MLD is suited for prevention or decrease of fluid retention, bloating, other causes of edema, whiplash, burns, migraines, tinnitus, stroke, supination trauma for the ankle, knee arthroplasty, cruciate ligament repair, adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) and hip pathologies.
Therapy is applied to your unaffected areas first, making it possible for the fluid to move out of the affected area, or “decongest” the region. Deep breathing techniques are also used during the session to help open the deep lymphatic pathways. It’s not only relaxing, but it helps increase movement of fluid toward the heart.
Note: We don’t offer MLD for Lymphedema, please search for a Certified Lymphatic Practitioner.
Contraindications:
Acute cellulitis/erysipelas, severe cardiac insufficiency, hepatic cirrhosis with abdominal fluid (ascites), unstable hypertension, renal failure, radiation dermatitis, venous thrombosis, superior vena cava obstruction and directly over cancerous tissue.