Binney's wisdom on coompression

kira66715
kira66715 Member Posts: 4,681
edited June 2014 in Lymphedema

Binney posted this last week, and I was so struck by it, I wanted to post it again:

 The standard some therapists use in determining how much compression is needed is to divide the arm/hand into regions and keep the compression two steps ahead of the region that's swollen. So it's divided into upper arm, elbow, lower arm, palm, fingers. If the swelling is only in the upper arm/elbow a gauntlet is called for (two steps ahead would be lower arm/hand). Lower than that and you need a glove.

And as we know, this applies to women WITH LE, and the Andrea Chevile article on need for hand compression with arm compression also applies:

http://lymphedivas.com/lymphedema/gauntletandsleeve/ 

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  • kira66715
    kira66715 Member Posts: 4,681
    edited January 2012

    And you can't change topic headings right? cooooooompresssion???

    Kira 

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  • Suzybelle
    Suzybelle Member Posts: 920
    edited January 2012

    I like coompression.  It gives it a little 'oomph', which any topic regarding our beloved Binney deserves.  Cool

    I hate wearing my gauntlet.  I feel like it just holds me back and it bugs me.  I have about 8 of them, but am going without today.  Past experience tells me I will do this until I have sausage fingers, then I will get with the program and be a good egg for six months or so...then I will quit wearing my guantlet....

    If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough. 

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