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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

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

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...

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...

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

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?

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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