Self Care Advice for Arm Lymphoedema and Lymphoedema In General - Jane Wigg Lymphoedema Nurse Specialist

Jane Wigg of The Lymphoedema Training Academy and Lymph Vision

Provides Her Top Ten Tips For Lymphoedema Management

Below is a summary of the tips but please watch the full video above to hear the explanations behind..

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Ask Jane Wigg, Lymphoedema Clinical Expert

Jane answers questions from members of the LWO Community:

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 their a link to Lymphoedema?

Question 6: Food and inflammation

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?