Tag: mld
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Self Care for Lymphedema Management – Get To Know Your Neck!
The following is a guest post from Toronto Physiotherapy: As a Certified Decongestive Therapist trained in manual lymphatic drainage, and a Registered Physiotherapist, I’m often asked by my lymphedema patients why I am so focused on the neck during my lymphatic massage treatments, even when the Lymphedema is presenting in an arm or leg. The…
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, lymphies! I got a feeling that this year will bring on a lot of changes – good changes – and I can only hope you all are feeling similar positive vibes. One of my resolutions for 2012 is to keep up with my MLD and wear my compression garments more regularly. I’ve been…
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My first massage, and why it didn’t help my leg
Yesterday afternoon my girlfriend and I got massages. I had never had one before, so the experience was a new one for me. I told my massage therapist that I had lymphedema, a chronic swelling in my leg. She nodded knowingly, saying that she would give me a deep tissue massage to help get the…
