The Crucial Role of Mechanical Forces in Wound Healing and Scar Minimisation
Understanding and mitigating excess scar formation is of paramount importance in allied health care, and MLD and Elastic Taping are two of t
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Interpreting Lymphatic Research to Inform Clinical Practice
Jan Douglass
- Jul 12
- 6 min
The complex interactions that control lymph flow, and how Dr Vodder's MLD exploits them
Lymphatic muscle cells are unique in the body, functioning like both smooth muscle and cardiac cells simultaneously.
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Jan Douglass
- May 13
- 5 min
Why does MLD have such a profound effect on the Autonomic Nervous System?
Almost 50 years ago Prof. Dr. Paul Hutzschenreuter measured the effect of Dr Vodder's MLD on the sympathetic nervous system, noting a signif
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- Jan 16
- 5 min
Navigating the Medical Publishing Maze - How we Published our Long-COVID Case Report
Ask any Lymphatic Therapist where you can find research articles on any of the hundreds of conditions that benefit from MLD, and they...
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Jan Douglass
- Dec 13, 2023
- 8 min
Why Elastic Tape Is a Game Changer for Phase 2 Lymphoedema Management
The populatory of elastic taping among athletes and health professionals is visible across our sporting screens, and the use of elastic tape
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Jan Douglass
- Nov 14, 2023
- 5 min
MLD and dementia, one OT's experience. by Delbar Mehta.
The human lymphatic system plays a crucial role in the daily clearance of metabolic waste products and toxins from the brain, including...
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Jan Douglass
- Sep 30, 2023
- 5 min
Lymphatic pathways, mapping your dynamic immune highway.
In 30+ years of teaching lymphology, the topic most students struggle with in the beginning is the lymph pathways.
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Jan Douglass
- Sep 12, 2023
- 3 min
MLD & the mechanics of skin-health
Skin, not just our largest organ- The external layer that can be seen by others, our protective layer keeping out invaders that can't be...
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Jan Douglass
- Aug 16, 2023
- 3 min
Stretching, lymph-angiogenesis and MLD
Everything is connected.... Last year I wrote on how gentle stretching promotes healing by influencing immune elements present in the...
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Jan Douglass
- Jul 11, 2023
- 4 min
Lymphoscintigraphy guided MLD
It's exciting how much imaging is going on in the lymph system these days! And with this paper on lymphoscintigraphy guided MLD (1) I can...
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Jan Douglass
- May 17, 2023
- 3 min
Revival of the World's Best Kept Beauty Secret
From top models before a photo shoot, to body builders preparing for a competition, lymphatic therapies are enjoying a resurgence in...
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Jan Douglass
- Apr 1, 2023
- 3 min
From Manila to Perth and Back
When Adrian Lim saw a young Filipina discharged by a local hospital without proper treatment and management for filarisis-realted...
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Kim Bolto
- Mar 26, 2023
- 5 min
Does MLD make everything better?
Well obviously, not EVERYTHING, but ask that question of the client at the centre of this case study and they would give you a big "YES"...
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Kim Bolto
- Mar 10, 2023
- 3 min
Frozen shoulder - pain free in two treatments with Applied MLD.
Adhesive capsulitis, also known as frozen shoulder, is a condition characterized by pain and restricted range of motion at the shoulder...
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Jan Douglass
- Jan 8, 2023
- 5 min
Critical appraisal skills - the missing link for Therapists
The demand for level 1 studies is largely driven by academic needs, rather than tangible, clinically relevant outcomes.
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Jan Douglass
- Nov 10, 2022
- 5 min
Why MLD should be started as early as possible.
There's nothing quite so satisfying as reading a well written paper which summarises everything interesting that we know about the lymph...
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Jan Douglass
- Sep 4, 2022
- 5 min
5 Reasons you need Applied MLD
Whether it's long-COVID brain fog, frozen shoulder, or long-term inflammatory disease, Applied MLD offers a lymphatic approach to treatment.
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Jan Douglass
- Jun 25, 2022
- 3 min
Measuring clinically relevant outcomes
An easy - and free - way for therapists to assess clinical progress is to use an analogue scale. This can be a numeric scale such as the...
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Jan Douglass
- Jun 24, 2022
- 5 min
What is the best measure for lymphoedema?
There has been a lot of discussion lately around systematic reviews and RCTs on the effectiveness of MLD in our treatment mix. Measuring...
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Jan Douglass
- Jun 8, 2022
- 2 min
Stretching helps resolve acute inflammation and reduce pain.
Research on the effect of gently stretching rats during acute tissue healing offers some interesting insights for us humans. Gentle...
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Jan Douglass
- May 9, 2022
- 5 min
Lymphoedema and the Roadmap to 2030
We are living in the global age, politically, economically and socially. The call to Think globally and act locally has never been so...
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Jan Douglass
- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
How to write a case study and why we need them
Randomised controlled trials are not suited to assessing the effectiveness of treatments for lymphoedema and other choric diseases.
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Jan Douglass
- Mar 12, 2022
- 7 min
LKN Foundation launches during #LymphoedemaAwarenessMonth
If you dream long enough, hold your dream against the doubters, disappointments and rejections, then miracles can happen, and on World...
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Jan Douglass
- Feb 11, 2022
- 3 min
Brain inflammation and neurodegenerative diseases. Can MLD prevent progression?
Cerebral spinal fluid (CFS) is sometimes referred to as a 3rd circulation system, functioning as the lymphatic equivalent to clear wastes...
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