The smell of Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) has long been synonymous with calm its essential oil diffused in clinics and homes alike for relaxation and sleep. But research shows this familiar smell conceals a potent pharmacological profile. Inflammation is the quiet architect of lymphatic dysfunction and Lavender’s essential oil contains a complex chemistry that directly targets inflammatory molecules involved in the development and persistence of lymphoedema.

Lymphoedema is a daily challenge, even for those with access to the best specialty care. For most, poverty, ignorance and stigma with amply

Misconceptions about the appropriate direction and pressure for lymphatic massage in lymphoedema abound, and a search of the world wide web

The populatory of elastic taping among athletes and health professionals is visible across our sporting screens, and the use of elastic tape

Lymphoedema is a skin disease. Untreated high protein oedema induces connective tissue changes, leading to significant skin pathology such

The intervention group then had a second treatment where the MLD was modified according to the individual imaging, while the control group h

Adrian first became interested in lymphoedema management when his Grandmother suffered with swelling later in life. As a Physio, and appalle

The demand for level 1 studies is largely driven by academic needs, rather than tangible, clinically relevant outcomes.

An easy - and free - way for therapists to assess clinical progress is to use an analogue scale. Image by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on...

There has been a lot of discussion lately around systematic reviews and RCTs on the effectiveness of MLD in our treatment mix. Measuring tre

Randomised controlled trials are not suited to assessing the effectiveness of treatments for lymphoedema and other choric diseases.

By now I knew that I was never going to be in a financial position to volunteer large chunks of my time to work in LF-endemic countries, so

... not surprising when you consider the strong links between lymphatic disease and fat disorders, they are reciprocal risk factors for each

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 ...

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

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

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

Could the inclusion of waving equidistant tapes over a large area of unaffected skin account for the better results observed during taping?