By Riva Preil So, how does physical therapy help treat lymphedema? Great question, I am glad you asked. The gold standard of care to treat lymphedema is COMPLETE DECONGESTIVE THERAPY (CDT). CDT consists of four components: Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) Compression...
By Riva Preil Background complete- you have made it through the anatomy, good job! Time to discuss the PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. Unfortunately, things don’t always run as smoothly and perfectly as we just described, and dysfunction of the lymphatic system can result in...
By Riva Preil Last week, I encouraged you to “stay tuned for more details†regarding my upcoming blog talk radio show entitled May the Floor’s Force Be With You on The Pelvic Messenger. Thank you for waiting patiently and here they are! On the next Pelvic...
Women’s Voices for the Earth is an organization seeking to eliminate toxic chemicals from female health products. They recently released “Detox the Box,” a hilarious yet informative video parody of SNL’s “D*ck in a Box”, asking...
Often because of the lack of understanding behind chronic pelvic pain, a hysterectomy is performed in hopes of eliminating said pain. The problem is that this can also to rectify the problem. In her latest blog post, “Hysterectomy for chronic pelvic pain? Ask...
By Riva Preil Did you know that April is Alcohol Awareness Month? The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) encourages Americans to spend time this month reviewing the potentially adverse effects of excessive alcohol consumption. According to the...
