Purpose: The aim of this feasibility study was to examine the use of reflexology lymphatic drainage (RLD) in the treatment of breast-cancer related lymphoedema (BCRL) with a view to further research. Methods: An uncontrolled trial was conducted with 26 women who had developed lymphoedema in one arm following treatment for breast cancer. Changes in upperlimb volumes and in participant concerns a...

BACKGROUND Turner syndrome is characterised by a 45,X karyotype and a variety of skeletal, lymphoedemic, and gonadal anomalies. Genes involved in the Turner phenotype are thought to be X/Y homologous with the X genes escaping X inactivation. Haploinsufficiency of the SHOX gene has been reported to cause the short stature seen in Turner syndrome patients. More recently, mutations of this gene ha...

In primary lymphoedema, lymphangiography has revealed abnormalities ofthe lymphatics. Kinmonth (1960), in a series of 192 patients, found hypoplasia of the lymphatic trunks in 65%, aplasia in 15%, varicose dilatation in 14 %, and backflow of dye into the lymphatic dermal plexus in 6 %. These findings suggested that primary lymphoedema was due to congenital error in the development of lymphatics...