A Pressing Matter: What is the Right Pressure in Lymphatic Massage?
Misconceptions about the appropriate direction and pressure for lymphatic massage in lymphoedema abound, and a search of the world wide web
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#TalkingLymph
Interpreting Lymphatic Research to Inform Clinical Practice
Diane Lacey
Oct 105 min read
The Unique Innervation of Facial Skin: Why MLD Facials are So Good.
The unique structure and innervation of the facial skin contributes to specialised functions such as facial expressions and sensory percepti
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Jan Douglass
Aug 95 min read
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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Jan Douglass
Jul 126 min read
The complex interactions that control lymph flow, and how Dr Vodder's MLD exploits them
Lymphatic muscle cells are unique in the body, functioning like both smooth muscle and cardiac cells simultaneously.
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Jan Douglass
May 17, 20233 min read
Revival of the World's Best Kept Beauty Secret
From top models before a photo shoot, to body builders preparing for a competition, lymphatic therapies are enjoying a resurgence in...
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Kim Bolto
Mar 10, 20233 min read
Frozen shoulder - pain free in two treatments with Applied MLD.
Adhesive capsulitis, also known as frozen shoulder, is a condition characterized by pain and restricted range of motion at the shoulder...
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Jan Douglass
Jan 8, 20235 min read
Critical appraisal skills - the missing link for Therapists
The demand for level 1 studies is largely driven by academic needs, rather than tangible, clinically relevant outcomes.
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Jan Douglass
Nov 10, 20225 min read
Why MLD should be started as early as possible.
There's nothing quite so satisfying as reading a well written paper which summarises everything interesting that we know about the lymph...
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Jan Douglass
Jun 8, 20222 min read
Stretching helps resolve acute inflammation and reduce pain.
Research on the effect of gently stretching rats during acute tissue healing offers some interesting insights for us humans. Gentle...
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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
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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
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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),
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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?
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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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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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