The Lymph Drainage Massage is very gentle. It uses stationary circles over the lymph nodes and superficial lymph vessels to improve the flow of lymph and remove toxins. Manual Lymph Drainage aims at “unblocking” or speeding up the normal functioning of the Lymphatic System. Therapeutic Lymph Drainage Massage cleanses the connective tissue of inflammatory materials and toxins, enhances the activity of the immune system, reduces pain, and lowers the activity of the sympathetic nervous system. It facilitates healing of injuries, surgical trauma, chronic conditions, inflammation and edemas.

A Lymph Drainage Massage is the perfect massage technique for maintaining health and improving the beauty of your skin. It reduces edema or local puffiness, stimulates the immune system, enhances natural beauty, nurtures and soothes the body. A very light massage, the surface of the skin is massaged with gentle strokes of a dry brush and in the direction of the lymphatic flow.

Lymph is a clear fluid which transports various substances from the fluid around the cells back to the blood vessels. It is important in the removal of bacteria, vitamins, hormones and waste products and also carries out vital functions in defence and protection from illness.

Lymph Drainage helps relieve aches caused by the build up of blocked lymph in a specific area. For example, stimulation of the lymph system through massage allows more fluid to drain from the tissues back into the blood vessels in the base of the neck. This reduces pressure in this region, and soothes the pain. Similarly, Lymph Drainage benefits those suffering from frequent headaches.

A European massage technique, Lymph Drainage was developed in the 1930s by Dr Emil Vodder, a Danish physiotherapist, and his wife Estrid. Lymph Drainage has been researched over the past 70 years and its physiological benefits are well-known. It is often prescribed by doctors, and practiced in hospitals and clinics.