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...
top of page
#TalkingLymph
Interpreting Lymphatic Research to Inform Clinical Practice
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...
7880
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
7620
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
3540
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 ...
1770
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...
1,0781
Jan Douglass
Sep 12, 20214 min read
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...
1,8153
Jan Douglass
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...
2750
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...
2086
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...
2750
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...
3761
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
4620
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.
2731
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...
6170
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...
4480
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...
5960
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
5700
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
3340
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.
2590
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),
1,0680
Jan Douglass
Apr 11, 20205 min read
Basic Pre-Quiz, how did you do?
The Basic Pre-Quiz is being updated. Here are the results on the 500 responses received
5770
Jan Douglass
Mar 3, 20202 min read
March is the month for raising #LymphoedemaAwareness
What will you do to raise #LymphoedemaAwareness this March?
1270
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?
3,7050
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.
6110
bottom of page