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Interpreting Lymphatic Research to Inform Clinical Practice

How do new discoveries in lymphology influence our clinical practice?

Aug 19, 20213 min read

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...

Lymphatic endothelial cells, so much more to know!

Jan Douglass

Jul 21, 20214 min read

Research

Lymphatic endothelial cells, so much more to know!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.(1)

I love finding out new things about the lymph system, such a fascinating area of new discovery! This is partly because even basic...

Lymphatic therapy for exercise and injury recovery among athletes

Jan Douglass

Jun 21, 20215 min read

Research

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...

MLD for post-COVID symptoms and the ?forgotten? intercostal pathways

Jan Douglass

May 23, 20212 min read

Lymphology

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...

Jan Douglass

Mar 6, 20216 min read

Treatment options

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

Jan Douglass

Feb 5, 20213 min read

Case reports

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.

Jan Douglass

Jan 9, 20213 min read

Research

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...

Jan Douglass

Nov 27, 20203 min read

Pain

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...

Jan Douglass

Nov 8, 20202 min read

Vodder MLD

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...

Inflammation and fibrosis in lymphoedema. What's really going on and does MLD help?

Jan Douglass

Oct 4, 20205 min read

Chronic oedema

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

How does Dr Vodder's MLD affect small blood vessels?

Jan Douglass

Aug 13, 20202 min read

Vodder MLD

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.

The Lymphatic System does not 'Detoxify' your Body

Jan Douglass

Jul 15, 20204 min read

Vodder MLD

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),

Lymph flow, valves and why lymph loading is so important

Jan Douglass

Jan 19, 20205 min read

Research

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.

Another ICG update, do we need to change anything?

Jan Douglass

Nov 16, 20194 min read

Chronic oedema

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

New delivery format for Dr Vodder courses in 2020

Jan Douglass

Sep 14, 20192 min read

Vodder MLD

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.

How can Vodder's MLD resolve trigger points without pain?

Aug 20, 20196 min read

Research

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 ...

Apr 3, 20196 min read

Research

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...

Jan 25, 20192 min read

Vodder MLD

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...

Sep 1, 20182 min read

Research

Using ICG to image the effects of MLD

I frequently receive emails from therapists questioning protocols they were taught in view of treatments being promoted that use...

Does MLD improve volume reduction in lymphoedema management?
And does the technique really matter?

Jun 3, 20186 min read

Chronic oedema

Does MLD improve volume reduction in lymphoedema management? And does the technique really matter?

Therapists looking to the published literature to assist in making a clinical decision about whether to spend time performing MLD for...

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#TalkingLymph Interpreting Lymphatic Research to Inform Clinical Practice

#TalkingLymph
Interpreting Lymphatic Research to Inform Clinical Practice