The 2nd sign of Lipoedema; heavy legs. People with lipoedema often have to live with that heaviness every day, all day.
Most of us know that feeling of heavy legs when we get to the end of a long day. It’s exhausting.
People with lipoedema often have to live with that heaviness every day, all day.
There are some treatments that offer relief, such as Sequential Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (like a pair of boots or a full body suit that pumps the lymphatic fluid upwards) – followed up by the wearing of compression garments.
There’s also the good old raising/elevating your legs against a wall. And manual lymphatic massage, or better still an Endermologie massage (faster and more efficient than manual massage).
This image has been reposted from @lipoedemaaustralia and was created by talented French Artist @fc.lipoedeme in her series: “12 signs of Lipoedema”.
