THE LYMPHEDEMA ASSOCIATION OF GALICIA LECTURED AT THE PONTEVEDRA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY - 2019 - ACTIVITIES OF THE LYMPHEDEMA ASSOCIATIONS OF SPAIN – MEMBER OF THE SPANISH FEDERATION OF LYMPHOEDEMA ASSOCIATIONS (FEDEAL)

On the 25^th of November, the Lymphedema Association of Galicia gave a speech on lymphedema and the physiotherapy treatment indicated for this condition, to students of the Pontevedra University College of Physiotherapy.

The seackers were  the AGL Chairperson Juan Lameiro, the AGL Social Worker María Araújo, and the event organized by Prof. Dr. Rocío Abalo. 

AGL Social Worker María Araújo

Articles which may also interest you: 
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• FOCUS ON THE TERM ELEPHANTIASIS AND IT´S IMPLICATIONS FOR LYMPHOEDEMA 
  

• WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO AVOID INFECTIOUS CELLULITIS AND LYMPHANGITIS IN LYMPHEDEMA 

• WHAT IS THE RISK OF DERMATOLYMPHANGIOADENITIS (INFECTIOUS CELLULITIS IN LYMPHEDEMA 

• WHAT IS THE BEST TREATMENT FOR ELEPHANTIASIS

• 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 - 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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