Promotes healing of fractures, strains, torn ligaments, bruising and swelling
MLD is an excellent therapy for improving recovery time from accidents and injuries, as well as helping lessen the pain associated with bruising and swelling. After injury, the body starts to protect and repair the damaged areas of tissue by releasing histamines and other substances. It also works very hard to transport cell debris and toxins away from the injury site via the lymphatic system. MLD can stimulate the lymphatic pre-collectors to be able to process more fluid and can increase speed of lymph flow from 8-12 beats a minute to up to 35 beats a minute. This means that the recovery time from injury is significantly faster. MLD also allows vital nutrients to get to the damaged cells in order to help them repair. The transport of these substances is hindered when there is a lot of swelling, as the interstitial fluid inhibits this exchange. With the toxins and histamines encouraged to move away from the injury site, the pain associated with the swelling decreases.