The benefits of MLD include –
- Helps reduce swelling
- Helps speed up general healing and wound healing
- Bruising disappears more quickly using MLD
- MLD is a deeply relaxing treatment
- MLD can help improve joint stiffness, by removing excess fluid
- By having MLD treatments, the efficiency of one’s immune system is increased
- Pain often decreases after MLD treatments
- MLD can be used as part of a stress-relief programme
- Discomfort after having an operation can be greatly relieved by MLD treatments
- MLD can aid in the recovery for patients that have been ill or bedridden for a long time, as it acts as a passive form of stimulating the movement of lymph in the body
- Regular MLD treatments will help keep your lymphatic system working optimally
- MLD has a positive effect on the nervous system, helping calm down the “fight or flight” response to stressful situations
- Waste products carried by the blood circulation are excreted more efficiently after MLD treatments