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Aug 9, 20245 min read
The Crucial Role of Mechanical Forces in Wound Healing and Scar Minimisation
mitigating excess scar formation is of paramount importance in allied health care, and MLD and Elastic Taping are two of the most effective
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Nov 10, 20226 min read
Why MLD should be started as early as possible.
There's nothing quite so satisfying as reading a well written paper which summarises everything interesting that we know about the lymph...
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Jun 8, 20222 min read
Stretching helps resolve acute inflammation and reduce pain.
Gentle stretching forces help resolve acute inflammation, and reduce pain and immune cell infiltrate. This has implications for those of us
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Mar 12, 20227 min read
LKN Foundation launches during #LymphoedemaAwarenessMonth
By now I knew that I was never going to be in a financial position to volunteer large chunks of my time to work in LF-endemic countries, so
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Nov 11, 20214 min read
Another disappointing SR that fails to tell us anything new 😖
Systematic reviews are an academic exercise to ‘systemically review’ the existing literature on a particular research question. They are ...
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Mar 6, 20216 min read
Its never too early to start MLD
Thompson et al, found evidence for MLD to prevent onset in early breast cancer patients and to reduce arm volume in early stage lymphoedema
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Mar 3, 20202 min read
March is the month for raising #LymphoedemaAwareness
What will you do to raise #LymphoedemaAwareness this March?
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May 18, 20193 min read
Almost all women treated for vulvar cancer will have symptoms of lymphoedema in the first 2 years
One of the most important things about this study is that it used self-reported-symptoms (SRS) to determine if lymphoedema was present,...
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Dec 27, 20182 min read
Lymphoedema in Rural Ethiopia
The study I am involved with through #CNTD on enhanced #self_care for people affected by moderate to severe #LymphaticFilariasis and...
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Oct 25, 20184 min read
Lymphoedema in Rural Bangladesh
My main role at the Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases #CNTD - so far - has been to design and implement a study to see if we can...
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