Lymphatic therapy for exercise and injury recovery among athletes
The bulk of published research on lymphatic therapies are on oncology patients, and the majority of these are on breast cancer-related...
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#TalkingLymph
Interpreting Lymphatic Research to Inform Clinical Practice
Jan Douglass
- Mar 6, 2021
- 6 min
Its never too early to start MLD
Thompson et al, found evidence for MLD to prevent onset in early breast cancer patients and to reduce arm volume in early stage lymphoedema
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Jan Douglass
- Jan 9, 2021
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MLD and total knee replacement
Next week my Mum will have a knee replacement. Scans show almost no cartilage left between the condyles and the tibial plateau, and the...
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Jan Douglass
- Oct 4, 2020
- 5 min
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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Jan Douglass
- Aug 31, 2020
- 4 min
Smashing another long held belief in lymphology
Just when you thought lymphology couldn't get any more fascinating, latest research show neuro-cellular connections inside lymph nodes
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Jan Douglass
- Aug 13, 2020
- 2 min
How does Dr Vodder's MLD affect small blood vessels?
Vodder's MLD is world renown for treating lymphatic conditions, but less well know for small blood vessels disorders such as rosacea.
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Jan Douglass
- Jul 15, 2020
- 4 min
The Lymphatic System does not 'Detoxify' your Body
Also, there is no such thing as a lymph gland, you can't directly stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system using MLD (or anything else),
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Jan Douglass
- Feb 9, 2020
- 4 min
Body contours, swollen lymph nodes and dehydration, 3 facts about the lymph system you may not know.
What creates the fine contours of your body? Why do lymph nodes swell during infection? How does dehydration increase nocturnal micturition?
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Jan Douglass
- Jan 19, 2020
- 5 min
Lymph flow, valves and why lymph loading is so important
Lymph flow is required for the valves to form and function, and now we know that endothelial cells can ‘sense’ the flow and respond.
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Jan Douglass
- Nov 16, 2019
- 4 min
Another ICG update, do we need to change anything?
My issue is that therapists and clients pick up on studies like this and start thinking that it means we should do something different
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Jan Douglass
- Nov 3, 2019
- 2 min
The thoraco-abdominal pump, how important is it to the lymph system?
Proper diaphragmatic breathing is essential to the normal functioning of the cardiovascular and lymph vessel systems.
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Jan Douglass
- Sep 25, 2019
- 4 min
Lymph Taping update - the debate on replacing #compression with #lymphtaping continues
Could the inclusion of waving equidistant tapes over a large area of unaffected skin account for the better results observed during taping?
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Jan Douglass
- Sep 14, 2019
- 2 min
New delivery format for Dr Vodder courses in 2020
The Vodder courses just got more accessible, with some theory going online and Therapy 1 converted to a certificate of its own.
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Jan Douglass
- Sep 8, 2019
- 3 min
Taking best practice lymphoedema self-care to Asia and Africa
More than 20 years ago during my first training in lymphoedema management, I learned about lymphatic filariasis (LF), and I knew straight...
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- Aug 20, 2019
- 6 min
How can Vodder's MLD resolve trigger points without pain?
Did you know that #MLD as described by #Vodder can resolve trigger points and treat conditions such as adhesive_capsulitis ...
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- Jun 5, 2019
- 6 min
Keeping up to date in the fast moving world of lymphatics
Understanding that lymph nodes and vessels are so active in lymph flow and immune management, reinforces the need to treat holistically...
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- May 18, 2019
- 3 min
Almost all women treated for vulvar cancer will have symptoms of lymphoedema in the first 2 years
One of the most important things about this study is that it used self-reported-symptoms (SRS) to determine if lymphoedema was present,...
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- Apr 3, 2019
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MLD for Pain and Stress
Intuitively, we all know that relaxing therapies can reduce #stress and relieve #pain. So it's not surprising that #MLD has a profound...
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- Mar 15, 2019
- 3 min
Every little bit helps
Next time one of your clients tells you they don't have time to do their own self-treatment for lymphoedema - tell them it only takes 10...
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- Jan 25, 2019
- 2 min
Winter-days in Walchsee
The Dr Vodder Akadamie hosts an International Teacher Meeting and Lymphology Conference every 18 months, so in alternative years we have...
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