Hi, i am new here and i was wondering if anyone tried cupping therapy using silicon cups on legs. I don’t know if something like that can help to drain lymph from legs?
Please help. I am new and dont know what to do to drain fluids from my legs. I am waiting for stocking i know about manual massage. Anything else? Maybe this cupping therepy?
Thank you in advance
No, cupping should not be used on an oedematous limb.
Where are you Nicolalin? Has a lymphoedema clinic prescribed a garment for you? Have they taught you how to do self lymphatic drainage?
Hi, I had my first ever appointment with nurse last week. I am waiting for stockings and she gave me basic info about massage. I live in UK.
Both legs or just one? Have you had surgery which may have caused the lymphoedema?
You may benefit from seeing a trained lymph drainage therapist who could teach you how to apply self lymphatic drainage. There is a register in the following site: mlduk.org.uk/therapists
Thank you. I had a car accident and injured upper thighs on both legs
Find a lymphoedema therapist who can teach you how to effectively clear the lymphatics in your abdomen and upper body - which may help in reducing the swelling in the legs (along with wearing the compression).
Did you have fractured femurs in both legs?
I didn’t break my legs. The steering wheel “squashed” my muscles and I need to drain the fluids because by the end of the day my legs are heavy and a little bit swollen.
You need to see a lymph drainage therapist. The lymph is in a sealed system within your body - it cannot come out through your skin - a therapist will use MLD to ease the fluid through the congested muscles, over your hips and into the body for onward disposal!
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