A Pressing Matter: What is the Right Pressure in Lymphatic Massage?
Misconceptions about the appropriate direction and pressure for lymphatic massage in lymphoedema abound, and a search of the world wide web
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Interpreting Lymphatic Research to Inform Clinical Practice
Diane Lacey
Oct 105 min read
The Unique Innervation of Facial Skin: Why MLD Facials are So Good.
The unique structure and innervation of the facial skin contributes to specialised functions such as facial expressions and sensory percepti
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Jan Douglass
Jul 126 min read
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 165 min read
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, 20238 min read
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
Sep 12, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20234 min read
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
Jan 8, 20235 min read
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, 20225 min read
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
Jun 25, 20223 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20227 min read
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, 20223 min read
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
Jan 1, 20225 min read
Viewing fad diets through a lymphatic lens, & why I dislike 'Keto'
... not surprising when you consider the strong links between lymphatic disease and fat disorders, they are reciprocal risk factors for each
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Jan Douglass
Nov 11, 20213 min read
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, 20215 min read
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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