Inflammation is a natural process that plays a vital role in healing. It's the body’s way of responding to injury and infection. However,...

Manual Treatment of Lymphedema is Changing Since the 1930's Lymphatic drainage massage techniques have been utilized to help move fluid...

WHY IS THIS INFORMATION IMPORTANT? · Because, if you have not started treatment yet, it arms you with information about some of the...

Is your skin more sensitive after treatment for breast cancer? Is it painful to touch or perhaps even the clothes just touching your skin...

WHAT'S IN THIS BLOG? To skip to a section press a link below. 1. WHO IS A LYMPHEDEMA THERAPIST? 2. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A...

EXERCISE According to Merriam-Webster, exercise can be an activity or a particular movement or series of movements that are done to...

AGING: A WHOLE-BODY EFFECT [1] Aging is typically defined as the process of growing old. The vague definition of the process has been...

Compression, skin care, exercise and manual lymphatic drainage treatments are the four pillars of lymphedema treatment. The different...

Compression in various forms has been used since the time of ancient Rome. Scattered documentation of its use dates back to the time of...

Spending Wisely & Help With Costs The gold standard of treatment for lymphedema includes compression, skin care, exercise and manual...

The skin’s ability to defend is weakened THE SKIN The skin is the largest organ of the body and is referred to as the integumentary...

Unlike the blood circulatory system, the lymphatic system does not have a heart to pump it around the body. It is a one-way trip from the...

Diabetes, obesity, heart disease and arthritis are all chronic diseases. A chronic disease is defined as being persistent, progressive in...