March is Lymphedema Awareness Month. Lymphedema is a condition that causes an accumulation of fluid in different areas of the body including the arms, legs, trunk, abdomen, head and neck. Susan Selby, ...

In the early stages of the therapy for lymphedema, it is common for patients to require daily treatment to induce lymph fluid drainage and reduce the volume of the affected area. This intensive phase ...

Compression treatment aims to control and reduce the swelling caused by a build up of lymph fluid (lymphoedema). It puts pressure on the area of swelling and encourages movement of lymph fluid around ...

Dawn McDonald, lead pediatric therapist at TIRR Memorial Hermann The Woodlands, likens lymphedema to removing a pipe from a plumbing system. The swelling caused by a build-up of fluid in the body, she ...