A compression sleeve for lymphedema is a tube-shaped elasticized garment that a person wears on the arm. By putting pressure on the arm, it keeps lymph flowing through the lymphatic system. Lymph is a ...

The Lymphedema Treatment Act went into effect on Jan. 1, making prescribed lymphedema compression garments approved by Medicare Part B. Medicare will now cover doctor-prescribed compression supplies ...

A trial that randomized women with early lymphedema to receive either complex decongestive therapy (CDT) or compression garments was unable to show that CDT is better than the more conservative, less ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Lymphedema patients face significant costs for daily compression garments and treatment, though Medicare’s 2024 ...

Lymphedema is a condition that causes one or more of your arms or legs to become swollen due to a buildup of lymph fluid. This type of lymphedema is called secondary lymphedema. Primary lymphedema is ...

Patients who have been treated at Fred Hutch Cancer Center can be seen in the Physical Therapy department by one of our Certified Lymphedema Therapists, who are trained in teaching patients how to ...

Every morning, Britta Vander Linden dons compression stockings, a cumbersome process she calls “putting on my legs.” She relies on the garments to stand and walk without intense leg pain and swelling.

A randomized controlled trial was conducted in a single oncology clinic in western Kenya (NCT03404297). A computer-generated randomization schedule was used to allocate treatment arms. Randomized ...