Indications for Lymph Drainage Therapy
Dentistry, Orthodontics
Tooth pain
Post-extraction pain, edema, inflammation, hematoma, scarring, etc.
Orthodontia
Root canal, orthodontic surgery
Gingivopathy (gum disease)
Periodontitis
Dermatology
Acne vulgarisms
Rosacea
Seborrhea
Chronic and allergic eczema: Avoid the area in the early stage to prevent inflammatory
or allergic reactions
Perioral dermatitis (I.e. from cortisone treatment)
Cholasma
Certain pigmentation spots
Esthetic/Cosmetic Applications
Skin complexion
Erythrosis (telamgiectasia or couperose)
Hematosis
Tissue ptosis
Wrinkles
Alopecia, hair loss
Adiposis, cellulite
General/Metabolic
Stress
Fatigue
Chronic pain
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Autonomic dystonia
Sleeping disorders
Snoring
Detoxification: fasting, dieting, tobacco withdrawals, withdrawal from other substance
dependency
Toxic chemical poisoning
Jet lag
Alcohol hangover
Metabolic effects on cholesterols, uric acid, etc.
Geriatrics
LDT is a good technique to use with elderly people because of its profound efficacy in promoting tissue regeneration and oxygenation and deep cleansing of the body. It also has a stimulating effect on the immune system. It also is effective in relieving stress and general health maintenance effects.
If the contraindications are carefully respected, LDT can be applied to numerous indications with elderly patients because of its gentleness and harmlessness. LDT can be used at home on family members. The patient’s reaction needs to be monitored in the first three or four treatments by treating for shorter sessions and evaluating.
Gynecology
Breast pain or swollen breasts (from menses, birth control pill, pregnancy, etc.)
Aberration of normal development and involution (ANDI), fibrocystic mastopathy
Menstruation: PMS, painful or hemorrhagic menses
Pregnancy:
Stretch marks (belly, breasts). Results are better if started in the early stages
Edematous legs, varicose veins
Breastfeeding, breast soreness, cracks or fissures in the puerperal period, prevention or
treatment of scarring, prevention of infection
Menopause: hot flashes, irritability, etc.
Infertility
Hepato-Gastroenterology
Chronic constipation
Chronic gastritis, gastroenteritis, stress ulcers, chronic colitis
Irritable bowel syndrome
Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease
Diverticulosis, diverticulitis
Chronic appendicitis
Chronic pancreatic insufficiency, chronic pancreatitis
Malabsorption, celiac disease
Hemorrhoids, pruritis ani, proctitis, anal fissure
Chronic hepatitis, chronic cholecystitis, cholangitis
Infectious Diseases
(Also check Dermatology, general, Opthalmology, pneumonology)
Can be used with pediatric or geriatric patients. Initially, short sessions are done to avoid inflammatory reactions or provoke a fever.
Chronic amygdalitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis,laryngitis, rhinitis, otitis, syringitis
Chronic sinusitis frontal is
Chronic sinusitis maxillaris
Allergic nasal catarrh
HIV, AIDS (Part 5, chapter 6)
Neurology
Headache
Migraine
Post-symptoms (headaches, vertigo)
Cerebrovascular accident (stroke), hemiplegia, chronic ischemic syndrome, various
encephalopathies
Concussion (commotio cerebri , commotio spinalis)
Spinal injuries
Cerebral spastic infantile diseases (Cerebral palsy, Little’s disease)
Neuralgia facial, intercostal neuralgia, herpes zostra neuralgia, etc.
Trigeminal neuralgia
Facial paralysis
Parkinson’s disease, choreic disorders: LDT sometimes brings about a diminution of the
trembling
Multiple sclerosis: some studies may indicate that the crisis times become shorter and the
remission periods of MS longer with lymph drainage.
Vertigo
Peripheral nerve disorders/cranial nerve disorders (facial nerve paralysis, trigeminal
neuralgia, Bell’s palsy)
Myopathy, muscular dystrophy or atrophy
Spinal poliomyelitis (May be effective on resultant edemas
Epilepsy
Memory disorder
Opthalmology
Reduced visual acuity
Scotoma
Chronic dacrocystitis (infection of the lacrymal sac), blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelid
margins
Chronic glaucoma
Cataract
Chronic edema of the eyelids
Retinal detachment
Macular degeneration
Retinitis pigmentosa
Orthopedics
Trauma
Hematoma
Sprain
Dislocation , subluxation
Ligament and meniscus pathologies
Fracture
Post-fracture or post-sprain symptoms (pain, discomfort, etc.)
Osteopathic/Chiropractic
Neck pain, whiplash
Lower back pain, lumbago, lumbalgia
Sciatica: There are many different etiologies of sciatica. In numerous cases LDT may help
this condition.
Otorhinolaryngology-ORL (ear-nose-throat
Tinnitus
Vertigo
Hearing loss, otosclerosis
Meniere’s disease
Labyrinthitis
Asailia – hyposalivation
Sjogren’s syndrome (dry eyes and mouth)
Pediatrics
LDT can be applied for all diseases listed. However, be especially careful not to aggravate
fever in a child.
Pneumology, Allergology
Chronic bronchitis, emphysematous bronchitis
Bronchial asthma
Emphysema
Post-pleuretic disorders
Silicosis: pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of silica (quartz) dust
Cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis)
Hay fever
Rheumatology
Lymph drainage can effectively alleviate the edemas of many rheumatologic ailments after
signs of a Ute inflammation have disappeared.
Athrosis (neck, shoulders, hips, knees), polyarthrosis deformans
Rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritics, polyarthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis (ankylopoietic spondylarthritis)
Gout, chondrocaleinosis (pseudogout
Psoriatic arthritics (arthritis associated with psoriasis)
Allergic arthropathy, endocrine arthropathy, diabetic arthropathy, etc.
Lupus erythematosus
Scleroderma: LDT frequently yields good effects on the sclerotic skin of hands and face.
Fibromyalgia syndrome
Osteoporosis
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS), Sudeck’s atrophy (traumatic osteoporosis,
algoneurodystrophy or “shoulder-arm” syndrome), regional pain syndrome
Fibrositis syndrome (bursitis, tendinitis, tenosynovitis, tenoperiostosis, etc.)
Myositis, myofibrositis, polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Tennis elbow (lateral humeral epicondylitis)
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Dupuytren’s contracture
Spasmodic torticollis
Nocturnal paresthetic brachialgia
Sports
Pre-surgery: prepares the tissue for the intervention, drains the tissue, clears the lymph
passages to help prevent post-surgery edema.
Post-surgery
Sports trauma: any edemas and/or hematomas after any bleeding has stopped.
Traumatic edemas: torn muscles, sprained articulations and ligaments, joint dislocations,
edemas after meniscus and ligament lesions, tendinitis, tenosynovitis, fracture (before,
during and after cast), hematomas, “skiers thumb” (avulsion of the metacarpophalangeal
joint), etc. The reduction of the edema allows for earlier, less painful mobilization and
prepares the tissue before applying the plaster.
Sprains, dislocations, etc.
Muscle cramps or pain
Ligamentous and me is also lesions.
Fractures (in or out of cast).
Scars/fibrosis
Surgery
Pre-surgery: prepares the tissue for the intervention, drains the tissue, clears the lymph
passages to help prevent post-surgery edema.
Post-surgery
Reduction or prevention of scars and fibrosis; has analgesic and infection preventing effects
and also is somewhat effective in reducing or preventing the formation of hypertrophic scars
or “keloids”.
For any surgery involving the removal of major lymph nodes (post-mastectomy, post-
prostatectomy, post-hysterectomy, post-ovariectomy, post-nephrectomy, ORL surgery,
tumor removal)
Post-trauma surgery
Prosthetic surgery
Skin transplantation
Limb amputation
For burns and their surgical treatment
Oral surgery, face surgery, face-lifting, ear-lifting
Vein stripping, surgery after phlebitis or thrombosis
Urology
Chronic cystitis, chronic prostatitis
Benign prostate hypertrophy, penile lesions, genital edema
Veterinary–
Lymph Drainage can be applied to many domesticated animals, including dogs,
cats and horses
