Journal article
The effectiveness of manual lymphatic drainage and low level laser in the treatment of a client with lipedema: an N-of-1 trial
Journal of the Australian-Traditional Medicine Society, Vol.24(2), pp.98-100
01/06/2018
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Abstract
Interventions The participant was alternatively exposed to the intervention (manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) with low level laser therapy) and a comparator (MLD with sham laser therapy). The data was collected at the same time each day. * Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS): The participant listed four activities that she found difficult or unable to do because of her lipedema and scored the level of difficulty on a scale of 1-10. * General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12): This 12-item questionnaire was designed to assess the participant's general health status. While the trend across the trial weeks was one of decreasing pain, there was no discernible difference between the effect when the active and sham laser treatments were applied together with the MLD, by any of the measures employed.
Details
- Title
- The effectiveness of manual lymphatic drainage and low level laser in the treatment of a client with lipedema: an N-of-1 trial
- Creators
- Sandra Grace - Southern Cross UniversityAngela BalińskiCathy Avila - Southern Cross UniversityJo Bradbury
- Publication Details
- Journal of the Australian-Traditional Medicine Society, Vol.24(2), pp.98-100
- Publisher
- Australian Traditional-Medicine Society Ltd; Meadowbank
- Identifiers
- 991012871299002368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health; School of Health and Human Sciences; Allied Health and Midwifery
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article