FLymphatic Drainage Massage Cairns

Lymphatic Drainage Massage Cairns

The onset of lymphedema is always upsetting.  Often it occurs after you have recovered from an accident or surgery, follow-up treatments have ended, and you have regained some equilibrium and are ready to begin, getting back to normal.  Then, just when you think you have put your experience behind you, the search for answers begins again, only this time with little to go on.  Because there is so little written about lymphedema, you may find yourself feeling all alone, with this condition.

There is help, increasing numbers of trained lymphedema therapists and lymphedema centres now exist.  Many of these centres are staffed by people who have professional training in massage therapy, acupuncture, hypnotherapy and have received specialty training in lymphedema therapy.

When done properly, lymphedema treatment works, and quickly.  Within four weeks, there may be dramatic improvements.  After a few months, it si common to hear a patien say, “The therapy saved my life”.  However, you must keep in mind that the goal of therapy is management, not cure.  Once in treatment, you will learn how to manage your condition, whiat to do if and whn flareups occur, and how to adapt your lifestyle to avoid or minimize those flare-ups.  The trick is to find the right therapist, one with knowledge, experience and compassion.

Deciding who will administer your treatment is a cruicial choice that may have long-term implications.  A therapist must know how much pressure to exert and where.  Choosing a therapist who is both educated and trained in lymphedema therapy must be your number-one goal.

Therapists must:

Be trained and experienced in the kind of complete lymphedema treatment that has proven effective.

Be able to clearly explain what the treatment management will entail in the future.

Be able to clearly explain what results to expect.

Be able to apply compression bandaging and garments.

Be able to source and offer a variety of compression garments.

Be able to treat or steer you in the right direction if any ulcers and infections develop.

Now that you have chosen your therapist I would like to talk about some nutrition that is great for lymphedema:

Increasingly, people are turning to natural and nutritional remedies to maintain health or alleviate various symptoms, including water retention.  The B-Vitamin complex, vitamin B6 and vitamin C are considered by many to be effective natural diuretics.  There are also certain foods and herbs that are known to have a diuretic effect.