Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) helping sufferers of many physical conditions

Is an Austrian technique, created by Dr Vodder in the 1930′s, to manually ‘unblock’ the lymph system. The effect of MLD is made to last longer when applied with the Connective Tissue Manipulation technique expressed above. Lymph is a see through almost clear liquid which transports several components from the fluid around the cells back to the blood vessels. It is necessary for the extraction of bacteria, vitamins, hormones and waste products and also carries out vital functions in defence and protection from illness.

The lymph structure is a piece of the auto-immune system. Manual Lymph Drainage is a very relaxed massage that uses stationary circles over the lymph nodes and superficial lymph vessels to improve the movement of lymph. If the technique is too hard the tiny lymph vessels in the skin are squashed and lymph is unable to flow. Manipulation of the lymph system helps more fluid to drain from the tissues surface into the blood vessels in the base of the neck. Tension often builds up in the upper half of the body due to tension or neck and upper limb damage.

This causes the connective tissue to constrict and restrict the cycle of lymph into the blood vessels. There is an increase of liquid and strain within the tissues, which causes pain and other symptoms. By stimulating the lymph flow with MLD and reducing the connective tissue tension with Connective Tissue Manipulation the backlog of liquid in the vessels is reduced. This lessens the strain and therefore eases the pain. MLD is normally used prior to Connective Tissue Manipulation for the treatment of upper limb and neck conditions. This helps the drainage before Connective Tissue Manipulation increases the blood current. An individual with frequent headaches would be treated with Manual Lymph Drainage to reduce the pain and Connective Tissue Manipulation to minimise the regularity of recurrence.

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