Lymphatic Drainage Therapy is Powerful Therapy

Lymphatic drainage therapy incorporates lymphatic drainage massage into an advanced systemic wellness approach. Lymphatic drainage therapy recognizes that swelling often represents weeks, months, and even years of toxic accumulation in the tissues. Understanding and assessing the physical and emotional history of this load is critical to developing lasting relief.

In my holistic occupational therapy practice, assessing a client’s lymphatic health is the first step. Then a series of treatments that include lymphatic drainage massage and other techniques is typically needed to reduce superficial inflammation. Once the superficial swelling has been resolved, the following sessions can now access deeper levels for clearing and cleansing.

Afterward, a period of structured treatment for restoration and support allows the body to repair itself with increased nourishment from improved blood and lymph circulation. Development of customized self-nurturance strategies is the final critical piece for maintaining the newly cultivated wellbeing resulting from lymphatic drainage therapy.

Receiving lymphatic drainage massage is generally an important part of lymphatic drainage therapy, but lymphatic drainage therapy offers so much more!

Lymphatic drainage massage can reduce swelling, inflammation, and anxiety while cleansing and revitalizing nearly every organ and system in the body. It is powerfully healing work. Addressing the following symptoms of lymphatic system overwhelm, lymphatic drainage massage aids in recovery from:

The benefits of lymphatic drainage therapy:

• Comprehensive Holistic Assessment: Lymphatic drainage therapy begins with a thorough assessment of your overall well-being, taking into account physical, emotional, and lifestyle factors. This holistic approach allows for a tailored and effective treatment plan.
• Progressive Tissue Inflammation Reduction: This method includes everything a standard lymphatic drainage massage offers with the addition of a comprehensive approach to systematically target tissue inflammation from the superficial to the deep layers. This ensures a more profound and long-lasting reduction in inflammation.
• Addressing Physical and Emotional Origins: Lymphatic drainage therapy recognizes that inflammation can have both physical and emotional origins. By addressing physical issues and emotional stressors simultaneously, it provides a more comprehensive and lasting solution.
• Specialized Tools and Techniques: Employing specialized tools and techniques that go beyond lymphatic drainage massage further enhances lymphatic circulation and removes blockages. These include conscious breathing techniques, cold laser, cupping, myofascial release, Feldenkrais-based micromovements, mind-shift practices and more.
• Systemic Change and Education: Beyond immediate relief, this holistic therapy empowers individuals to make systemic changes in their lives. It includes guidance on aligning food, exercise, and skin care choices with an anti-inflammatory focus, helping clients make long-term lifestyle improvements.
• Emotional Environment Alignment: Lymphatic drainage therapy also recognizes the importance of emotional well-being and provides strategies for fostering stress and emotional resilience.
• Sustainable Wellness: Lymphatic drainage therapy doesn’t just offer temporary relief; it aims for sustainable wellness. By addressing the root cause of inflammation and promoting systemic change, it helps clients maintain improved health and well-being in the long run.

Effective lymphatic drainage therapy involves:

• A series of treatments to reduce superficial inflammation: Toxic buildup is released and flushed from the body through regular lymphatic drainage massages, conscious breathing techniques, bodywork, emotional release, and mindful inquiry. 
• A period of deeper cleansing: Lymphatic drainage massage and the other treatment techniques typically reach deeper during this period. The surface clutter and debris are gone, and the techniques reach a profound level. This is when the deep cleansing typically begins. 
• A time of restoration and support: As the superficial and deep inflammation reduces, a sensitive healing period ensues. The tissue is finally getting the regular blood flow and nourishment it needs. Support is critical to maintain this healing milieu as lymphatic vessels repair, reroute, and regrow. Digestion likely improves. Sleep often becomes replenishing. Mindset shifts are bringing more joy in.
• Development of customized self-nurturance strategies: Sustainable anti-inflammatory habits are crucial for for ongoing well-being. These become a critical scaffold for the profound wellness-shift that can accompany systemic changes in body-mind-spirit health. By cultivating these habits, the benefits gained become yours for life.

Effective lymphatic drainage therapy offers consistent and individualized support. It includes being lovingly held accountable for promoting your own wellbeing. It offers the tools to assess your lymphatic health, promote lymphatic and immune vitality, and maintain the gains from powerful lymphatic drainage massage, bodywork, and self-nurturing techniques.  Lymphatic drainage therapy recognizes the universal  truth and fundamental principle of healing: We can’t always control our health, but we can always support our wellbeing. And support doesn’t happen alone. 

Get support and embark on the holistic journey of lymphatic drainage therapy! Book a session with Vanessa today.

Disclaimer – This blog is for general information purposes only. Furthermore, the information contained in this blog is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult your licensed healthcare professional for advice on your specific condition.