Lisa Berman Sylvestri, MSPT, CLT
Clinicians often encounter patients who are affected by edema, lymphedema, and general swelling. A therapists needs to understand how to differentiate types of edema, and why proper edema management is important for optimal rehab outcomes. Many surgical procedures and chronic diseases cause edema, specifically lymphedema. Untreated swelling can delay healing, cause pain and further dysfunction, and can lead to skin and tissue degradation. All therapists should have a basic understanding of how to treat and manage long term. This can lead to improved patient satisfaction in a shorter period of time.This course is designed to provide the clinician with the knowledge of the normal function of the lymphatic system, impairments of this system and basic assessment and treatments for lymphatic dysfunction. This pertains to oncology patients, as well as various other patient populations. Clinicians will learn through learning best practices for assessment and documentation, case studies, discussion and hand-on labs using manual techniques to reduce swelling, bandaging technique and exercises to mobilize fluid. Participants attending this course will leave with the proper tools and strategies to effectively treat these patient populations.HighlightsBest practices to treat patients with swelling in order to improve functional performance, mobility, and ADLsProperly understand the lymphatic system, causes, at risk populations and common surgeries that impact the system and how swelling ...
