Chronic oedema 2/2

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,...

Mar 15, 20193 min read

Every little bit helps

Next time one of your clients tells you they don't have time to do their own self-treatment for lymphoedema - tell them it only takes 10...

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...

Oct 25, 20183 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...

Sep 1, 20182 min read

Using ICG to image the effects of MLD

I frequently receive emails from therapists questioning protocols they were taught in view of treatments being promoted that use...

Aug 14, 20185 min read

Is it really fibrosis? Or is it thixotropic tissue change?

I had an email recently from a therapist who described her client as having deep #pitting_oedema and heavy #fibrosis. Technically this is...

Jun 3, 20186 min read

Does MLD improve volume reduction in lymphoedema management? And does the technique really matter?

Therapists looking to the published literature to assist in making a clinical decision about whether to spend time performing MLD for...

Jan 3, 20183 min read

Shedding light on fluorescent imaging

There is a lot of excitement in the lymphoedema community about the use of indocyanine green (ICG) dye and fluorescent imaging to observe...

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