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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#TalkingLymph
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 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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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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Jan Douglass
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
Applied MLD, it's more than just lymphoedema
Releasing a frozen shoulder makes it much easier to apply effective CDT in arm lymphoedema, and reducing piriformis pain will certainly help
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Jan Douglass
- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
Another disappointing SR that fails to tell us anything new 😖
Systematic reviews are an academic exercise to ‘systemically review’ the existing literature on a particular research question. They are ...
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Jan Douglass
- Oct 17, 2021
- 5 min
My 10 favourite facts about MLD
One of the things I love about teaching MLD is the ability to combine the hard science behind the Vodder techniques, with my years of...
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Jan Douglass
- Sep 12, 2021
- 4 min
Does MLD make you sick?
A long time ago I made the mistake of watching some YouTube videos purporting to teach Dr Vodder's MLD. Some of them would have made great...
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Jan Douglass
- Aug 19, 2021
- 3 min
How do new discoveries in lymphology influence our clinical practice?
Across two decades of teaching therapists how to interact with lymphatics through MLD and Lymph Taping, I have witnessed an explosion in...
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Jan Douglass
- Jul 21, 2021
- 4 min
Lymphatic endothelial cells, so much more to know!
I love finding out new things about the lymph system, such a fascinating area of new discovery! This is partly because even basic...
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