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Is manual lymph (or lymphatic) drainage the same as lymphatic massage?

April 26, 2017drainage lymph lymphatic manual massage

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Is manual lymph (or lymphatic) drainage the same as lymphatic massage?

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No, they are two different treatments. Manual lymph drainage is commonly termed a skin technique rather than massage. It is a very light technique and this, as ‘skin technique’ infers, is because an MLD practitioner is working to influence vessels situated in the skin layers.