By squeezing the muscles and blood vessels in your legs, compression garments increase what’s called venous return ... And ...

Compression therapy is the cornerstone in managing lower leg disorders such as edema, orthostatic intolerance and varicose veins. External mechanical compression improves muscle pump, reduces blood ...

“They had touched on this when (I was diagnosed with) breast cancer, that this could happen to you, you could get lymphedema ... of a garment for long-term management that has compression ...

A new tank top garment for men? I wasn’t just skeptical, having been burned by sleeveless rumors before. I simply didn’t believe it. These kinds of rumors circulate, particularly around ...

who specializes in managing lymphedema. Your OT may have you do specific exercises, limit certain activities, and possibly recommend a compression sleeve or other devices. See your doctor as ...

A WOMAN who lived with a condition that made one of her legs double in size for over three decades has undergone an incredible transformation. Amy Rivera, 42, had lymphedema, a condition that ...

The purpose of this study was to describe the experience of managing lymphedema in breast cancer survivors. A descriptive phenomenological method was used as a guide for developing a bracket ...

Gaffney-Adams has lymphedema, a chronic condition that can cause extreme swelling, typically in the arms or legs. It’s a condition that affects 20-30% of women ... She’s a decorative artist and couldn ...

Leg exercises are one of the best things you can do for your overall fitness. Not only do your legs contain some of your largest muscle groups (think: quads, hamstrings, glutes and calves), they ...

The three-year-old's left leg has been amputated right up to the hip, his right leg cut below the knee. The doctors couldn't save three of the fingers on his left hand. Image: Jihad, who lost both ...