This event is open to medical clinicians, nurses, MLD therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other allied health care practitioners who work with or have an interest in lymphoedema, lipoedema, or chronic oedema. This is a unique opportunity to meet with partners in industry, update on product innovation and hear expert clinicians share their clinical and… Read more »
Lymphoedema Ireland Open Day – 29th Sept. 2023
MLD Ireland Limited ‘Trade Room’
MLD Ireland are delighted to announce the launch of our Trade Room on: Sunday 1st March, 2015 11.00am-3.00pm The Merrion Suite Morans Red Cow Hotel Naas Road Dublin 22 to celebrate the start of National Lymphoedema Awareness Month 2015. All are welcome to come along and view the best companies in Ireland supplying compression… Read more »
An excellent article from the Women’s Health and Education Centre (WHEC)
Breast Cancer Surgical Treatment Complications & Lymphedema WHEC Practice Bulletin and Clinical Management Guidelines for healthcare providers. Educational grant provided by Women’s Health and Education Center (WHEC). Complications after any operation can be minimized with thorough preoperative evaluation, meticulous technique, hemostasis, and wound closure. In addition to the standard oncologic evaluation, preoperative evaluation includes assessment… Read more »
National Lymphoedema Awareness Month – MARCH 2015
MLD Ireland, the professional association of Manual Lymph Drainage Therapists in Ireland is delighted to support National Lymphoedema Awareness Month. Since 1997, MLD Ireland has worked in partnership with both statutory and voluntary organisations, to raise awareness of both primary and secondary Lymphoedema and as part of our commitment to National Lymphoedema Awareness Month, many… Read more »
Efficacy of Manual Lymph Drainage in preventing Secondary Lymphedema following Breast Cancer Surgery
Efficacy of Manual Lymph Drainage in preventing Secondary Lymphedema following Breast Cancer Surgery The results reported in a recent study published in the Journal of Lymphology1emphasized the significant effect of Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) in preventing the onset of secondary lymphedema of the upper extremity on the operated side following breast cancer surgery. The study showed… Read more »
Breast Cancer- Related Lymph Odema and Exercise
Please click on the link below to access a hand out relating to Breast Cancer related exercise as it relates to lymph. Handout doc for SUSO-030113
Lymphoedema Ireland Open Day 2013
LYMPHOEDEMA IRELAND Providing information and support for people with Lymphoedema Open Day 19th October 2013 Lymphoedema Ireland Open Day Saturday, 19th October Education Centre, St Luke’s Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin 6. Agenda for Open Day Registration and Coffee 10.00-10.30 Nina Murray, Chairperson Aims and objectives of Lymphoedema Ireland 10.30-11.30… Read more »
Other Unproven Modalities of Lymphoedema treatment
This past year, we had quite a discussion on a newer type of experimental treatment for lymphedema, so I have included two pages of related information, These two treatments are lymph node transplant and lymph vessel transplant. In truth, the concept is not new and I found an article first published in 1981 proposing lymph… Read more »
Dr Vodder Therapy News
Here is a great opportunity to catch up with news on MLD and this issue has excellent images on CDT hand bandaging! Just click on the this link.. Therapy News Feb 2013