Lymphedema is a chronic disease that requires continuous treatment and follow-up, something that is more complicated during the summer months.
The main factors that complicate the process are:
- Due to the high temperatures (heat is an enemy of Lymphedema), these are the months when we should take the most care of our affected part, which we have watched so closely during the rest of the year. However, we do not do it.
- We do not have a specialist in Physiotherapy at our side.
- The hours of travel are delicate, whether by plane, car or train.
- We do less sport.
- Our diet is more unbalanced.
That is why it is very important that upon returning from vacation we perform an intensive treatment with the Godoy Method of drainage. Thanks to it, we will try to normalize the affected limb as much as possible; sometimes we will even achieve it completely.
In addition to the intensive treatment with the Godoy Method, another of the successes of the Instituto Fisiomédico is the personalized planning of each Lymphedema, which allows us to recommend the best eating habits and the appropriate physical activity.
In this way we can work throughout the winter so that the Lymphedema is much more controlled and approaches normality as quickly as possible, thanks to the intensive treatment with the Godoy Method.