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In It’s Not Just a Swelling! – LYMPHEDEMA Joachim Zuther provides an up-to-date and comprehensive guide for specifically geared towards individuals affected by Lymphedema, their caregivers, and family members. 133 Images. Paperback and Kindle version Topics include:
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The term “swelling” is used to describe an enlargement of a body part and can be used to describe edema, as well as lymphedema. While the initial causes for the formation of the swelling are different, both involve the accumulation of fluid in the soft tissues of the skin due to some form . . . → Read More: How Lymphatic Insufficiencies Result in Edema or Lymphedema It is important to understand that the elastic fibers in the tissues affected by lymphedema are damaged. These fibers lose their elasticity and tend to harden, which is particularly the case in untreated lymphedema present over a long period of time and progressed stages of lymphedema. Although the swelling in lymphedema may be reduced . . . → Read More: The Science behind Compression Therapy in Lymphedema Management  17 comments - (Comments are closed)  Complete Decongestive Therapy, Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT), Compression Bandages, Compression Garments  complete decongestive therapy, compression garments, Compression in lymphedema, lymphedema management, lymphedema treatment, The Science behind Compression Therapy in Lymphedema Management
An IPC is an intermittent pneumatic compression device that is composed of an inflatable garment consisting of multiple pressure compartments that wraps around the arm or leg, and an electrical pneumatic pump that fills the garment with compressed air. The garment is intermittently inflated and deflated with cycle times and pressures that vary . . . → Read More: How do Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices (IPC’s) work and what are the Contraindications?
A number of patients who underwent axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in combination with breast cancer surgery experience postoperative pain and limited range of motion associated with a palpable cord of tissue extending from the axilla into the arm on the same side. This condition is known as Axillary Web Syndrome (AWS), or . . . → Read More: Lymphedema Cording (Axillary Web Syndrome) 115 comments - (Comments are closed) Axillary Web Syndrome, Lymphedema Research, Lymphedema Resources, Lymphedemablog News aws, Axillary Web Syndrome, breast cancer lympheema, Cording Syndrome, lymphedema blog, lymphedema information, lymphedema management, lymphedema news, lymphedema resource, lymphedema treatment
Chronic lymphedema is considered to be a progressive condition, regardless of its classification of either primary or secondary, and cannot simply be described as an accumulation of protein-rich fluid. It is a chronic, degenerative and inflammatory process affecting the soft tissues, skin, lymph vessels and nodes of the extremities, trunk, abdomen, head and . . . → Read More: Lymphedema and its Impact on Quality of Life 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT), Compression Bandages, Quality of Life and Lymphedema BCRL, breast cancer related lymphedema, compression garments, Impact of Lymphedema on the Quality of Life, lymphedema management, lymphedema treatment, QoL Lymphedema, Quality of Life Lymphedema, Vitamins and Lymphedema
Taking appropriate precautions to reduce the risk of developing lymphedema always makes sense. Traveling in airplanes with pressurized cabins at high altitudes, especially on long-haul flights, may have deleterious effects on unmanaged lymphedema. However, individuals affected by, or at risk for lymphedema should not avoid air travel due to fear. Being aware of . . . → Read More: Lymphedema and Airline Travel 23 comments - (Comments are closed) Travel and Lymphedema airplane travel lymphedema, airtravel and the effects on lymphedema, airtravel lymphedema, effect of cabin pressure on lymphedema, lymphedema, lymphedema and airtravel, lymphedema blog, lymphedema exercises, lymphedema management, lymphedema resource, lymphedema treatment
The 2016 Yoga in America Study conducted by Yoga Journal and Yoga Alliance shows that the number of yoga practitioners in the United States has increased to more than 36 million, up from 20.4 million in 2012. Yoga, a practice rooted in over 5000 years of ancient Indian texts and traditions, continues to . . . → Read More: Yoga for Lymphedema One comment - (Comments are closed) Exercises for Lymphedema, Uncategorized, Yoga for Lymphedema Ashtanga Yoga for Lymphedema, Exercsises for Lymphedema, Hatha Yoga for Lymphedema, lymphedema management, lymphedema news, Lymphedema Risk reduction, lymphedema treatment, Vinyasa Yoga for Lymphedema, weight lifting lymphedema, Yoga, Yoga for Lymphedema
After moving to the U.S. in the early 1990s I learned that in this country adequate Lymphedema care was not a well known part of the medical field; there were a handful of treatment centers scattered throughout the country, and institutions for the training and education of health care practitioners in Lymphedema management . . . → Read More: The Unacceptable Neglect of Lymphedema by the Medical Community
I would like to thank Frank Aviles, Jr., PT, CWS, WCC, FACCWS, CLT, MLD/CDT and Wound Care Instructor, a well-known specialist on the topic of open and weeping wounds associated with edema and lymphedema, to provide this very informative and important article. Chronic Wound Care: Reading The Weep (by Frank Aviles) Management . . . → Read More: Chronic Wound Care: Reading The Weep
This article was written by Heather Ferguson, the Founder and Executive Director of the Lymphedema Advocacy Group. Heather’s relationship with lymphedema began with the birth of her twin boys, Devdan and Dylan, in September of 2006. Dylan was born with primary lymphedema. Her desire to advocate on behalf of lymphedema patients took root when she . . . → Read More: The Lymphedema Treatment Act |
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