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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

— Fern Taylor never knows when her lymphedema is going to flare up. She’ll notice a rash, then there’s a burning sensation and soon her arm swells up to three times its normal size.' The first time it ...

AUDUBON, Pa., Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AIROS® Medical, Inc., a medical technology manufacturer and designer specializing in compression therapy devices that treat lymphedema and venous ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dawn McDonald, lead pediatric therapist at TIRR Memorial Hermann The Woodlands, likens lymphedema to removing a pipe from a plumbing system. The swelling caused by a build-up of fluid in the body, she ...