Manual Lymph Drainage
Dr. Vodder’s Manual Lymph Drainage® (MLD) is a gentle, non-invasive, but powerfully effective manual technique. Skillfully applied MLD techniques boost the efficiency of the entire lymphatic system by accelerating the transportation and /or removal of large protein molecules, fat, metabolic wastes, excess water, toxins, bacteria, inflammatory materials and foreign substances from body tissues; thereby facilitating the healing of injuries, reduces pain, chronic conditions, inflammation, edemas, and promotes optimal immune functioning.
According to research, MLD lowers the activity of the sympathetic nervous system, has profound positive effects on many of the body’s systems, and is also calming and relaxing, giving patients a deep sense of well-being after treatment.
In MLD the skin is stretched and torqued with the specific pressure, direction and speed to encourage and to stimulate absorption of lymph by healthy lymph vessels and to direct excess fluid away from the affected site towards functional networks of lymphatic vessels and nodes. MLD is effective as a stand-alone treatment and in combination with other therapies. MLD has grown to be the world’s most well-known manual technique to assist lymphatic drainage.