For patients with chronic leg edema and recurrent cellulitis, risk for future cellulitis is reduced by 77% by wearing compression stockings or wraps, researchers report. The effect was so striking ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have lymphedema in both legs, and I’m undergoing drainage every day for two hours for the next two weeks. They wrap my legs with four to five different wraps and lightly massage them ...

Fluid retention in your lower limbs can occur if you sit or stand for long periods of time or if you have certain health conditions, including a blood clot. Share on Pinterest Foot, leg, and ankle ...

Peripheral edema is swelling of your lower legs or hands. The cause may be simple, such as sitting for too long on a plane or standing for too long. It is common in older adults and pregnant women, ...

Swelling in the leg, ankle, or foot can be due to an injury, infection, heart failure, kidney disease, and other health conditions. Treatment will depend on the underlying cause. It is important to ...

Most of you might be working from home during this quarantine. This also means that you are probably sitting for longer hours than usual. Among many other health issues that can result from sitting ...

Chronic lymphedema is an underdiagnosed and undertreated condition; clinicians should consider the diagnosis when a patient has persistent extremity swelling. Morbidity associated with chronic ...