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
Jan Douglass
Aug 95 min read
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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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
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 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
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
Dec 2, 20213 min read
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
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
May 23, 20212 min read
MLD for post-COVID symptoms and the ?forgotten? intercostal pathways
Last November I posted on the role of MLD in the treatment of potential post-COVID symptoms, you can read my preliminary thoughts on the...
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Jan Douglass
Feb 5, 20213 min read
Update on my Mum's new knee
My Mum's knee surgery went really well, after 3-weeks of MLD and exercise she has recovered almost full flexion and extension.
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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
Nov 27, 20203 min read
MLD & CRPS
CRPS-I? CRPS-II? RSD? Sudeck's Dystrophy? No idea what I'm talking about? These are all current and previous names for a condition now...
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Jan Douglass
Nov 8, 20202 min read
COVID-recovery and the role of MLD
A recent article by Ruth Werner in the Massage & Myotherapy Journal, sets out a thorough review of potential long term COVID-related...
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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 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
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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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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Aug 14, 20185 min read
Is it really fibrosis? Or is it thixotropic tissue change?
I had an email recently from a therapist who described her client as having deep #pitting_oedema and heavy #fibrosis. Technically this is...
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