Lymphedema Rehabilitation

• Teach patients about the lifelong nature of lymphedema
• Initiate manual lymphatic drainage to help move fluid from the affected area
• Use compression bandaging to reduce the affected area
• Reduce swelling in affected area as much as possible
• Teach patients how to select and use effective compression garments
• Self-care skill development, including ongoing self-management program

Specialized Programs & Services

• Low-level laser
• Compression pumps
• Complete decongestive therapy

• Cancer-related lymphedema
  • Especially following lymph node removal or radiation treatment
  • Will affect the trunk or the extremity closest to the area where lymph nodes were removed/treated
• Primary lymphedema
  • Inherited, genetic-related
  • May affect any region or extremity of the body
• Edema
  • Swelling caused by excess fluid, most often in arms or legs
  • Can be caused by an underlying disease, such as venous insufficiency