Providing Education to Manage Edema
How it Works
Manual lymph drainage
Compression therapy
Decompression exercises
Skin care
Individualized Patient Care Management
Education of signs and symptoms
Ideal Patient
Swelling or feeling of heaviness, tightness or fullness
Blistering and leaking of fluid from skin
Pain and recurrent infections
Heaviness which impairs walking and balance
Skin color and texture changes
Decreased flexibility in swollen areas
Benefits
Comprehensive assessment by lymphedema/edema experts
Balance and strength training
Patient and caregiver education
Treatments to reduce swelling and improve quality of life, including complete decongestive physiotherapy for lymphedema
Instruction in home program for long-term edema management
Skin and wound assessment
