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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#TalkingLymph
Interpreting Lymphatic Research to Inform Clinical Practice
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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Jul 2, 20191 min read
Lymphoedema services in regional Australia
I just did a quick search on the National Lymphoedema Practitioner Register #NLPR to see where people affected by lymphoedema have access...
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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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Mar 15, 20193 min read
Every little bit helps
Next time one of your clients tells you they don't have time to do their own self-treatment for lymphoedema - tell them it only takes 10...
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Jan 25, 20192 min read
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...
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Dec 27, 20182 min read
Lymphoedema in Rural Ethiopia
The study I am involved with through #CNTD on enhanced #self_care for people affected by moderate to severe #LymphaticFilariasis and...
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Oct 25, 20183 min read
Lymphoedema in Rural Bangladesh
My main role at the Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases #CNTD - so far - has been to design and implement a study to see if we can...
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Sep 1, 20182 min read
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...
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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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Jun 3, 20186 min read
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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Mar 8, 20183 min read
Brain drainage – what’s all the fuss about?
An area of great excitement in lymphatic research - and I think great confusion - is the ‘new discovery’ of ‘lymph vessels’ in the brain....
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Jan 3, 20183 min read
Shedding light on fluorescent imaging
There is a lot of excitement in the lymphoedema community about the use of indocyanine green (ICG) dye and fluorescent imaging to observe...
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