Massage therapy in the treatment of lymphedema

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 58-68

  Bernas, Michael ^a,e   Witte, Marlys ^a,b,c   Kriederman, Benjamin ^a   Summers, Peré ^a,d   Witte, Charles ^b  

^a Exec Comm Intl Soc of Lymphology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Intl Society of Lymphology (ISL)

^d HealthSouth Rehab Inst of Tucson   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYMPHEDEMA; MASSAGE THERAPY; PATIENTS; PHYSIOLOGIC MECHANISMS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASES; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PHYSIOLOGY;

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM EXTRACT; BIOFLAVONOID; TRACER;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANATOMY; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIPOSUCTION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; LYMPHOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; MASSAGE; MICROWAVE THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASSAGE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17644423898     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2005.1411350     Document Type: Review

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