Self-Lymphatic Massage Routine for LYMPHEDEMA after Breast Cancer

This video shows how to do self-lymphatic massage for lymphedema after breast cancer. This is one of the strategies that helped me the most when I had lymphedema.

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SELF-LYMPHATIC MASSAGE STEPS:
1️⃣ Neck
Back neck together and down
Top of shoulder to terminus
2️⃣ ArmPit (can be on the affected or unaffected side or both)
Side of trunk to armpit
Top of inner arm into armpit
3️⃣ Trunk - Mid-trunk to armpit
4️⃣ Breast
If directing towards affected side:
Side of breast to armpit
Inner breast to armpit
If directing towards unaffected side:
Across chest
5️⃣ Upper arm
If directing towards armpit:
Elbow to armpit along inner arm
If directing towards terminus:
Inner to outer arm
Outer arm to terminus
6️⃣ Elbow
Use fingers
Then palmar surface
7️⃣ Forearm - Wrist to elbow
8️⃣ Hand - Knuckles to wrist
9️⃣ Fingers - Tip of fingers to knuckles

Repeat each a total of 15x

⭐️ RELATED VIDEOS:
Lymphedema 101 -    • Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery  
Lymphedema Therapist Q&A -    • Expert Advice: Lymphedema Treatment  

⭐️ RESOURCES
Koelmeyer LA, Thompson BM, Mackie H, Blackwell R, Heydon-White A, Moloney E, Gaitatzis K, Boyages J, Suami H. Personalizing Conservative Lymphedema Management Using Indocyanine Green-Guided Manual Lymphatic Drainage. Lymphat Res Biol. 2021 Feb;19(1):56-65 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33270...

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