Information is knowledge
We are passionate about supporting people with the many ailments where the Lympha Press can help. Working across the UK, we have found numerous organisations that focus on Lymphoedema and Lipoedema and their details are below. If you know of others we should hear about and list on this page, please do let us know.
Medical data & Press Comment
The link below takes you to the Mego Afek (manufacturers of Lympha Press and associated products) website, to a page showing articles and information from various medical trials.
The fact is that as many as eleven percent of adult women may have lipoedema, the “painful fat” disease.
Lympha Press® systems have been used to treat lipoedema for many years and in fact, Lympha Press® is the only pneumatic compression therapy system clinically proven effective at reducing swelling, pain and easy bruising of lipoedema!
‘Treatment can be invaluable for individuals with lipoedema…can impact lymphatic and vascular circulation, pain, mobility, body size, and may help prevent the progression of lipoedema…can create hope and higher quality of life’ Karen Ashforth, OT MS CLT-LANA
‘Our study results indicate that this treatment regimen [CDT with Lympha Press®] not only reduces leg volume and capillary fragility, but also improves pain intensity in patients with lipoedema’ Szolnoky et al. Lymphedema treatment decreases pain intensity in lipedema. Lymphology 44 (2011) 178-182
TOOLS FOR LIPOEDEMA DURING THE CORVID19 PANDEMIC by Dr Karen Herbst MD PhD
Dr. Karen Herbst, world famous expert on lipoedema and fat disorders, discusses lipoedema: its causes and treatments, including Lympha Press®.
THE PSYCHOSOCIAL, CLINICAL AND DIETARY IMPACTS OF LIPOEDMEA
Kick off Lipoedema Awareness Month 2020 with the founders of Lipoedema Simplified, and The Lipoedema Project. Dr. Catherine Seo is a world leader in psychosocial counselling in the field of lipoedema, and discusses psychosocial aspects of living with lipoedema.
Dr. Matthew Carmody discusses differential diagnosis of lipoedema and obesity.
Leslyn Keith, a lymphedema and lipoedema specialist and researcher, presents the Ketogenic Diet for Lipoedema.