When it comes to clinical practice, what matters most to real-world MLD therapists simply isn’t what’s being measured in “Level I evidence”. To understand this disconnect we need to revisit what evidence based practice really means. Evidence based therapy is a synthesis of research evidence, clinical experience and observation, in the context of the desired outcomes of the recipient. Relying on Level 1 evidence alone is just not enough. Yet systematic reviews and meta-analy

Almost 50 years ago Prof. Dr. Paul Hutzschenreuter measured the effect of Dr Vodder's MLD on the sympathetic nervous system, noting a signif

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

One of the most important things about this study is that it used self-reported-symptoms (SRS) to determine if lymphoedema was present,...

The study I am involved with through #CNTD on enhanced #self_care for people affected by moderate to severe #LymphaticFilariasis and...

My main role at the Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases #CNTD - so far - has been to design and implement a study to see if we can...