Articles for Lymphedema & Lipedema Patients

Oct

Mental Health and Vascular Disease: What’s the Connection?

When someone has vascular disease, they’re much more likely to have a mental health disorder. This medical fact doesn’t always receive enough attention in the healthcare community. Why are people with vascular disorders so much more likely to develop mental health conditions? The answer lies in a complex set ...

Published: 31 October, 2022

By Lympha Press

Thought Leadership

mental health

Sep

Effective Treatment for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema of the Thorax

New research shows compelling evidence that compression therapy is an effective treatment for breast cancer-related lymphedema of the thorax. Patients and healthcare providers can confidently incorporate compression therapy into lymphedema treatment options after breast cancer.

Published: 26 September, 2022

By Lympha Press

Thought Leadership, Lymphedema, Breast Cancer

breast cancer related lymphedema, lymphedema

Aug

Space Travelers and Sea Turtles: New Lymphedema Insights

From the depths of the sea to outer space, new insights are emerging about how the lymphatic system functions in extreme environments. Astronauts and sea turtles have exhibited symptoms of lymph dysfunction, the study of which is helping clinicians better understand the development of lymphedema in the human body. ...

Published: 31 August, 2022

By Lympha Press

Thought Leadership, Lymphedema

lymphedema

Jul

Looking Out for Lipedema Landmines

Lipedema landmines can be caused by various syndromes, conditions, and situations that a patient might encounter as they build a personal roadmap to living with lipedema. It’s my mission to not only identify these potential landmines for patients and clinicians, but also to clarify the bigger picture of what they ...

Published: 25 July, 2022

By Lympha Press

Thought Leadership, Lipedema

lipedema

Jun

Are You Using Patient-Centered Functional Outcome Measures for Lymphedema and Lipedema?

As any healthcare professional should know, patient outcome measures are grouped into four categories: self-report, performance-based, observer-reported, and clinician-reported. Recently, there is increasing support for outcome measures called PROMs, or patient-reported outcome measures.

Published: 27 June, 2022

By Lympha Press

Thought Leadership, Lipedema, Lymphedema

lipedema, lymphedema

May

Diagnosing LOVE: Lymphedema of Venous Etiology

One of the leading causes of lymphedema is LOVE, or Lymphedema Of Venous Etiology. In this article, we’ll examine how LOVE impacts patients in terms of wounds, amputations, organ damage, and chronically uncontrolled lymphedema. We'll also discuss why it’s important to take an integrated approach to lymphedema ...

Published: 30 May, 2022

By Lympha Press

Thought Leadership, Lymphedema

Wounds, lymphatic system, Therapy, lymphedema

Thought Leadership

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Mental Health and Vascular Disease: What’s the Connection?

Effective Treatment for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema of the Thorax