There are manual lymph drainage techniques, someone I work with did a series of courses, I can try to get
referances. I have been impressed at how well it works, for a multitude of problems, and it is something you
can teach the patient to do.
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>Subject: RE: stroke and edema
>Date: February 16, 1999
>
>Hi all
>is there anybody who has experiences or are there any references dealing
>with post stroke edema of the hand? I know, there is evidence to move
>and mobilize the hand, arm and trunk, but I never read about a regime to
>treat, especially mobile patients who walk around, where there is no
>possibility to place the arm above heart height.
>Additionally in my case, there is a patient with no volitional
>contraction of hand and fingers, although there are some active
>movements of the arm in a mass pattern
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>D. Marks
>
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