After eight years of lobbying, South Australians living with lymphoedema will have access to a compression garment subsidy scheme for the first time. Prescribed compression garments are the primary ...

A compression sleeve for lymphedema is a tube-shaped elasticized garment that a person wears on the arm. By putting pressure on the arm, it keeps lymph flowing through the lymphatic system. Lymph is a ...

Researchers from Macquarie University have published the world's first ever consensus-based recommendations on exercise as ...

A woman with lymphoedema who worked to reduce the cost of a critical medical item for others like herself has been named South Australia's 2022 Local Hero. Monique Bareham has been awarded after ...

Lymphedema is a long-term condition that causes swelling in the body's tissues. It usually develops in the arms or legs. Lymphedema affects up to 10 million people in the US and more than 200,000 in ...

Some research suggests that being very overweight can increase your risk of lymphoedema. Maintaining a healthy weight is part of being fit and well. Try to eat a healthy well balanced diet and ...

Niru Vishwanath holds up her left arm, heavily bandaged from fingers to shoulder. “It takes about 30 minutes to properly apply the bandages and compression sleeve,” says Vishwanath, who changes them ...

Watch: Teenager opens up about living with lymphoedema, a condition which has caused her leg to swell to double the size of the other A teenager has opened up about living with lymphoedema, the same ...

A few years ago, Sandra Byrne’s young son Max was in such pain that he begged his mother to allow him to have his left leg amputated. The youngster, from Leixlip in Co Kildare, is one of about 15,000 ...