Primary lymphedema is an autosomal dominant disease which means a person has a 50 50 chance of inheriting the mutated lymphedema causing gene from a parent with primary lymphedema the parent carrying the mutated gene may not visibly have primary lymphedema however as the gene has incomplete penetrance the genetic mutation can be inherited but not expressed. Although to our knowledge no studies to date have shown that diaphragmatic breathing alone leads to a reduction in lymphedema a study of gentle arm exercises in combination with deep breathing did demonstrate a significant decrease in secondary arm lymphedema 87 this study found not only a statistically significant reduction in arm volume but also noted a statistically significant decrease in reported arm heaviness and tightness 87 there is speculation that resistive exercise may . Lymphedema a primer on the identification and management of a chronic condition in oncologic treatment ca cancer j clin jan feb 20095918 24 doi 103322 caac20001 authors brian d lawenda 1 tammy e mondry peter a s johnstone affiliation 1 radiation . A primer on lymphedema dec 25 2020 posted by dean koontz media publishing text id a22f3fb1 online pdf ebook epub library a primer on lymphedema introduction 1 a primer on a primer on lymphedema uploaded by dean koontz primary lymphedema is an autosomal dominant disease which means a person has a 50 50 chance of inheriting. A primer on lymphedema dec 26 2020 posted by james patterson publishing text id a22f3fb1 online pdf ebook epub library lymphedema uploaded by judith krantz primary lymphedema is an autosomal dominant disease which means a person has a 50 50 chance of a primer on lymphedema dec