A letter from the editor.
LYMPHOEDEMA IS A PROGRESSIVE, CHRONIC AND INCURABLE SECONDARY DISEASE PREVALENT IN PATIENTS RECOVERING FROM CANCER AND OTHER DISEASES. THE SYMPTOMS LEAVE PATIENTS PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND SOCIALLY CHALLENGED.
IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, A LACK OF EQUIPMENT, PROCESS AND SPECIALISED STAFF MEANS LYMPHOEDEMA IS RARELY IDENTIFIED BY HEALTHCARE SERVICES, DESPITE AN INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE STRAINING ALREADY VULNERABLE RESOURCES AND SERVICES, LEAVING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS POWERLESS TO HELP. CONSULTANTS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, PATIENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE SEEKING ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS, MOST OFTEN FROM .
LIHDA FOCUSES ON REACHING GROUPS OF PATIENTS IN NEED AROUND THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES OR WHICH ARE SOCIALLY STIGMATISED. THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND CONSULTATIONS WITH HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND ORGANISATIONS WE HAVE OVERCOME GREAT CHALLENGES AND HAVE BEEN REWARDED WITH TREMENDOUS RESULTS, LIKE FEWER RETURNING PATIENTS, SHIFT IN SPEND TO LYMPHOEDEMA PROGRAMS, AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS AND PRACTITIONERS.
IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, A LACK OF EQUIPMENT, PROCESS AND SPECIALISED STAFF MEANS LYMPHOEDEMA IS RARELY IDENTIFIED BY HEALTHCARE SERVICES, DESPITE AN INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE STRAINING ALREADY VULNERABLE RESOURCES AND SERVICES, LEAVING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS POWERLESS TO HELP. CONSULTANTS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, PATIENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE SEEKING ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS, MOST OFTEN FROM .
LIHDA FOCUSES ON REACHING GROUPS OF PATIENTS IN NEED AROUND THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES OR WHICH ARE SOCIALLY STIGMATISED. THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND CONSULTATIONS WITH HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND ORGANISATIONS WE HAVE OVERCOME GREAT CHALLENGES AND HAVE BEEN REWARDED WITH TREMENDOUS RESULTS, LIKE FEWER RETURNING PATIENTS, SHIFT IN SPEND TO LYMPHOEDEMA PROGRAMS, AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS AND PRACTITIONERS.
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Medical Centre "Thalassotherapia", Croatia
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BELhospice, Serbia
NALOR, Serbia
CML Advocate Network, Macedonia
Chamber of Physiotherapist of Montenegro
Association of Physiotherapist of Serbia
Croatian Council of Physiotherapists
Macedonian Society of Physiotherapists
Association of Physiotherapist in Bosnia and Herzegovina
British Lymphology Society, UK
Lymphoedema Services across UK
Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (ADAPT), UK
PhysioNet, UK
Lymed, Finland
Therapies Unite, Mexico
Hospital Nacional Dos Del Mayo, Peru
PhysioNet, Ghana
LE& RN, India
Medical Centre "Thalassotherapia", Croatia
Institute "Dr Miroslav Zotovic", Republic of Srpska
BELhospice, Serbia
NALOR, Serbia
CML Advocate Network, Macedonia
Chamber of Physiotherapist of Montenegro
Association of Physiotherapist of Serbia
Croatian Council of Physiotherapists
Macedonian Society of Physiotherapists
Association of Physiotherapist in Bosnia and Herzegovina