Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA

By Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA I know we have all had those patients with diagnoses that impair their wounds forming granulation tissue to fill wound depth. Perhaps there are comorbiditi...

A 55-year-old African American male was admitted to our inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) with a right trochanter stage 4 pressure injury, sacral stage 3, and left below the knee amputation (L B...

by Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA As the 116th Congress ruffles its feathers and dusts out the corners, it's another chance for the Lymphedema Treatment Act (LTA) to become law. The Senate ...

By Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA Introduction, History, and Practitioner Background Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) was developed by Emil and Estrid Vodder in the 1930s. They dedicated the...

By Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA The intersection of wounds and lymphedema has been on my mind this week as challenging patients and a new reduction garment cross my dual specialty life. On...

By Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA I have blogged in the past about the Lymphedema Treatment Act (LTA), and I'm happy to report that the LTA is now a federal law, which was passed on Decembe...

By Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA As I read through wound care articles on pressure injuries and treatments, I keep going back to one thought: why are they still occurring? They are preventa...

By Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA At the beginning of September, I attended the National Lymphedema Network International Conference in Dallas, TX. As with most conferences it was chock-ful...