Sonic massage for cording / lymphedema with Clarisonic Mia ?

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Jeremiah29-11
Jeremiah29-11 Member Posts: 17
edited May 2019 in Lymphedema

Anyone have any experience/knowledge with sonic massage of lymph vessels / cording? Like with a Clariconic Mia facial sonic cleanser or similar device? I have cording that won't go away, even with PT, and am starting to use the massager each morning. I think it's helping. Thanks for your input or thoughts!

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  • AnnE16
    AnnE16 Member Posts: 241
    edited July 2018

    My lymphadema therapist actually suggested maybe I try the facial sonic cleanser. I haven't bought one yet but I would like to. I had cording after initial lumpectomy in 2005 and also had cording. I would consider trying another therapist just to see if that makes a difference for you. 

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  • McButterfly
    McButterfly Member Posts: 21
    edited July 2018

    hi! I'm just wondering what "cording" is. I have some sensations in my arm I would describe that way. thanks!

    Angela

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  • ReadyAbout
    ReadyAbout Member Posts: 211
    edited July 2018

    Someone on another board here used a sonic massage to break up her cords. I did PT for it and thought it had gone away, but no, there's still some cording in there and it's annoying. I notice it when I reach for things or stretch my arms out at the gym, like doing lat pulldowns. I massage the cords while I watch TV and I'm tough on them, but they won't go away. I'm going to try the sonic massage.

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  • Jennie93
    Jennie93 Member Posts: 1,018
    edited July 2018

    What an intriguing idea. Do let us know if it helps.

    McButterfly, here is an article about cording.

    http://stepup-speakout.org/Cording_and_Axillary_Web_Syndrome.htm




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  • Jeremiah29-11
    Jeremiah29-11 Member Posts: 17
    edited September 2018

    Thanks, everyone. My PT said to avoid it as the radiated area shouldn't really be jostled around by vibrations, which makes sense. My cording just won't go away, though, and I'm frustrated. Maybe the radiation has just toasted my muscles in that area and I'm confusing the tightness with cording, but there's definite cords running through the area...

    I'm getting a lat flap reconstruction this fall, so maybe something will be snipped and my pits will be free! :)


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  • MountainMia
    MountainMia Member Posts: 1,307
    edited May 2019

    Jennie, thanks for the link to the article. I'm less than 3 weeks past lumpectomy and have developed painful cording. It's frustrating to read the article with recommendations to NOT stretch the arm over shoulder level for 10 days after surgery, knowing that it was recommended to ME and problem EVERYONE ELSE that we start stretching for range of motion just about as soon as we could. I thought stretching and gaining ROM was good, not bad, as it was what was recommended to me.

    But knowing how little research there is into the painful SE, it might not matter, anyway. It doesn't seem like they know a lot about it.

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  • Rah2464
    Rah2464 Member Posts: 1,647
    edited May 2019

    Hmmm this is interesting. I am going to reach out to my oncological massage therapist about it. I still get new cording and am (I can't believe this) almost a year out from surgery. Its worth a try as long as it doesn't damage anything.

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