Releasing a frozen shoulder makes it much easier to apply effective CDT in arm lymphoedema, and reducing piriformis pain will certainly help

Systematic reviews are an academic exercise to ‘systemically review’ the existing literature on a particular research question. They are ...

explain the scientific basis of the effects of MLD, the specific tissue or system effects achieved by individual techniques, and the expecte

A long time ago I made the mistake of watching some YouTube videos purporting to teach Dr Vodder's MLD. Some of them would have made great...

Across two decades of teaching therapists how to interact with lymphatics through MLD and Lymph Taping, I have witnessed an explosion in...

The study looked at how the lymphatic endothelia cells behave when there is tissue hypoxia, so there are three interesting things here. How

The main difference between the three lymphatic therapies was in the rate of removal of lactic acid, which was more effective in the group r

Intensive drainage of the intercostal pathways are used during MLD for upper torso and arm lymphoedema, and along with the bronchitis techni

Thompson et al, found evidence for MLD to prevent onset in early breast cancer patients and to reduce arm volume in early stage lymphoedema

My Mum's knee surgery went really well, after 3-weeks of MLD and exercise she has recovered almost full flexion and extension.

Research conducted at the University of Western Australia (1), with Vodder MLD significantly greater active knee flexion in the MLD group wh

Early and frequent MLD may prevent the newly forming lesion from developing, and in more progressed disease MLD will be effective in this ki

..driven by the body's exaggerated inflammatory response to the virus and could therefore benefit from MLD therapy. Primarily due to the lig

While there are multiple studies showing that MLD & CDT reduce the symptoms of inflammation and can reverse some fibrotic changes, there is

Just when you thought lymphology couldn't get any more fascinating, latest research show neuro-cellular connections inside lymph nodes

Manual Lymph Drainage, developed by Emil and Estrid Vodder over 80 years ago, has gained recognition around the world for its effectiveness

there is no such thing as a lymph gland, the parasympathetic nervous system can be directly simulated by MLD & MLD does not remove fat cells

The Basic Pre-Quiz is being updated. Here are the results on the 500 responses received

What will you do to raise #LymphoedemaAwareness this March?

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