2. NATIONALLY CERTIFIED THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE AND BODYWORK
3. DIVERSELY TRAINED IN MASSAGE THERAPY AND BODYWORK
4. LISTENS TO YOUR DESIRES AND YOUR BODY”S NEEDS.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF LYMPHEDEMA MASSAGE?
MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE MASSAGE IS A WONDERFUL MASSAGE AIMED AT REDUCING TOXINS IN THE BODY. IN ADDITION TO :
SWELLING
FIBROMYALGIA
SPRAINS/STRAINS
POST SURGERY
CHRONIC FATIGUE
COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM/SICK
LOW ENERGY
FLUID RETENTION
TEMPORARY RELIEF OF CELLULITE
SINUS CONGESTION
STIMULATES IMMUNE SYSTEM
REMOVES TOXINS
LYMPHEDEMA
WHAT IS LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE THERAPY?
LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE THERAPY IS A SPECIAL TYPE OF MASSAGE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO STIMULATE YOUR LYMPHATIC SYSTEM. THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM WAS ORIGINALLY RESEARCH AND REALIZED THAT STIMULATING THIS BODY SYSTEM, GETS THE LYMPHATIC CAPILLARIES THAT ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE BODY PUMPING THE LYMPH FLUID, WHICH THE IMMUNE SYSTEM WORKS THROUGH. THE CAPILLARIES PUMP THE FLUID THROUGH THE BODY AND INTO THE LYMPH NODES, WHICH FILTER THE TOXIN OUT. THE FLUID IS THEN TRANSPORTED INTO THE DEEPER TRUNKS BEFORE FLOWING INTO OTHER BODY SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE URINARY SYSTEM. EMIL VODDER, A MASSAGE THERAPIST, AND HIS WIFE ESTRELL, WORKED AT MEDICAL DOCTOR’S OFFICE AND FOUND THAT WHEN THEY MANIPULATED THE NECK (GLANDS) PATIENTS WOULD GET OVER COLDS AND SORE THROATS QUICKER. THE RESEARCH BEGAN THERE. THE HEALING BEGAN THERE.
I HAD LYMPH NODES REMOVED , BUT I DON’T HAVE LYMPHEDEMA, DO I NEED A LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE MASSAGE ?
TECHNICALLY, THE DEFINITION OF LYPHEDEMA IS A MECHANICAL DEFICIENCY. THIS MEANS, IF YOU HAVE NODES REMOVED, YOU HAVE A DEFICIENCY, THEREFORE YOU HAVE LYMPHEDEMA. HOWEVER, MANY PEOPLE ARE ONLY BE AT A LEVEL ONE OR EVEN A ZERO. DO YOU NEED TO HAVE LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE MASSAGE? THE BEST SCENARIO WOULD BE YES. HOWEVER, IF YOUR BODY HAS NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS, IT IS BEST TO AT LEAST HAVE A FEW TO TRAIN YOUR LYMPH SYSTEM TO GO TOWARDS OTHER NODES THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE THE LOAD. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY ACCUMULATION OF LYMPH, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HAVE A REGULAR SWEDISH MASSAGE, HOWEVER, DEEP TISSUE IS NEVER GOOD. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CHOOSE A THERAPIST THAT IS TRAINED IN LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE MASSAGE, SO THEY WILL KNOW HOW TO MASSAGE YOU, WHAT TO AVOID AND KNOW THE SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS TO LOOK FOR.