Posted in Lymph Drainage on 03/06/2010 07:52 am by AMMA
Eunice Mooney, a certified lymphatic therapist, demonstrates a massage technique for lymphedema on client Donna Braham. Herald photo by Angela Hill.
An article written by Angela Hill for the Prince Albert Daily Herald tells us that today is Lymphedema Awareness Day in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Let’s promote awareness here as well! Why not?
See the article at http://www.paherald.sk.ca/News/Local/2010-02-25/article-824113/Lymphedema-recognized/1.
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Posted in Lymph Drainage on 02/22/2010 06:14 am by AMMA
An article published by Reuters verifies what we lymph drainage specialists have suspected all along, stating:
After a year, women who did a twice weekly workout while wearing a compression garment had less arm pain and swelling, a condition known as lymphedema.
“Weight lifting reduced the number and severity of arm and hand symptoms, increased muscular strength and reduced the incidence of lymphedema,” a team at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Read more at http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE57B5RE20090812.
Posted in Lymph Drainage on 02/18/2010 07:09 am by AMMA
She did it! US skier Lindsey Vonn won the GOLD medal in Women’s Alpine Downhill Skiing at the Olympics. Hard work, determination & plenty of lymph drainage massage has paid off. Way to go, Lindsey!
See the video at http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/assetid=04fb8dfd-11ac-413d-88ad-efb130f93ebd.html
Posted in Lymph Drainage on 02/16/2010 06:15 am by AMMA
U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn is glad to be back on the snow and credits lymphatic drainage massage with assisting in her recovery. On February 2nd, she experienced “an excruciatingly painful deep tissue bruise on her right shin in a slalom training crash.”
Lymphatic Drainage can be wonderful for all deep bruises and sprains, as it directly affects the lymphatic system to decrease swelling and inflammation.
Sometimes it seems to work too well. It can take away the pain way too fast! (I have to remind people that just because their ankles don’t hurt doesn’t mean that they can go right back out running or dancing or skiing. The body still needs rest to allow time to for the body to fully heal. . . .)
We hope that Lindsey will be able to recover fully and compete in this year’s Olympics without further injury. Good luck, Lindsey!
Read more at USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/vancouver/alpine/2010-02-11-lindsey-vonn-cover_N.htm.
Posted in Lymph Drainage on 02/03/2010 05:42 pm by AMMA
While it may seem a bit far-fetched to speak of ladies’ undergarments being out to kill us, it makes perfect sense that brassieres could at the very least increase our risk of breast cancer. A few days ago, I ran across an interesting article on this very subject whilst updating myself on world news.
Most of the women with whom I work wear bras that are WAY too tight. This constricts lymphatic flow, making it extremely difficult for the body to cleanse the area of toxins (including carcinogenic chemicals). These toxins build up and form lumps, cysts - even cancerous cells and tumors. From a lymphologist’s standpoint, anything that binds too tightly (especially in bands - like bra straps, bra bands, underwear elastics, tight belts, etc.) can be a serious obstruction to proper lymphatic flow.
The research cited goes on to say that locally increased temperature may alter hormone production, thereby increasing the risk of breast cancer. Melatonin production also seems to decrease the more a woman wears a bra. Melatonin has powerful antioxidant qualities and has been shown to decrease the rate of breast cancer growth.
Please take a few minutes to read the linked article. More research needs to be done, but the numbers are nothing short of shocking. Of the 4700+ women involved in the study:
- Women who wore their bras 24 hours per day had a 3 out of 4 chance of developing breast cancer.
- Women who wore bras more than 12 hour per day but not to bed had a 1 out of 7 risk.
- Women who wore their bras less than 12 hours per day had a 1 out of 152 risk.
- Women who wore bras rarely or never had a 1 out of 168 chance of getting breast cancer - The same as men who don’t wear bras!
- The overall difference between 24 hour wearing and not at all was a 125-fold difference.
- 80% of bra-wearers who experienced lumps, cysts and tenderness saw the symptoms vanish within a month of going braless.
Please take this into consideration. If you are going to wear a bra (and most of us women will, nonetheless), it is important to take some precautions. A well-fitting healthy bra should be slightly loose. . . . You should easily be able to slip two fingers under the shoulder straps and under the band at the rib cage. Also, be sure to massage your breasts after removing your bra. This will help stimulate the lymphatics to do their job and take care of you!
Read the BiomedME’s article at http://biomedme.com/general/could-bras-be-the-missing-link-to-breast-cancer_5766.html.
