In 2013 she became certified
in Lymph Drainage Therapy through Chikly Health Institute.
Eileen Laird, LMBT, LTC has been a massage therapist for 10 years and has a private practice specializing
in Lymph Drainage Therapy.
Not exact matches
If your child suffers from chronic sinusitis, it may be because he has an underlying medical condition such as undiagnosed, and therefore untreated, allergies; some sort of anatomical problem
in the nose that prevents
drainage, such as a deviated septum; or chronically infected adenoids (the
lymph tissue that sits behind the nose), which can leak bacteria into the sinuses.
Lymph nodes
in the head and neck region become swollen and develop abscesses, resulting
in nasal discharge and
drainage from the throat.
It also builds the immune system, while promoting
lymph flow, the latter being extremely important for
drainage of toxins from the breast and the
lymph nodes
in the axilla (arm pit).
When you contract and stretch muscles, move organs around, and come
in and out of yoga postures, you increase the
drainage of
lymph (a viscous fluid rich
in immune cells).
Manual Lymphatic
Drainage (MLD) is an advanced therapy
in which the practitioner uses a range of specialized and rhythmic gentle pumping techniques to move the skin
in the direction of the
lymph flow.
The most famous application for
lymph drainage is its effectiveness
in treating edema and lymphedema.
Developed
in France
in 1932 by Emil and Estrid Vodder MLD has grown to be the most well known manual technique to assist
lymph flow and aid
in drainage of tissues.
Dr. Vodder School - International provides the highest quality education
in the original Dr. Vodder method of Manual
Lymph Drainage and Combined Decongestive Therapy and to ensure the continuing competence of practitioners trained by the Dr. Vodder School.
When I was looking for a
lymph drainage therapist for my problem with cystic acne, I discovered that I live nearby one of the foremost
lymph drainage specialty centers
in the world, the Upledger Institute.
You could also see a
lymph drainage specialist (a type of light touch massage) or even cupping therapy used
in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
The anti-inflammatory effects can help to treat lymphedema, a condition that prevents normal
drainage of fluid
in lymph nodes causing swelling to the extremities.
Of course, it was my honor to be talking
in London, May 10 - 11, at the «20th anniversary MLD Conference» for all seasoned Manual
Lymph Drainage therapists, physiotherapists and physicians.
I'm combining these two powerful methods, Yoga and
lymph drainage,
in a unique, inexpensive and miraculous technique that can be done at home by anybody — Lymphatic Yoga.
There are specific
lymph drainage techniques that are applied
in an aromatherapy treatment and these techniques differ from lymphatic
drainage therapists.
To repair damage to the glymphatic system, Dr. Schaffner often recommends a regime of liposomal melatonin, along with soft lymphatic
drainage massage —
in which tissues of the neck are manipulated to help drain
lymph.
This applies particularly to underwire bras, which can significantly interfere with lymphatic flow and
drainage from
lymph nodes located
in the armpit and upper chest.
Lymphatic
Drainage Massage — Naturally increases the circulation of the lymphatic system & helps to improve the immune system by ridding the body of waste accumulated
in sluggish
lymph fluid which sit dormant
in the body.
Manual lymphatic
drainage is a type of gentle massage which is intended to encourage the natural
drainage of the
lymph which carries waste products away from the tissues back toward the heart thus reducing swelling or edema
in the tissues.
Body brushing is known to help target cellulite as well, which is caused by lack of blood flow and
lymph drainage leading to fluid retention and toxin build - up
in fat cells.
Lymph node mapping, a technique to visualize the lymphatic
drainage of tumors by which tumor cells might spread, is increasingly used to improve cancer staging and treatment protocols
in the treatment of cancer
in humans.