This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Lymphedema patients face significant costs for daily compression garments and treatment, though Medicare’s 2024 ...

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The Lymphedema Treatment Act went into effect on Jan. 1, making prescribed lymphedema compression garments approved by Medicare Part B. Medicare will now cover doctor-prescribed compression supplies ...

A trial that randomized women with early lymphedema to receive either complex decongestive therapy (CDT) or compression garments was unable to show that CDT is better than the more conservative, less ...

Every morning, Britta Vander Linden dons compression stockings, a cumbersome process she calls "putting on my legs." She relies on the garments to stand and walk without intense leg pain and swelling.

Dayspring is the first active compression treatment that enables movement and mobility cleared by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to treat lymphedema and other similar conditions. “For ...

New evidence of clinical benefit from compression devices in patients with lymphedema comes from a retrospective analysis in 718 privately insured patients. Receipt of an advanced pneumatic ...

Patients who have been treated at Fred Hutch Cancer Center can be seen in the Physical Therapy department by one of our Certified Lymphedema Therapists, who are trained in teaching patients how to ...

The end of breast cancer treatment is cause for celebration, but for many patients, it can bring new challenges. Some studies show that up to 65% of women who undergo breast cancer surgery develop ...

To the editor: I, too, have lymphedema, yet not nearly as debilitating as Kathy Bates described in her recent op-ed (“When surviving cancer isn’t the end of the fight,” Oct. 23). About 10 years ago, I ...