Lymphatic Massage Therapy
At Lifepath Dental & Wellness, our registered massage therapists (RMTs) provide lymphatic massage therapy to help the natural drainage of your body’s lymph glands. This specialized technique can promote better circulation while reducing inflammation and relieving stress in your body tissues.
Lymphatic massage is a safe and effective technique that is useful in treating many conditions where the lymphatic flow may be compromised, such as:
- Lymphedema
- Swollen limbs caused by
- Diabetes, sports injuries, post-surgical complications
- Mastectomy
- Other surgical procedures
Our massage therapists use small amounts of pressure to stimulate the lymph glands to help them drain.
Stimulating the lymphatic system, helps the therapist drain puffy, swollen tissues. It also supports the body’s immune systems, as well as helps the body heal from surgery. Furthermore, it aids the body’s own natural waste removal or detoxification.
Lymphatic massage therapy can be used as a safe way to drain excess fluid from tissues to produce a detoxifying effect. Some of the benefits of lymphatic therapy include:
- Removing metabolic wastes, excess water, toxins, bacteria, large protein molecules, and foreign substances from the tissues.
- Alleviating pain by greatly reducing pain signals sent to the brain, through gentle, rhythmical, and precise hand movements
- Relaxingthe sympathetic nervous system, thus helping to relieve stress.
- Supporting and enhancing the immune system
- Promoting healing from injuries, surgical trauma, chronic conditions, and edema
- Minimizing scar formation.
Self-Care
After your visit, you can continue exercises and breathing techniques to enhance the effect. Also, correctly fitted compression sleeves or stockings may be required to be worn to continue the healing effect.
At Lifepath Dental & Wellness, we can combine this treatment along with other services such as chiropractic, physiotherapy, acupuncture, and naturopathic, so you can get the maximum benefits and feel your best!