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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Interpreting Lymphatic Research to Inform Clinical Practice
Jan Douglass
Dec 13, 20238 min read
Why Elastic Tape Is a Game Changer for Phase 2 Lymphoedema Management
The populatory of elastic taping among athletes and health professionals is visible across our sporting screens, and the use of elastic tape
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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
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
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
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 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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