These movements involve rhythmic body motions that can help stimulate the lymphatic system. The repetitive nature of dance ...
Q. I am now dealing with lymphedema following breast-cancer surgery. What exercises can I do? What else would help? - PACIFICA, CALIF. A. The lymphatic system, which works closely with the circulatory ...
An expert explains how attitudes towards lymphedema risk have evolved over the years. Attitudes are changing around lymphedema — and with that shift comes a handful of common myths and misconceptions ...
More than half of the patients with breast cancer who took part in an education-only or exercise-based intervention program remained lymphedema free 18 months following surgery to remove one or more ...
Jumping around, especially jumping on a trampoline, is fun and makes you feel like a kid again. It might have been years since you last jumped on a trampoline, but it’s not too late to start jumping ...
Complete or complex decongestive therapy (CDT) is a treatment for lymphedema, a condition in which excess fluid (lymph) collects in a part of the body. Damage to the lymph nodes or vessels, or a ...
Lymphedema after head and neck cancer is considerably more common than previously assumed and can persist long after cancer treatment has finished. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have ...
Facial expert Nicki Wright explains how DIY lymphatic massage can change the way you look and feel in midlife, resulting in lifted, sculpted skin ...