I investigated Lymphatic Drainage—is this legit??

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  @TheScienceofSelfCare · 6 months ago · pinned

  Have you tried any lymphatic drainage practices? Are you a fan or skeptic? <br>Please share with us! 👇

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  @MindBodyCoachTheresa · 6 months ago

  I&apos;m a manual therapist who includes lymphatic drainage in my practice and I remember the first whole session I did lymphatic drainage with someone. He was a 68 year old man who had stepped out of his pickup truck right down into a hole, and not expecting it, landed with his knee hyperextended, which the doctor said may have caused a tear in the bursa behind his knee and that likely he would need surgery. When I saw him the affected leg was 3 times the size of the normal leg and he was in extreme pain, limping with a cane. I didn&apos;t really know if LD would work for such an extreme, acute, injury-caused lymph issue, but I tried working his whole body, really just intuitively &quot;tuning into the fluid&quot; being mindful of lymph fluid dynamics and anatomy. To my surprise his wife called me a couple of days later saying that the swelling and pain were gone. That blew me away and convinced me that this therapy really does work and for many conditions!<br><br>For my own self lymph care I sit on a vibration plate before bed and then do some self drainage for head and neck and in the mornings 10-20 min rebounding with gentle face brushing. I definitely can feel the difference and I sleep a lot better!

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• AL

  @alexg13011 · 6 months ago

  Can you pls do a deep dive on fascia next

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  @MaryannDavis-x8u · 6 months ago

  I’m a Certified Lymphatic Therapist (Vodder School)and one of my colleagues shared your video. &nbsp;Love it!!! Thank for you your effort to inform the public, as a consumer, about the differences between MLD and “contour massage”. One of my favorite things about providing MLD is educating my clients. &nbsp;Best advice ever is “Just keep moving!”. Thanks again.

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• QU

  @QuadraQuack · 6 months ago

  &quot;If you haven&apos;t pooped in a week, you can&apos;t really smile.&quot; LOL 🤣

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  @roundtwo3321 · 5 months ago

  I went to a health spa in England with a friend. &nbsp;After the plane ride and jet lag, we were worn out. &nbsp;My friend had the lymphatic massage and felt immediately better. &nbsp;I didn&apos;t have the lymphatic massage and still felt jet lagged. &nbsp;I thought that I could sleep it off, but it didn&apos;t work. &nbsp;So, I had the lymphatic massage and felt immediately better.

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• AL

  @allycat753 · 6 months ago

  I don&apos;t know what my issue is actually (I&apos;ve just basically called it &quot;bad circulation&quot; for a long time) but lymphatic drainage massage makes me feel like I have the flu for like 2 days and I drop like 4lb of water weight very fast. It is definitely a very real mechanism for some of us.

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• LE

  @leighnash6140 · 6 months ago

  Congratulations on the birth of your child!

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• AB

  @abraxadabra4224 · 5 months ago

  This lady is so good at explaining things. You can tell she knows what she&apos;s talking about ❤

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• JO

  @jordantheokay3168 · 6 months ago

  After my father had a stroke in 2013 I had to learn how to learn how to do lymphatic massage. I could literally see it getting pushed around. I don&apos;t know what it was but it was fluid and it certainly drained.

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• BI

  @bijouxaddict · 5 months ago

  I just use a whole body vibration plate daily for 9 minutes past decade and it has been a game changer

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• DE

  @debmom10 · 6 months ago (edited)

  Not just lymphedema but also LIPEDEMA found in millions of women (mostly legs). And congrats on that sweetheart! ❤👶

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