We provide two basic services: Compression Garments & Treatment. These services are brought to patients in any setting throughout the Metroplex.
COMPRESSION GARMENTS
If your patient is in need of a garment fitting or treatment, please contact us using our “Contact Us” link or call us at 214-422-8265. We sell a variety of products from companies which include: Jobst, Juzo, Farrow Wraps, Solaris, Circaid&Lymphedivas.
TREATMENT
A. Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT)
Indications include:
- Primary Lymphedema
- Secondary Lymphedema:
– Cancer &/or radiation
– Cellulitis
– Coronary Artery Bypass Graft with vein harvesting
– Chronic Venous Insufficiency
– Obesity
– Lipedema
– Dependent Positioning
– Inactivity (paralysis)
- Pain
– Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
– Unknown Causes
- Surgery (reduce healing time, swelling, pain &scar tissue formation)
- Sports injuries such as Sprains or Strains
Note: Foeldi’s Textbook for Lymphedema outlines three types of lymphatic insufficiencyresulting in volume increase:
- 1. Lymphostatic (a.k.a. mechanical insufficiency of the lymphatics, a high-protein edema)
- 2. Dynamic (a low-protein edema; examples include malnutrition, renal dysfunction&
congestiveheartfailure)
- 3. Combined Forms (Lymphostatic& Dynamic components)
In dynamic or in combined types listed above, volume should improve or resolve (in the case of dynamic alone) once the underlying medical condition is treated. However, sometimes a physician may desire compression for help in managing volume once a person is medically stable. When such conditions are present, extreme caution must be exercised&treatment may not be appropriate at all.
B. Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)
Indications include:
- Skin Conditions (Acne, Rosacea, Facial Erythrosis, Telangiectasia, Facial Edema, Hematomas, Chronic Eczema, Scars, Keloids, Stretch Marks, Burns)
- Allergies, Chronic Rhinitis or Sinusitis
- Mastodynia
- Arteriosclerosis, Diabetic Ulcers
- Orthopedic Surgery, Trauma, Hematomas, Cerebral Concussion
- Tendonitis, Tenosynovitis, Epicondylitis, Bursitis
- Migraines, Phantom Pain
- Neurological Conditions (Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, Bell’s Palsy)
- Meniere’s Disease, Tinnitus & Acute Hearing Loss
- Digestive Disorders (Constipation, Crohn’s Disease, Diverticulosis)
- Rheumatism
