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Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy

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Lymphedema

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Lymphoedema is a chronic condition affecting millions worldwide. Decongestive lymphatic therapy (DLT) is accepted as the treatment of choice for managing a patient’s symptoms and swelling. Successful treatment can also impact upon the patient’s functional status and quality of life (QoL). DLT consists of compression therapy, exercise, skin care and manual lymphatic drainage therapy. Of these treatment modalities, compression is the most important measure, which cannot be replaced by any other modality.

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  1. Dermatology and Lympho-Vascular Medicine Department, St George’s University Hospital, London, UK

    Kristiana Gordon & Peter S. Mortimer

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  1. Center for the Lymphedema and Vascular Malformations, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

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  2. Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA

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Gordon, K., Mortimer, P.S. (2018). Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy. In: Lee, BB., Rockson, S., Bergan, J. (eds) Lymphedema. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52423-8_32

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