The Optimal Lymph Flow

The Optimal Lymph Flow

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欢迎参加最佳淋巴回流™研究。

这项研究是专为您设计以帮助您学习了解降低淋巴水肿风险的计划。通过学习，您能掌握主动降低乳腺癌手术后淋巴水肿风险的方法。如果您已经出现了淋巴水肿的症状，通过学习，您能更好地管理 淋巴水肿。通过学习，也能帮助您减轻疼痛和其它乳腺癌治疗或淋 巴水肿有关的不适症状。

请仔细阅读和学习计划的每个部分，并观看指导视频来学习如何做 促进淋巴液回流运动。最重要的是，养成每天做淋巴液回流运动的 健康习惯能提高您的生活质量

Empowerment

  • “I am so happy that I came for the study. It empowers me, any breast cancer patients should come.”
  • “The website is empowering for the women who want to prevent lymphedema, as well as for those who already have lymphedema.”
  • “It is a fabulous program. Women will love it. I learned so much about risk reduction. The videos are fabulous to show how to exercise & I love the why I need to do the exercise. This will be a great asset to patients.”
  • “I liked the clarity of the explanations & the simplicity of using the website. The website is empowering for the women who want to prevent lymphedema, as well as for those who already have lymphedema.”

High Quality Information

  • “High quality information. Easy to understand, details included in each sections are clear to read and view.”
  • “Excellent explanation of lymphedema-best I’ve seen.”
  • “The system is excellent when I compare to the time years ago when I had breast cancer and was given Xerox copies of exercises to do.”
  • “Lymphatic system, lymphedema and self-care are explained very clearly. It did not create panic but clearly stated why it is important to do the lymphatic exercises.”
  • “Very well rounded/comprehensive approach to helping in reducing the risk of lymphedema.”
  • “Love the self-care tips.”
  • “Looked at many lectures on lymphedema but none as clear as this system.”
  • “The option to read along, or just listen, while watching the videos. Great idea!”
  • “Invaluable information. Great videos!– pictures and movies help me understand both the lymphatic system and the lymphatic exercises.”
  • “Simple language provided clear understanding. The information was effective…very much so. The diagrams & process guides provided understanding & learning on a higher level.”
  • “Very effective exercises.”
  • “Love the information about what, when and how to recover and managing symptoms.”

Loving Avatar Simulation Videos

  • “I like the exercises!!! After I finished learning the exercises by following the videos, my pain and soreness were much better.”
  • “Videos are very helpful in teaching how to do the exercises. It is nice that I can go back and watch it again & again. I am glad that patients can have it at home. I love the contents & hope patients can get it sooner. I enjoyed the videos a lot.”
  • “I love the videos that show the anatomy & fluid flow & deep breathing. I also love the lymphatic system video.”
  • “The videos of how to perform the lymphatic exercises were very easy to follow.”
  • “Videos are excellent-you could do as you watched.”
  • “Love the avatar videos. You can follow the videos and do the exercises.”
  • “It was helpful to have an animated model of the exercises, rather than a sheet with merely pictures of the exercises.”
  • “I love to follow the daily videos to do the exercises.”

Skills Building

  • “It made me realize that I can manage the loss of strength in my right arm and may be able to manage the numbness and tingling.  I will be able to help myself.”
  • “Being on this study allowed me to do something for myself, really take care of myself and focus on being healthy.”
  • “It helped me realize that I had excess fluid.  My arms got lighter each time I did the exercises.  My arms began to feel less heavy.  It noticed it in my clothes as well.”
  • “It help me to understand more about all my symptoms, and how to manage them with the exercises.”

Perceived Ease

  • “This is a very easy study and the videos helped to complete the exercise.”
  • “I can repeat & review particular sections whenever and wherever I want.”
  • “I like the fact that I can go to the site at any time even when I travel.”
  • “The [lymphatic] exercise were easy and could be completed anywhere.  According to my measurements there was a decrease in fluid. That was good news.”
  • “The exercises were easy to do and remember. If I noticed my arm was more stiff than usual, I would do the exercises more and they helped.”
  • “It is not about whether I can do it (self-care) or I feel I can do it. The breathing and pumping exercises (daily lymphatic exercise) are easily to do and I feel better after doing them. So, I do it every day.”

Perceived Effectiveness

  • “I personally feel the exercise helped with the pain.”
  • “The exercises made my arm feel a lot better.”
  • “The exercise really helped increase my range of motion and was effective for decreasing my pain. I do the exercises every day.”
  • “The exercises definitely helped reduce pain and increase mobility.”
  • “The [lymphatic] exercise really helped increase my range of motion and was effective for decreasing my pain. I do the exercises every day.”
  • “The [lymphatic] exercise made my arm feel a lot better.”

Psychological Benefits: Fear and Anxiety Relief

  • “It afforded me the opportunity to feel better about myself. I was actually doing something to alleviate the anxiety about having symptoms and now I feel more in control of managing my physical and mental state.”

Enjoy Doing the Exercises

  • “I enjoyed the exercises!”
  • “The exercises that I have been doing in this study helped me to gain strength and mobility in the affected limb even after I stopped physical therapy. I also found the exercises fun and enjoyable.”