Lymphedema
Lymphedema is a disruption in the normal flow of lymph resulting in an accumulation of proteins
There are 2 types of Lymphedema
Primary Lymphedema
This is someone who is born with an abnormality in their lymphatic system
Secondary Lymphedema
This is a Lymphedema which is caused by something else, i.e: secondary to an injury
Treatment:
This is a shortened version of the treatment steps, more indepth discussion will take place on consultation. laosa.co.za
Complete Decongestive Therapy & Manual Lymph Drainage
Multi Layered Bandaging
This involves the use of multi-layered lymphedema bandaging (MLLB). Lymphedema bandaging or wrapping is a multi-layered system of various sizes of short stretch, non-elastic pure cotton bandages.