In the framework of the implementation of the international technical assistance project of the European Union Erasmus+ program No. 598938-EPP-1-2018-1-LV-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP ” Innovative Rehabilitation Education – Introduction of new master degree programs in Ukraine REHAB” associate professor of the department of physical therapy and occupational therapy, candidate of sciences in physical education and sports Olha Andriivna Bas prepared the educational and methodological manual “Lymphostasis / lymphedema of the upper extremity: rehabilitation examination”.\
The manual was developed in accordance with the approved teaching program of the disciplines “Examination methods in physical therapy” and “Physical therapy in oncosurgical diseases”, which are new in many higher educational institutions of Ukraine, as they were introduced into the educational process during the implementation of the project.
To facilitate the teaching of these disciplines, the etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations of lymphostasis/lymphedema are detailed in the manual, and methods of clinical and rehabilitation examination in the case of lymphostasis/lymphedema of the upper extremity are described.
The practically oriented manual will help to acquire basic knowledge in the field of physical therapy, as it systematizes theoretical and practical material for mastering the practical skills of conducting a rehabilitation examination, which is the basis for working with a patient.
The manual is distributed free of charge to higher educational institutions of Ukraine, where there is a specialty 227 Physical therapy and occupational therapy, to rehabilitation and medical institutions, where there are patients with lymphatic edema.
Today, as a result of the war in Ukraine, there are many patients with amputations, so the guide is relevant for working with this category of patients as well, since physical therapy specialists encounter postoperative edema, which must be diagnosed, monitored and corrected when preparing the patient for further prosthetics and recovery.
Bibliographic reference:
Lymphostasis / lymphedema of the upper extremity: rehabilitation examination: educational method. manual / Olha Bas. – Lviv: Ivan Boberskyi Lviv State University of Physical Culture , 2021. – 124 p.
ISBN 978-617-7336-87-6
«This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein».