Center for Healing Solutions

A Wound Care Clinician’s Guide to Lymphedema, Lipedema, and Swelling Management


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Suzie Ehmann, PT, DPT, PhD(c), CWS, CLWT, CLT-LANA

and Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, CWS, AWCC, CLT-LANA, CLWT
discuss what wound care clinicains need to know about lymphedema, lipedema, and managing swelling. The review basic anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the vascular systems (VAIL), explain the clinical presentations of edema, lymphedema, obesity, lipedema and phlebolymphedema
and how to discriminate between differential diagnosis.
They discuss proper examination and screening; describe proper interventions and recall resources available to assist with referral and management of patients.

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