Lymphatic drainage massage and exercises (post breast cancer surgery)

You will find here massage techniques (self drainage) and exercises for lymphedema after breast cancer surgery.
Swelling of the arm after breast cancer removal (mastectomy) is a huge problem for many women. Physiotherapy can ease the pain and reduce the lymphedema. In this episode I will explain why the edema develops after breast cancer surgery and I will show you exercises and auto massage (self drainage) techniques you can do.
Lymphatic drainage massage should be performed slowly. After breast surgery we need to take into account the axillary lymph nodes dissection. That is why lymphatic massage after mastectomy is performed differently than in the classical way. Learn how to do a manual lymphatic drainage after breast cancer surgery at home.
00:00 intro - lymphedema after breast cancer surgery
02:21 exercises in lymphedema
04:50 massage (self drainage) in lymphedema
15:35 how to prevent lymphedema after breast cancer

[@katephysiotherapistwithbraid]

Exercises 02:37 and massage (self drainage) 07:13.

[@femalesurgeon7436]

Excellent demonstration of exercises.

[@lucyogundepo2444]

This is wonderful. You are greatly appreciated.

[@jyalajikavlog]

Even I found them useful in my first attempt.Thanks.

[@nicolemontesinos6866]

Great video. Thank you very much for sharing. 😊

[@theodorafaux]

Thank you so much Kate, this looks very helpful and easy to follow.

[@alicethomas9743]

Thanks .Very effective

[@ruthdarling8074]

Thank you I will do these exercises ❤

[@esmeraldachindanda6341]

Thank you so much 😀

[@user-xz6qp7wg1q]

Thanks for the video. Informative and well done :)

[@cynthialesser2986]

Very helpful thanks

[@sureshphysiotherapy]

Thank you.. Mam

[@premasudha8057]

Really useful Madam Thank you.

[@ShivamPandey-vl3iz]

Educational video

[@cynthialesser2986]

So helpful thankful

[@YasmineLabehri]

Thank you very much

[@hashmataraparkar7621]

I liked it how you explained it and hope it will be usefull to my friend who undergo breast surgery

[@gunjanandamanshow6406]

Thank you so much mam Exercise mam ❤❤ And please

[@samanshakeel5947]

Thank u for the exercises… have had surgery way back in 2020 and have developed lymphoedema…I wear a sleeve but have never been motivated enough to exercise…. Watching ur video makes me feel like exercising 👍🏻👍🏻….have a question… should I be wearing my sleeve when I’m exercising..5May 2024

[@tasmiahchowdhuryuk1735]

Thanks very much coz I needed it very desperately 🤗 I am doing it now my arm is already swallowed

[@MukhtiarKaur-cm6nz]

Thanx Mam. I need this despirately coz my Rt. arm & both my lower legs & feet are swollen since 4 days. I got my color dopler done . There is no clot in any vessle. But swelling on Rt. Arm & Rt. lower leg & rt. foot is more.

[@Player-hz4op]

Thank you Kate..I just had my mastectomy for R Breast Ca..abt 2 weeks ago ...I don't have lymphoedema yet... but I have minimal seroma around operation site..can i continue with the exercises and drainage massage..

[@yashodas150]

Tq medam

[@Mnikpey-jo1ce]

عالی بود

[@gracydsouza2853]

Please help me I have done 2 chemo treatment already

[@taaniiqbal4148]

Is heating paid is helpul

[@MFAM68]

Hi Kate thanks for the exercises, really helps, but what about with bilateral mastectomy, my cancer is in the left, in the left removed lots of lymp nodes, and 5 lymph nodes in the right breast . Thank you

[@katephysiotherapistwithbraid]

Hello, thank you for sharing. In cases such as yours, you need to "combine" a bit and check which ways of lymph drainage will be effective in your particular case. From what you say, I would direct the lymph from the back of the arm to the scapula, and from the front of the hand to the sternum and down towards the pelvis. And I would perform the massage on both sides. Ideally, you should find a physiotherapist in your area and let him/her check what works for you and to let him/her teach you how to perform drainage in your particular case.
I wish you a lot of health! Kate

[@MFAM68]

Thank you for quick response, helps a lot I will always go to your channel every time I do exercise to make sure Im doing the right exercise 😉, thank you

[@savitriramsubhag2481]

😮​@@katephysiotherapistwithbraid

[@vartikaagrawal3341]

It's life time exercise ?

[@gracydsouza2853]

Have finished 2 chemo,, today was 😮second one.

[@rita4missions]

Praying for you sweet❤

[@chloevu3919]

where is your reference

[@mrs_m_t]

This is great, thank you! 2 cm less after the session. 💖

[@katephysiotherapistwithbraid]

Wonderful!

[@vartikaagrawal3341]

​@@katephysiotherapistwithbraid I want to talk with you personally, because I suffer to lymphedema

[@gracydsouza2853]

Hi I have done my surgery 30th May, can I do this exercise, please let me know thanks

[@anicha8169]

What if this wasn't done & now the arm cannot be moved and very painful

[@janicedenvers877]

I would like to know the answer to this question as well.

[@PerisWanguiTheuri]

Thank you very much