Twice-weekly complete decongestive physical therapy in the management of secondary lymphedema of the lower extremities

Physical Therapy

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1128-1136

  Holtgrefe, Karen M ^a  

^a College of Mount St Joseph ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Compression; Intervention; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HIP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION; SKIN CARE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 33746606452     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/86.8.1128     Document Type: Article

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