DEAR DR. ROACH: My brother is 74 and has edema in his legs and feet. He doesn’t exercise; he basically just sleeps and plays games on his computer. His bedroom is upstairs, and he struggles ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My brother is 74 and has edema in his legs and feet. He doesn’t exercise; he basically just sleeps and plays games on his computer. His bedroom is upstairs, and he struggles going up ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My brother is 74 and has edema in his legs and feet. He doesn’t exercise; he basically just sleeps and plays games on his computer.

Swelling in the legs, feet, and ankles can be due to conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, kidney disease, lymphedema, and venous insufficiency. A blood clot, injury, or infection can ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My brother is 74 and has edema in his legs and feet.He doesn’t exercise; he basically just sleeps and plays games on his computer. His bedroom is upstairs, and he struggles going ...

Edema is a common condition in which excess fluid is trapped in your body’s tissues. It may cause swelling and puffiness of the tissue directly under the skin of your feet, ankles, legs, hands ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My brother is 74 and has edema in his legs and feet. He doesn’t exercise; he basically just sleeps and plays games on his computer. His bedroom is upstairs, ...

Peripheral edema. This usually affects the legs, feet, and ankles, but it can also happen in the arms. It could be a sign of problems with your circulatory system, lymph nodes, or kidneys.

An Oklahoma woman came to the Jacksonville area for treatment of lymphedema, which caused painful swelling in her legs. Now she's jumping rope again.

One of his current patients is Wesson, an early childhood education teacher who has the problem in both legs. Her legs and feet have been swollen to twice their normal size for most of her life.