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Bandaging for lymphoedema (book) Practical steps for lymphoedema bandaging. ISBN: 978-0-9804547-1-0 The book showing  Practical steps for lymphoedema bandaging is a teaching information resource book. This book is not a substitute for proper medical care.  Medical advice and approval must always be obtained prior to embarking on any course of compression therapy. The techniques outlined are based on the Casley-smith method of bandaging for lymphoedema and lipoedema.  The book contains; 40 easy to read and easy to follow information and reference pages. A list of the things you need, from protective cotton stockinet to the final bandage. Measurement recording, how to do it and the form to use.  How many layers of bandage you will normally find most effective How far up the arm or leg to finish each bandaging layer. Types of foam padding you need and instructions on where to use them. How to break up fibrosis and fibrotic tissues using bandages. How to stop bandages slipping down. What to do if the bandages are too lose or too tight. How to bandage a swollen hand or fingers. How to bandage swollen feet and toes. This reference book has information, knowledge, resources and shows applications needed to bandage in most circumstances. For the times you need more information we are available with after sales service by phone or email.  Directions are easy to follow and the book explains  the type of bandages you need, where to get them and how to apply them. After obtaining suitable medical approval, many people are able to perform bandaging for lymphoedema or lipoedema. The book shows a step by step sequence  what is required for each step of the process. The bandaging book is written by  Juliet George who is a therapist at the Poppy Lane Skin Care & Lymphoedema Clinic in Australia. It follows the most recent 'International Best Practice guidelines' and the Casley - Smith protocols and shows how to bandage arms and legs for  the reduction of lymphoedema and lipoedema in really simple terms. The book has been developed over a 10 year period and uses as its base the proven Casley-Smith protocols of  Complex Physical (Lymphatic) Therapy (CPT) for the treatment of lymphoedema and lipoedema combined with the most recent 'International Best Practice Guidelines for the Management of Lymphoedema'.