Physical therapy management of primary lymphedema in the lower extremities: A case report

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-68

  Greene, Revenda ^a   Fowler, Rhonda ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Doctors Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION GARMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHEDEMA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149160446     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09593980802667854     Document Type: Article

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