Episode 13: Head and Neck Lymphedema

Brad Smith, SLP, CLT Brad Smith is a Speech Language Pathologist who specializes in the treatment of head and neck lymphedema. He has been treating head and neck lymphedema patients since 2006. For ten years he was the lead therapist at MD Anderson’s HNL program until he relocated to continue his research and treatment of head and neck lymphedema patients at Sammons Cancer Center at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. In addition to his clinical experience he has been the instructor for the Norton School of Lymphedema’s Evaluation and Management of HNL course since 2009, as well as teaching at the prestigious Foldi Clinic in Germany in 2015. If you are interested in taking the Norton HNL Management and Evaluation course register soon because there are only three dates open. Provided below are a few suggested retailers for custom garments: www.bartoncarey.com www.bio-con.com www.gottfriedmedical.com www.jobst-usa.com www.juzousa.com www.solaris.com Examples of custom garments provided by Brad Smith Provided below are a few suggested retailers for off the shelf garments: Canfield Inc: Innovator of Thermal Therapy and The Jaw Bra https://www.contourmd.com/Facial-Surgery-Garments-2 https://www.designveronique.com/post-surgical/facial-wear http://www.jobst-usa.com https://raineyrecoverywear.com/collections/facial-neck-and-chin-compression/FACE-LIFT https://marenagroup.com/compression-garments/unisex-recovery/post-operative-face-masks/ https://www.caromed.us/product-category/head-and-neck/ Examples of off the shelf compression garments provided by Brad Smith. If you are not able to attend one of Brad’s courses this year you can keep yourself up to date by reading relevant articles on Head and Neck Lymphedema Treatment…. Smith B, Lewin J. Lymphedema Management in Head and Neck Cancer. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 2010, 18:153-158 Smith B, Hutcheson K, Little L, Rosenthal D, Skoracki R, Lai S, & Lewin J. Lymphedema Outcomes in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery published online 11 November 2014. Smith B. Head and neck lymphedema ; In Lymphedema management. The comprehensive guide for practitioners. Joachim Zuther, Steve Norton, eds. Thieme Medical Publishing, New York, NY 10001. January 16, 2013, pp 191-208. Doke KN, Bowman L, Shnayder Y, et al. Quantitative clinical outcomes of therapy for head and neck lymphedema. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2018;3(3):366–371. Published 2018 Apr 27. Deng J, Sinard RJ, Murphy B. Patient experience of head and neck lymphedema therapy: a qualitative study. Support Care Cancer. 2018 Aug 30. Jeans C, Ward EC, Cartmill B, Vertigan AE, Pigott AE, Nixon JL, Wratten C. Patient perceptions of living with head and neck lymphoedema and the impacts to swallowing, voice and speech function. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2019 Jan;28(1):e12894. Inatomi Y, Yoshida S, Kamizono K, Hanada M, Yasumatsu R, Kadota H. Successful treatment of severe facial lymphedema by lymphovenous anastomosis. Head Neck. 2018 Jul;40(7):E73-E76. Alamoudi U, Taylor B, MacKay C, Rigby MH, Hart R, Trites JRB, Taylor SM. Submental liposuction for the management of lymphedema following head and neck cancer treatment: a randomized controlled trial. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Mar 26;47(1):22. Pigott A, Nixon J, Fleming J, Porceddu S. Head and neck lymphedema management: Evaluation of a therapy program. Head Neck. 2018 Jun;40(6):1131-1137. Deng J, Murphy BA. Lymphedema self-care in patients with head and neck cancer: a qualitative study. Support Care Cancer. 2016 Dec;24(12):4961-4970. Deng J, Ridner S, Rothman R, Murphy B, Sherman K, Moore L, Hall K, Weiner B. Perceived Symptom Experience in Head and Neck Cancer Patients with Lymphedema. J Palliat Med. 2016 Dec;19(12):1267-1274. Ridner SH, Dietrich MS, Niermann K, Cmelak A, Mannion K, Murphy B. A Prospective Study of the Lymphedema and Fibrosis Continuum in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. Lymphat Res Biol. 2016 Dec;14(4):198-205. Jackson LK, Ridner SH, Deng J, Bartow C, Mannion K, Niermann K, Gilbert J, Dietrich MS, Cmelak AJ, Murphy BA. Internal Lymphedema Correlates with Subjective and Objective Measures of Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients.J Palliat Med. 2016 Sep;19(9):949-56 Jeffs E, Huit M. Treatment and outcomes of head and neck oedema referrals to a hospital-based lymphoedema service. Br J Community Nurs. 2015 Apr;Suppl:S6-13. Deng J, Ridner SH, Aulino JM, Murphy BA. Assessment and measurement of head and neck lymphedema: state-of-the-science and future directions. Oral Oncol. 2015 May;51(5):431-7 Purcell A, Nixon J, Fleming J, McCann A, Porceddu S. Measuring head and neck lymphedema: The “ALOHA” trial. Head Neck. 2016 Jan;38(1):79-84 Deng J, Ridner SH, Dietrich MS, Wells N, Murphy BA.Assessment of external lymphedema in patients with head and neck cancer: a comparison of four scales.Oncol Nurs Forum. 2013 Sep;40(5):501-6.