Guest Blogs
ICG imaging - A decade of learning and progress
By Mary Fickling on Feb 28 2025.
By Jane Wigg, Director/ Clinical Nurse Consultant
Lymphoedema Training Academy/ LymphVision
Release Your Limiting Beliefs – 4 Steps to Overcome What’s Holding You Back
By Mary Fickling on Feb 28 2025.
by Bel Hardman, Empowerment Coach
Spring Cleaning Your Mind By Dean Attwood - Mindset and Performance Coach and Anxiety Expert
By Mary Fickling on Feb 27 2025.
Practical strategies to declutter thoughts, release resentments, manage digital overload, focus on the present, and nurture well-being. He stresses setting boundaries, releasing perfectionism, and seeking support when needed. The goal is to create space for positivity and new beginnings, promoting a refreshed mindset.
Vaccine-Induced Lymphoedema: A Clinical Perspective by Christine Talbot, SRN MLD DLT Lymphoedema, Bowen and Deep Oscillation Practitioner
By Mary Fickling on Feb 26 2025.
Vaccine-related efficacy and individual issues are personal experiences and opinions, which no doubt will be highly variable. The article, in summary, outlines collective reactions across a broad mix of ages and conditions treated on a one-to-one basis.
Introducing Legs Like Mine Shoes: A Footwear Brand Made Just for Women with Unique Needs and Swollen Feet
By Mary Fickling on Feb 22 2025.
Hi friends! I’m Susan O’Hara from Legs Like Mine. I’ve been blogging and sharing my personal story as a lipedema patient for the last five years and have appeared in the PhysioPod NewsMagazine several times.
Charlotte Higgins: Raising Awareness of PANS and PANDAS
By Mary Fickling on Feb 22 2025.
PANS and PANDAS are conditions that affect the brain. Children and adolescents with PANS or PANDAS experience a variety of symptoms ranging from mental health symptoms to changes in behaviour and difficulties with movement.
Navigating Lymphoedema: A Personal Journey of Health and Resilience by Gaynor Leech of LWO Community
By Mary Fickling on Feb 18 2025.
"As we embrace the new year, it’s a perfect time to prioritise our health and well-being. Reflecting on 2024, I am reminded of the importance of self-care and the lessons learned along the way. In my previous article for PhysioPod, I delved into the topic of blood pressure—a subject that became personal when I experienced swelling in my wrist, preventing me from using a watch blood pressure monitor...
StyleAbility
By Mary Fickling on Feb 18 2025.
"Making it easier to search and shop for the fashion you love and the function you need"
“Winter Tea” in aid of The Dorset Cancer Care Foundation - 11th January 2025 organised by Christine Talbot
By Mary Fickling on Feb 13 2025.
"Traditionally, for many years, I have held a post-Christmas coffee morning in early January in my home for patients and friends alike. It is an opportunity for people to meet and converse in the gentle confines of a family home, in front of the warmth of an open fire, away from all the cumulative seasonal rigours and anxieties that daily life demands.
Six Tips for Booking an Accessible Summer Holiday By Jennifer Black
By Mary Fickling on Feb 12 2025.
Planning a summer getaway should be an enjoyable experience for everyone, but for those with disabilities or chronic health conditions, it can also be quite stressful.
Testimonials
My 12 month Lipoedema Surgery Journey
Hi, I’m Bel Hardman and this is my story from Lipoedema diagnosis in 2020 to completion of 4 surgeries between December 2021 – December 2022.
Deep Oscillation Hire for Lipoedema Liposuction
After being diagnosed Lipoedema last year, a fellow Lippy Sister recommended using Physiopod for MLD post surgery
Bruising in Lipo-Lymphoedema
Ladies living with Lipoedema and Lipo-Lymphoedema often experience multiple and frequent bruising; one of the many benefits of Deep Oscillation include its therapeutic effect of quickly reducing haematoma
POST SPINAL FUSION - SELF CARE WITH DEEP OSCILLATION
Managing pain at home with the Deep Oscillation Personal Sports
Jill And The Discovery of Deep Oscillation for Lipo-Lymphoedema
Discovering Deep Oscillation for Lipo-Lymphoedema Please take some time out to read this important article. Jill developed symptoms at 12 years of age but was not diagnosed until she was 71.
USE OF DEEP OSCILLATION THERAPY FOLLOWING TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT
Following a total knee replacement, it was decided to use Deep Oscillation Therapy (DOT) to try to reduce the swelling around the knee joint. This we did from the 5th day following surgery, carrying out the treatment daily for 2 weeks, then on alternate days for a further 2 weeks.
Feedback from Hospital Havelhöhe, Berlin on use of Deep Oscillation in Covid-19 patients with pulmonary oedema
Dr. med. F. Esposito, Chief Physician and Stephan Braum, Physiotherapist, of Hospital Havelhöhe, Berlin, Germany have provided the following report:
DEEP OSCILLATION® In The Diagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis - Clinician Report
Two patients with the diagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis visited the practice in Switzerland for a repeated series of treatments in physiotherapy. (3 x 9 PT sessions)
Patient & Physiotherapist Feedback - DEEP OSCILLATION® Easing Symptoms of Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
New article on LinkedIn Pulse
Genital Area
PhysioPod® were delighted to be able to offer Berkshire West Sue Ryder Service a trial of three DEEP OSCILLATION® units in order to evaluate treatment effectiveness for the Lymphoedema sufferers in their care.