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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

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.

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...

Aug 16, 20233 min read

Stretching, lymph-angiogenesis and MLD

Everything is connected.... Last year I wrote on how gentle stretching promotes healing by influencing immune elements present in the...

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...

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...

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...

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?

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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