COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ivanhoe Newswire) – More than 10 million Americans suffer from lymphedema, extreme swelling of the limbs. Now, new research could shed light on lower limb lymphedema after cancer ...
An Oklahoma woman traveled all the way to the Jacksonville area for a new treatment for lymphedema, which causes swelling in the body due to a buildup of lymph fluid. Kaylee Wesson is among the ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have lymphedema in both legs, and I’m undergoing drainage every day for two hours for the next two weeks. They wrap my legs with four to five different wraps and lightly massage them ...
PITTSFIELD — Kelly Koperek spent more than a decade struggling with the pain that radiated through her left leg and left foot. She thought it was due to an old injury, something you deal with as you ...
NEWS. ASHLEY: THANK YOU. IN TODAY’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, LYMPHEDEMA. IT IS ONE OF THE CHALLENGES AFTER TREATMENT OR BREAST CANCER. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST HEIDI ARANDA WALSH SAYS ...
Patients with lymphedema are finding more care options at the physical therapy programs at Schuyler Hospital and Cayuga Medical Center. Patients with cancer can develop this condition, but it also can ...
A physical therapist recalls how one of her patient’s with prostate cancer hated exercise when he first came to visit her, but then his mindset changed once he realized his lymphedema started to get ...
Researchers have developed a soft robotic sleeve controlled with a microfluidic chip that reduces cost, weight, and power consumption for treatment of lymphedema. The prototype is more portable than ...
A British teenager with an enlarged leg has revealed the rude remarks she’s subjected to from strangers on the street. Didi Okoh, 19, suffers from lymphedema — a rare medical condition whereby fluid ...
The former The Bachelorette contestant recently partnered up with Kathy Bates to raise awareness for the chronic disease lymphedema Cam Ayala has undergone a leg amputation and is keeping high hopes ...