Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)

Developed in Europe in the 1930's by Dr. Emil and Estrid Vodder, Manual Lymph Drainage, is a safe effective, yet gentle approach to cleansing the body's tissues and also has a detoxifying effect. It can benefit a healthy person as well and be applied to more that 60 different conditions. Scientific studies, as well as vast clinical experience, have supported the effectiveness of MLD. The therapeutic benefits of MLD, evidenced by more than 30 years of research, are well documented. MLD is widely prescribed by physicians in Europe, Canada and the United States.

Benefits of Manual Lymph Drainage:

  1. MLD removes metabolic wastes, excess water, toxins, bacteria, large protein molecules and foreign substances from the tissues.

  2. MLD, through its gentle rhythmical precise hand movement, alleviates pain by greatly reducing the pain signals sent to the brain.

  3. MLD relaxes the sympathetic nervous system, thus helping relieve stress.

  4. MLD supports and enhances the action of the immune system.

  5. MLD helps the body to heal more quickly from injuries, surgicl trauma, chronic conditions, and edema.

  6. MLD helps minimize scar formation.

Sarasvati learned MLD in Miami from Dr. Annie Childs, a German nurse, then in her 80's, who had studied with Dr. Vodder in Denmark.