Lymphedema treatment decreases pain intensity in lipedema

Lymphology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 178-182

  Szolnoky, Gyözö ^a   Varga, E ^a   Varga, M ^a   Tuczai, M ^b   Dosa Racz E ^a   Kemeny L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b Physiotherapy Private Practice   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Lipedema; Lipedema treatment; Pain intensity; Pain rating scale; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LIPEDEMA; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE; OBESITY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; WONG BAKER FACE SCALE; ADULT; AGED; EDEMA; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 84859895499     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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