Psychologic and social sequelae of secondary lymphedema : A review
โ Scribed by Janis McWayne; Sue P. Heiney
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 112 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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## BACKGROUND. Lymphedema usually is identified by patients, and rarely is it screened for routinely. Many assessments have been reported and have been used in evaluating a variety of treatments for lymphedema. ## METHODS. A review of the literature was undertaken. RESULTS. Five frequently used
## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. Complete decongestive therapy (CDT), including manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) is a manipulative intervention of documented benefit to patients with lymphedema (LE). Although the role of CDT for LE is well described, to the authors' knowledge there are no data regarding
The authors would like to thank all the patients and their partners who took part in the study and the physicians and coworkers in the cooperating hospitals for their help in the recruitment of patients.