Manual Lymphatic Drainage massage

WHAT IS MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE (MLD) AND HOW CAN IT HELP ME?

Manual lymphatic drainage is a gentle massage therapy designed to help reduce tissue congestion and swelling. It is especially useful for lymphoedema and can form part of the care package on the NHS. 

For clients not suffering from lymphoedema, it can be a suportive therapy for generalised swelling caused by poor lymph drainage.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Unlike traditional massage therapies, which can stimulate blood flow and therefore cause more lymph to be produced, manual lymphpatic drainage provides gentle stimulation to the lymph vessels under the skin encouraging them to work harder. The aim is that this stimulation helps the lymph to find new pathways to drain away from the swollen area.

WHY THE 3 APPOINTMENT PACKAGE AND WHAT'S IN IT?

When starting with MLD it is important to build up the length of the sessions and not start with a long appointment straight away. Our package starts with two 30 minute appointments and then a 60 minute session. Once you are happy with a 60 minute session and should you want to, you can then book further 60minute appointments thereafter.

If you're not sure you want to sign-up for the package, please book a 30min taster session. At the end of that session you can upgrade should you want to.