Is it necessary to provide compression therapy to heal a venous stasis ulcer? When treating any wound, you must alleviate or minimize the causative factor for the wound to heal. Venous stasis ulcers ...

A trial that randomized women with early lymphedema to receive either complex decongestive therapy (CDT) or compression garments was unable to show that CDT is better than the more conservative, less ...

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 ...

BOSTON — Use of mild compression socks can safely reduce lower-limb edema in patients with diabetes, a new double-blind randomized controlled trial has shown. The results were presented by Michelle ...

(WNDU) - It’s been called cancer’s nasty little secret. Lymphedema is a condition where fluid builds up in a person’s arms or legs. Lymphedema can cause long-term physical, psychological, and social ...

There are several precautionary steps that can aid in the prevention of lymphedema or provide relief of symptoms for those with the condition. This is particularly important for population groups that ...

The condition can be managed, and new treatments are being investigated. Tammy Ratliff studies her right arm every morning in the mirror, checking for redness, splotches or swelling. She stretches, ...

Chronic lymphedema often turns into cellulitis in patients with diabetes. What is the preferred treatment?—PAULA JAUERING, ARNP, Leavenworth, Kan. The diagnosis of lymphedema is usually made based on ...

Evaluate the effectiveness of compression while receiving chemotherapy compared with chemotherapy alone in the treatment of HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma (KS) lymphedema. A randomized controlled trial ...

Expert opinion from Marcella Abunahman Pereira Specialization in Clinical Cardiology · 12 years of experience · Brazil Lymphedema refers to fluid accumulation that's usually drained through the body's ...