatment assembly having the steps of: providing pump assembly placing a bladder of a first leg assembly in fluid communication with the pump assembly placing a bladder of a second leg assembly in fluid communication with the pump assembly placing a bladder of a thermal treatment assembly in fluid communication with the pump assembly, the thermal treatment assembly further comprising a thermal pad which is one of heated or cooled so that it is at a temperature other than ambient temperature sequentially cycling at least one or both of the first leg assembly and second leg assembly, and, the thermal treatment assembly to complete a single cycle, comprising the steps of by: inflating the respective bladder to a predetermined pressure, holding the predetermined pressure for a predetermined period of time and deflating the respective bladder.
