Hot of the Press May 2017
We have collated a collection of great articles and material published within the last month. Click on the links below for more including abstracts, main findings full articles to download and videos.
Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Near-Infrared Fluorescence Lymphatic Imaging of a Toddler With Congenital Lymphedema (abstract and main findings)
Prevalence and Risk Factors
- Lymphedema after treatment for endometrial cancer. A review of prevalence and risk factors (abstract and main findings)
- Seroma indicates increased risk of lymphedema following breast cancer treatment: A retrospective cohort study (abstract and main findings)
- Axillary web syndrome is not a risk factor for lymphoedema after 10 years of follow-up (abstract and main findings)
- The upper-limb volumetric changes in breast cancer survivors with axillary web syndrome (abstract and main findings)
Assessment
- Early Diagnosis of Lymphedema after Breast Cancer Treatment: Bio-Impedance Spectroscopy (abstract and main findings)
- What is Bioimpedance Spectroscopy (BIS) (video)
- Clinical innovation: wider collaboration on lymphoedema research is needed — footwear and gait analysis (abstract and main findings)
Management Strategies
- Enhancing lymphoedema patients’ learning through education (main findings)
- Aquatic Therapy for People with Lymphedema: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (abstract and main findings)
- Yoga, Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema and WellBeing: A Descriptive Report of Women’s Participation in a Clinical Trial (abstract and main findings)
- Effects of Clinical Pilates Exercises on Patients Developing Lymphedema after Breast Cancer Treatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial (main findings and download full article)
- Clinical innovation: compression garments for managing lymphoedema (abstract, main findings and access to full article)
- Real-Time Direct Evidence of the Superficial Lymphatic Drainage Effect of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Treatment for Lower Limb Lymphedema (abstract and main findings)
