Beyond its reputation aesthetic lymphatic drainage is a medical procedure performed by physiotherapists. What is it? In which cases is it practiced? How does a meeting? The responses of Jean-Claude Ferrandez, physiotherapist, President of the French Association of physiotherapists for Research and Treatment of Attacks Lympho-venous (AKTL).
Manual lymphatic drainage is a therapeutic technique in its own right, with recognized efficacy, particularly for the treatment of lymphedema (swelling of a limb after surgery).
What is Lymphatic Drainage
“The lymphatic drainage manual is a special massage technique that addresses among others the lymphatic system and is indeed inseparable from the technique of drainage of the venous system, “said Jean-Claude Ferrandez. The purpose of the lymphatic drainage is to promote the resorption of edema . It forms when the lymph production is too high or when the drainage capacity of lymphatic and venous systems are inadequate.
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