New Book for Patients and Caregivers 
In It’s Not Just a Swelling! – LYMPHEDEMA Joachim Zuther provides an up-to-date and comprehensive guide for specifically geared towards individuals affected by Lymphedema, their caregivers, and family members. 133 Images. Paperback and Kindle version
Topics include:
- Self-Management of Lymphedema (Self-MLD, Skin Care, Compression Therapy, Exercises); includes Instructions for Self-Care with images
- Nutritional Aspects
- Lymphedema Risk Reduction, Do’s and Don’ts for Lymphedema
- Complications of Lymphedema, such as Infections, Cellulitis, Leakage
- Lymphedema and its Impact on Quality of Life
- Traveling with Lymphedema
- Prevention of Lymphedema
- Treatment and Management of Lymphedema
- Causes of Primary and Secondary Lymphedema and their Stages
- Anatomy of the Lymphatic System
- And Much More
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The Author 
Joachim Zuther, Lymphedema Specialist. Read more |
By Joachim Zuther, on April 1st, 2026
Getting Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema (BCRL) on patients’ and providers’ radar screens: The benefits of education plus early diagnosis and treatment
Providing patient education, coupled with appropriate surveillance and intervention post-breast cancer treatment, can limit the incidence and progression of BCRL, preventing needless impairment of patient quality of life and reducing direct . . . → Read More: The Benefits of Education Plus Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema
By Joachim Zuther, on June 23rd, 2023
Chronic lymphedema is considered to be a progressive condition, regardless of its classification of either primary or secondary, and cannot simply be described as an accumulation of protein-rich fluid. It is a chronic, degenerative and inflammatory process affecting the soft tissues, skin, lymph vessels and nodes of the extremities, trunk, abdomen, head and . . . → Read More: Lymphedema and its Impact on Quality of Life
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