Re: Physical Therapy for Lymphedema/Scar Tissue

January 30, 2007

Dari, that's an amazing testimony to how physical therapists know tricks of the

trade that can help immensely! Thanks for sharing it!

Ellie

2b. Physical Therapy for Lymphedema

Posted by: " fastest2@...fastest2@... fastest2

Date: Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:04 am ((PST))

Dari wrote:

About 3 months after chemo my upper chest into the shoulder area would

puff up and a little rubbing on it would make it go down a bit. My Onc saw

it and said I needed to go to a lymphadema specialist. (physical therapist)

After 3 sessions I was talking to her about my " range " of motion saying how

even though I tried the pushing against the wall exercises my arm

absolutley would not stretch enough to give me the correct range of motion.

She raised my arm as far as it would go then put her thumbs in the

middle of my underarm and pushed in really hard. The noise that came from my

arm

was like a big SPLAT! She said she broke up the scar tissue. After that with a

little more

arm exercise (arm raised against the wall excerise) I had really good

range and it feels almost normal.

So, if you have that problem and they haven't done that weird maneuver

on you ask them to do it. I could not believe the difference it made.

It hurt while she was performing the maneuver but felt good afterward,

and since. No problem whatsoever.

love & hugs,

Dari

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