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Lymphoedema affects over 400,000 people in the UK yet awareness - even amongst health care professionals - remains low.
Lymphoedema can affect both children and adults. It can be caused by cancer or be a consequence of cancer treatment. It can be caused by trauma, injury or infection. It can be secondary to DVT, be caused by immobility and impacted upon by obesity. It can have a genetic cause presenting at birth, childhood or adolescence. Despite lymphoedema affecting such a wide variety of people it is still under recognised.
Alongside compression therapy and skin care, exercise and maintaining a healthy weight are important cornerstones in lymphoedema management.
Recently, the BLS have promoted the #EveryBodyCan campaign encouraging movement and exercise for all, as a means of improving lymphatic drainage. What a better way to support the campaign than running a half marathon!
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