BEST PRACTICE LYMPHEDEMA COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE, PROTOCOL, SOCIAL-HEALTH CARE PROJECT. LIPEDEMAS, LIPOEDEMA, LIPÖDEM.

The Pontevedra Provincial Council collaborates with the Galician Lymphedema Association, publishing and presenting the Lymphedema Guide.

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With the collaboration of the Deputy for Social Cohesion, Ms. Digna Rivas, it has been possible to carry out and partner with this social-health care project, presented by the lymphedema Association of Galicia (AGL). 

The lymphedema guide is focused on patients, and health professionals involved in the care of the lymphatic pathologies. This comprehensive guide covers a wide range of topics such as: Diagnosis, Treatment, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, Alternative Therapies, Rehabilitation, Surgery, Monitoring, Maintenance, Prevention, Self-Care, Recommendations, Exercises, Nutrition, Primary Lymphedema, Secondary Lymphedema after surgery, lower limb lymphedema, upper limb lymphedema, lymphedema post-mastectomy, etc. It also highlights important issues such as Psychological Aspects, Disability, and Impairment, Lipedema/Lipoedema, or the implication of this condition in infants and children. 

The present Guide published online is in Galician but soon will be translated to Spanish and English.

Articles which may also interest you: 
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• WHY IS ELEPHANTIASIS A FORGOTTEN AND NEGLECTED DISEASE

• IS THERE DISTRESS ASSOCIATED TO UNDER-TREATMENT OF LYMPHEDEMA - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF LYMPHEDEMA

• WHY IS THE WORLD NOT TREATING A TREATABLE DISEASE LIKE LYMPHEDEMA. TURNING A BLIND EYE TO ELEPHANTIASIS

• WHAT IS THE BEST TREATMENT FOR LYMPHEDEMA

• IS LYMPHEDEMA DISABLING - INABILITY TO WORK AND DISABILITY RECOGNITION 

• INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE CORRECT TREATMENT FOR LYMPHEDEMA

• ELEPHANTIASIS IS NOT ONLY LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS 

• CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT CHILD ELEPHANTIASIS DUE TO PRIMARY AND SECONDRY LYMPHEDEMA 

• BEWARE WITH NEW TERMINOLOGY DISCRIBING LYMPHEDEMA TREATMENT

• WHAT KIND OF DOCTOR TREATS LYMPHEDEMA/LYMPHOEDEMA - WHAT TYPE OF DOCTOR IS SPECIALIZED IN LYMPHATIC DYSFUNCTION - WHICH MEDICAL SPECIALITIES ARE RELATED TO LYMPHEDEMA

• FAST TRACK SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY RECOGNITION FOR CHILDREN WITH LYMPHEDEMA

• INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION (IPC) PUMP DEVICES. SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS POR LYMPHEDEMA

• BEST PRACTICE PROTOCOL GUIDE FOR LYMPHOEDEMA (in Galician)

• A LYMPHEDEMA STORY - DOCTOR KENNETH GERSHENGORN AND THE MAUREEN DIGAN CLINICAL CASE

• WHY IS A BUTTERFLY THE SYMBOL FOR LYMPHEDEMA

• LYMPHEDEMA - INTERNATIONAL DISEASE CODING AND CLASSIFICATION

• WHAT DOES INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION PUMP THERAPY (IPC) DO, AND DOES NOT DO FOR LYMPHEDEMA. 

• WHAT IS PHLEBOLYMPHEDEMA.

• SPANISH LYMPHEDEMA ASSOCIATIONS – UPDATED LIST – PATIENT LYMPHEDEMA ASSOCIATIONS OF SPAIN – SPANISH NATIONAL FEDERATION OF LYMPHEDEMA ASSOCIATIONS

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TO SEE  LYHMPHEDEMA INCIDENCE 
AND PREVALENCE

CAMPAIGN 

For global awareness it is being asked that the 

WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 

name: 

"LYMPHEDEMA - AWARENESS & CURES"

as the World Health Day campaign 

  

  KATHY BATES

LYMPHEDEMA EMBASSADOR

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