Thursday, August 27, 2015
Upcoming Conferences in Canada
Two upcoming lymphedema conferences that may be interesting to attend!
One in Calgary, AB on October 23 & 24 and another in Vancouver, BC on
November 7. Check out the flyers.
Monday, June 15, 2015
New Report of MLD for lymphedema following breast cancer treatment
Manual lymphatic drainage for lymphedema following breast cancer treatment
(Review). View the latest Cochrane Review report online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD003475.pub2
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Canadian Lymphedema Framework
Canadian Lymphedema Framework has a new website: www.canadalymph.ca. Please visit this
informative site and get the latest updates on what is happening in Canada and
also the latest on the CLF conference in Calgary October 23-24.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
One Person can initiate a campaign to change
See how one person can initiate a campaign to change legislation in the
USA, governing reimbursement of compression garments. Support the Lymphedema
Treatment Act.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Lymphedema Awareness Day
Lymphedema
Awareness Day is March 6th!
We salute all those who have worked tirelessly to promote lymphedema
awareness around the world. Thank you to
all the patients and their families, patient support groups, lymphedema
associations, lymphedema framework projects, therapists, physicians, educators,
researchers, politicians and all those involved in creating awareness and
advocating for care.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Lympahtic research takes a big leap forward in Canada
Lympahtic research takes a big leap forward in Canada. On 9/24/13 in Calgary, the Dianne & Irving Kipnes Foundation donated $5 Million to the University of Calgary, Snyder Chronic Disease Research Institute to support research into lymphedema. Read more: http://www.vodderschool.com/current_articles
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Congratulations to Dr. Vodder School – trained therapist, Berit Jardine, BVSc, RMT
Congratulations
to Dr. Vodder School – trained therapist, Berit Jardine, BVSc, RMT for the
publication of her research on the efficacy of MLD to improve early outcome
after total knee arthroplasty. Please
read the abstract from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2013 (in press).
Randomized
Trial Investigating the Efficacy of Manual Lymphatic Drainage to Improve Early
Outcome After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Jay R.
Ebert, PhD,a,b Brendan Joss, PhD,a,b
Berit Jardine, BVSc, RMT,b David J.
Wood, BSC, MBBS, MS, FRCS, FRACSc
Abstract
Objective: To
investigate the efficacy of manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) in the early
postoperative period after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to reduce edema and
pain and improve knee range of motion.
Design: Prospective
randomized controlled trial.
Setting: Private
hospital and functional rehabilitation clinic.
Participants: Consecutive
sample of patients (NZ43; 53 knees) scheduled for TKA.
Intervention: MLD (vs no
MLD) on days 2, 3, and 4 postoperatively. Both groups underwent conventional,
concomitant physical therapy.
Main Outcome Measures: Clinical
assessment was undertaken pre- and postoperatively prior to and after the
designated postoperative MLD sessions (days 2, 3, and 4) and at 6 weeks
postsurgery. This included active knee flexion and extension range of motion, lower
limb girths (ankle, midpatella, thigh, and calf), and knee pain using a numeric
rating scale and the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score.
Results: A
significant group effect was observed for active knee flexion, with post hoc
tests demonstrating a significantly greater active knee flexion in the MLD
group when compared with the control (no MLD) group at the final measure prior
to hospital discharge (day 4 postsurgery) and at 6 weeks postsurgery. There
were no further group effects observed for the remaining patient-reported and
functional outcomes.
Conclusions: MLD in the
early postoperative stages after TKA appears to improve active knee flexion up
to 6 weeks postsurgery, in addition to conventional care.
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