Lymphedema Program
Lymphedema Therapy
Often there are inherent and unavoidable side effects to cancer surgeries; especially with lymph node removal, and radiation therapy. Physical therapy treatments, performed by a certified lymphedema therapist experienced in manual therapy in the area of cancer care, will encourage fast and full surgical recovery as well as provide important information on lymphedema prevention education, manual treatment for pain reduction, scar and motion restrictions, manual lymph drainage, joint mobilization, manual stretching, neuromuscular re-education, bandaging and compression garments, individualized exercise program, education on self-massage and bandaging techniques.
Edema Management Program
To Optimize Your Quality of Life
Physical Therapy Program
- Our certified lymphedema therapists and their team provide expert acute and chronic edema management.
Conditions We Treat:
- Post-surgical edema
- Lymphedema/Lipodema
- Vascular disorder edema:
- Arterial insufficiency
- Venous insufficiency
- Neuropathy induced edema
Addresses Edema Complications
- Loss of function/range of motion
- Weakness/fatigue
- Balance deficits
- Musculoskeletal asymmetries/postural education
- Gait dysfunctions
Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT)
- Manual treatment for pain reduction, motion restrictions and edema: Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD), scar/joint mobilization, neuromuscular re-education techniques
- Bandaging and compression garments
- Kinesio taping
- State-of-the-art Physiotouch and cold laser
- Multi-chambered sequential vasopneumatic pump
- Individual exercise programs
- Education on self-massage and bandaging techniques
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