Archive for October, 2008

What is Manual Lymph Drainage in Massage Therapy?

Posted in Lymph Drainage on 10/15/2008 11:50 pm by AMMA

By Micaela Romualdez

Manual lymph drainage (MLD) refers to a very gentle kind of massage therapy used to get rid of excess fluid from the body and improve the overall role of the lymphatic system. This particular method of massage therapy is used to treat lymphedema, which is the blocking of lymph nodes in the upper and lower extremities.

MLD dates back to the early 1930’s when it was first used on patients as a useful way to detoxify the body. Nowadays, MLD is still used to improve the internal mechanism of the lymphatic system. This kind of massage is applied gently in a direction parallel to normal lymph flow in order to unclog any blocked lymph vessels and permit lymph flow to carry waste from the body freely. Read the rest of this entry »

 

Healthier Solutions by Marie

Posted in Uncategorized on 10/02/2008 08:21 pm by AMMA

If you haven’t checked out Marie Browning’s website, healthiersolutionsbymarie.com yet, please do. It’s local and full of useful information about how to live a more healthy lifestyle here in the Tri-Cities.

This month’s newsletter has just been published. Included among it’s many features is an article that we wrote. Check it out at http://www.healthiersolutionsbymarie.com/october08.pdf