Does Manual Lymphatic Drainage Add Value in Reducing Arm Volume in Patients With Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema?
Tessa De VriezeNick GebruersInes NevelsteenSarah ThomisAn De GroefWiebren A A TjalmaJean-Paul BelgradoLiesbeth VandermeerenChris MontenMarianne HanssensAnne AsnongLore DamsElien Van der GuchtAn-Kathleen HeroesNele DevoogdtPublished in: Physical therapy (2022)
All 3 groups showed similar improvements in response to DLT, regardless of the type of MLD that was added. The effect of the addition of MLD to other components of DLT for reducing local tissue water and extracellular fluid or skin thickness and for improving skin elasticity and fibrosis in participants with chronic BCRL was limited.