Jane Wigg RGN, MSc, Lymphoedema Clinical Expert

Jane Wigg is a multi award winning nurse consultant, who has been working in the field of lymphology for over 25 years. She is an innovator, publisher, author, and educator of all things lymph. She is passionate about improving the lives of those living with lymphatic conditions. Jane works clinically through providing Near Infrared Lymphofluoroscopy imaging clinics in the UK, through LymphVision and is Director of the Lymphoedema Training Academy, providing full certification in Lymphoedema rehabilitation including the pioneering method of Fluoroscopy Guided Manual Lymphatic Drainage (FG-MLD®) or the 'Fill & Flush' method.

PhysioPod met Jane Wigg at CamExpo in 2009... "Jane was one of the first UK healthcare professionals to come forward to learn about Deep Oscillation for the treatment of Lymphoedema and has kept her students updated over the years with new information as it emerged"

In her work with PhysioPod and L-W-O Community, Jane has answered L-W-O community members questions in a regular "Dear Jane" strand for the PhysioPod Free Monthly NewsMagazines which are accompanied by animated videos created by PhysioPod with accompanying voice overs by Jane.

Each month Jane Wigg will answer a question from members of the LWO Community, in order to keep them as a top priority we are keeping them in this special place for easy access to our readers.

Question 1: Why doesn’t the lymphatic system get the recognition it deserves and why does the health care profession know so little about the Lymphoedema especially in the UK?

Question 2: How does a healthy lymphatic system work?

Question 3: How do the lymph channels form?

Question 4: How do lymph nodes work?

Question 5: Inflammation is there a link to Lymphoedema?

Question 6: Food and inflammation - is their a relationship?

Question 7: Why does the health care profession know so little about Lymphoedema and when it comes to lymphoedema, why are HCP’s so reluctant to accept that those who have lived with lymphoedema a long time may have more knowledge than they do?

Question 8/9: Is manual lymphatic drainage useful for my ongoing treatment? Many clinics are taking MLD away as part of treatment?

Question 10: After you have been provided with compression garments, should you be reassessed to ensure they are still right for you and if so how often should you be reviewed. Thank you’

Question 11: Living with lymphoedema, why do we 'itch' so much? Especially around the ankles and out private parts

Question 12: Long Haul Flights and compression

Question 13: Ageing and Lymphoedema

Laughter Yoga, An Added Skill To The Mix - by Jane Wigg, Laughter Training Academy (MARCH 2024)

We all need a good laugh, right? So, is laughter really the best medicine? Well, it just so happens that it is!

GUEST BLOG DECEMBER 2023

2023, What did it bring? When I look back at the fastest year of life…, yes it really feels like that,  I look forward to the future and how what we have learned, what we are changing, where we have been, and what we have taught will change not only 2024, but in the years to come.

GUEST BLOG - SEPTEMBER 2023

Hello, what a busy summer we’re having. At LTA, we tend not to hold training over the summer due to many people enjoying the holiday period, giving us time to invest in areas we need to focus on with our admin team. Of course, our sister company, LymphVision, is still busy with ongoing lymphofluoroscopy mapping clinics and treatment, and staff will also take their well-deserved holiday time.

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Guest Blog - Jane Wigg - May 2023

Congratulations are in order for the 30th edition of the PhysioPod NewsMagazine … How incredible is it that Julie and Mary have been pulling together such information for so many years?

How much learning has taken place from that, and how many lives have been changed? It is commendable that the information has been transferred to so many people around the world and in easy to read and digest capacity.

I have loved being an ‘agony aunt’ for the ‘Ask Jane’ section. I can’t believe the videos that Mary has created making words look so much more interesting and inclusive. Thank you also to Gaynor Leech of LWO Community, who also provides such a vital service to those living with and without Lymphoedema. I never really thought I would be an Agony Aunt, but I hope that the sessions have been useful and please all remember that you can ask me anything, although I don’t always have the answers! I will, however, always try and find out from my network of people of Who's Who!

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ICG Lymphographic Imaging - What Is It? How Does It Help Those Living With Lymphoedema?

LTA Announce New Lipoedema Management Training Course for 2022