What is MLD?

Manual Lymphatic Drainage. In a nutshell, this is a specialised type of massage to help promote natural drainage of the lymph glands, improving lymphatic circulation and helping to prevent fluid retention, like that of lymphoedema. It also helps improve blood flow into the deep veins.

MLD should only be practised by a qualified therapist, which can be found by a geographical search on the MLD UK website.

There are self-help techniques that you can do yourself, but make sure you are shown correctly by your therapist, ask them about Simple Lymphatic Drainage (SLD) at your next appointment.