Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
Lymphatic drainage can be helpful in reducing this type of edema because the cause is a reduced functioning of the lymph system. Other causes of edema can be a chemical imbalance in the body caused by liver disease, diabetes, or a variety of other ailments.
Cancer-related lymphoedema is caused by cancer treatments or the cancer itself: 1  Surgery to remove lymph nodes can interrupt the normal flow of the lymphatic system, leading to a build-up of fluid in the affected area. 2  Radiotherapy to the lymph nodes can cause scar tissue that blocks the flow of lymph fluid.