When I was diagnosed with leg lipedema, I felt very unwell due to obesity and years of losing faith in myself. Two years later I was diagnosed with my arms and I got into a negative spiral of thoughts that I couldn't find my way out of on my own. Compression care is often seen as the enemy
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medi trend colors 2023: How to combine sage, lilac and bloom
It's finally that time again, the medi trend colors 2023 can now be ordered and a new pattern will also be available. Lilac and sage, along with the Bloom design, remind us that compression therapy and style can go hand in hand - or should I say leg in hand? I'll show you how
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Fashion and outfits
medi x Power Sprotte collection: 3 statement shirts for compressionists
medi and I have already teamed up last year to create something very special for you. This resulted in the first medi x Power Sprotte Capsule Collection. And what shall I say, dear Sprat Fleet? You literally snatched them out of my hands. Such moments always fill me with a lot of pride, because I
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Wedding in compression: The bride who also says yes to herself
There is something magical about marrying someone you want to keep with you for life. You will never forget the time before, the day itself and the euphoria of the newlyweds. However, many women who have to wear compression fittings due to lipoedema, lymphoedema, thrombosis, etc. often also have to prepare for the wedding
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Fashion and outfits
Raspberry red: 4 outfits that will inspire you
The bad news first, most of us get one compression fitting every six months. Sometimes it takes a bit of courage to choose the colors and patterns that make your heart beat faster. The good news is, it's worth it for that! Because it is not just an important tool in the
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My flack knit outfits with the medi trend colors 2022: Discover your perfect
The toughest challenge for me? Not coming back from a medi campaign shoot screaming and dancing and announcing the good news of the new colors right away. For months I kept the secret to myself with all my might, but I can finally show it to you. The new trend colors from medi for circular and flat knit compression! With raspberry red and
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Lipedema & Lymphedema
Elbow functional zone: Clear the stage for more comfort!
Whether at work, in everyday life, for a hobby or at a festival - exercise should be fun and have a liberating effect on you. Even if you might perceive your arm compression fitting as a limitation at first glance, it gives you precisely this important freedom to enjoy life even more by reducing pain. What addition you
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Fashion and outfits
How to make compression an ally – mango yellow
Self-management of lipedema and lymphedema, which includes wearing a flat-knit compression garment, sometimes poses a major challenge for many sufferers. Because often not only colors, like here mango yellow, but also many psychological factors with regard to self-perception and external perception, as well as the body feeling play a decisive role. You may know me as a therapy-abiding sprat who's been for years
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Fashion and outfits
This flat knit therapy will last a lifetime! – Avocado Green
My beloved avocado green has to give way to new medi colors in autumn 2022. Reason enough not only to choose my avocado love with a particularly cheerful outfit and to encourage you to quickly secure this good mood color with the next recipe. But also to tell about how colored compressions can lure out your inner baby again. Pull