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Lymphatic endothelial cells, so much more to know!
The study looked at how the lymphatic endothelia cells behave when there is tissue hypoxia, so there are three interesting things here. How
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Jul 21, 20214 min read
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MLD for post-COVID symptoms and the ?forgotten? intercostal pathways
Intensive drainage of the intercostal pathways are used during MLD for upper torso and arm lymphoedema, and along with the bronchitis techni
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May 23, 20212 min read
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COVID-recovery and the role of MLD
..driven by the body's exaggerated inflammatory response to the virus and could therefore benefit from MLD therapy. Primarily due to the lig
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Nov 8, 20202 min read
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Inflammation and fibrosis in lymphoedema. What's really going on and does MLD help?
While there are multiple studies showing that MLD & CDT reduce the symptoms of inflammation and can reverse some fibrotic changes, there is
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Oct 4, 20205 min read
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How does Dr Vodder's MLD affect small blood vessels?
Manual Lymph Drainage, developed by Emil and Estrid Vodder over 80 years ago, has gained recognition around the world for its effectiveness
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Aug 13, 20202 min read
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The lymphatic system does not 'de-toxify' your body
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
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Jul 15, 20203 min read
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How can Vodder's MLD resolve trigger points without pain?
People are often surprised when I start talking about MLD to resolve trigger points, or treat conditions like adhesive capsulitis and CRPS
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Aug 20, 20196 min read
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MLD for Pain and Stress
When I teach MLD we talk a lot about the way the body responds to stress. We're all familiar with the symptoms, sweaty palms, knotted stomac
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Apr 3, 20196 min read
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Is it really fibrosis? Or is it thixotropic tissue change?
I had an email recently from a therapist who described her client as having deep #pitting_oedema and heavy #fibrosis. Technically this is not possible. If the tissue is truly fibrotic then it really doesn't pit much any more. But in many ways they look and feel the same. So what is the difference and how can you tell which is which? The #loose_connective_tissue is a complex and fascinating part of our bodies. Since every cell in your body relies on it for nutrient supply and
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Aug 14, 20185 min read
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