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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#TalkingLymph
Interpreting Lymphatic Research to Inform Clinical Practice
Jan Douglass
Jul 21, 20214 min read
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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Jan Douglass
Jun 21, 20215 min read
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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Jan Douglass
Mar 6, 20216 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20205 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20205 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20196 min read
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, 20196 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20196 min read
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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