PITTSFIELD — Kelly Koperek spent more than a decade struggling with the pain that radiated through her left leg and left foot. She thought it was due to an old injury, something you deal with as you ...
There’s no cure for lymphedema — the accumulation of lymphatic fluid that causes harmful swelling in limbs and other parts of the body — but there is help. Five therapists at Piedmont Hospital’s ...
Patients with lymphedema are finding more care options at the physical therapy programs at Schuyler Hospital and Cayuga Medical Center. Patients with cancer can develop this condition, but it also can ...
Living with lymphedema is challenging and summers can be especially difficult, but with a few helpful tips, it can be an enjoyable time. My least favorite time of year is here again, summer. Living in ...
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center is now providing therapy for patients struggling with lymphedema -- a condition resulting from impaired flow of the lymphatic system. According ...
The condition can be managed, and new treatments are being investigated. Tammy Ratliff studies her right arm every morning in the mirror, checking for redness, splotches or swelling. She stretches, ...
HONOLULU (April 17, 2019) - The first lymphedema therapy program was recently established at Tripler Army Medical Center by embedding a certified lymphedema therapist from occupational therapy into ...
You may never have heard of lymphedema, but the chronic condition affects more people than you probably realize. In the United States alone, 10 million people are living with lymphedema, according to ...