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Doing Good or Doing Harm: The Pitfalls of Compression Therapy in Lymphoedema Management.
Lymphoedema is a daily challenge, even for those with access to the best specialty care. For most, poverty, ignorance and stigma with amply
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Mar 147 min read
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A Pressing Matter: What is the Right Pressure in Lymphatic Massage?
Misconceptions about the appropriate direction and pressure for lymphatic massage in lymphoedema abound, and a search of the world wide web
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Nov 9, 20246 min read
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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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Aug 9, 20245 min read
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Why Elastic Tape Is a Game Changer for Phase 2 Lymphoedema Management
The populatory of elastic taping among athletes and health professionals is visible across our sporting screens, and the use of elastic tape
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Dec 13, 20239 min read
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MLD & the mechanics of skin-health
Lymphoedema is a skin disease. Untreated high protein oedema induces connective tissue changes, leading to significant skin pathology such
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Sep 12, 20233 min read
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Lymphatic endothelial cells, so much more to know!
The study looked at how the lymphatic endothelia cells behave when there is tissue hypoxia, so there are three interesting things here. How
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Jul 21, 20214 min read
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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 6, 20216 min read
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Lymph Taping update - the debate on replacing #compression with #lymphtaping continues
Could the inclusion of waving equidistant tapes over a large area of unaffected skin account for the better results observed during taping?
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Sep 25, 20194 min read
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Shedding light on fluorescent imaging
Also called near-infrared fluorescence imaging (NIRFI) or near-infrared fluorescence lymphatic imaging (NIRFLI) the technique uses a very sm
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Jan 3, 20184 min read
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