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Manual lymphatic drainage was pioneered by Danish Dr. Emil Vodder and Estrid Vodder in the 1930s for the treatment of chronic sinusitis and other immune disorders. While working on the French Riviera treating patients with chronic colds, the Vodders noticed these patients had swollen lymph nodes. In the 1930s, it was considered taboo to tamper with the lymphatic system due to the medical profession's poor understanding of this system. The Vodders were not deterred by this and, in 1932, began to study the lymph system, developing careful hand movements to cause lymph movement. In 1936, after four years of research, they introduced this technique in Paris, France. The lymphatic system is a network of slow moving vessels in the body that is responsible for the removal of cellular waste and toxic microbes from the body. The Lymphatic drainage massage is believed to help in detoxification of the body and in stimulating the body's immune system. Massage technique used to gently work and stimulate the lymphatic system, to assist in reduction of localized swelling. Manual Lymphatic Drainage is a highly specialized form of massage, which uses light, rhythmical, very precise hand movements, pressures and sequences and requires the therapist to develop a great degree of skill, having an intimate knowledge of the workings of the anatomy of the lymphatic system. The massage works at a skin level to influence the direction and speed of lymphatic flow, re-directing if necessary.
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Full body massage 60 min .......£47
Full body massage 90 min .......£67
It works best in earlier stages. Cellulite appears when the fat deposits in certain parts of the body, usually hips, thighs, and buttocks, compress the lymph vessels, turning difficult the lymph flow. If the intervention is not rapid, the tissue fills with liquids and toxins and the fat deposits tend to turn harder, producing the "orange skin". When the cellulite is on its incipient stages, it is easy to activate the flow of the accumulated wastes and solve definitively the issue. Normally, just three months are enough to get satisfactory results. Swollen, heavy and edematose feet. The lymph drainage helps lymph to complete its route and it is the choice treatment. In 3-4 weeks, the problem is improved. If it's chronic, the doctor will point the ideal frequency of the massage.
Pregnancy and PMS syndrome.
The drainage is very effective in both cases, but as a preventive method. The drainage can be started beginning with the third pregnancy month and made till the delivery.
Scars.
Acne and couperosis.
In acne, the skin is inflamed. The depurative and draining effect of this technique decreases gradually the inflammation and the edemas, favoring a more rapid cure. Surgery. Lymph drainage is effective for getting rid of edemas and hematomas and boosting tissue regeneration following a surgery. But it is good not only after the operation; if made a month before the operation, it favors the elimination of the liquids and toxins from the body, spurring cells' ability to regenerate and repair tissues.
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