Or techniques? I really want to get mine flowing good. Since I don't feel good, I don't know about exercise. Since I had that Lymphoma scare and I have one in my neck (the biopsy was benign of the one in my groin) I want to take care of my lymph system. Any ideas?
Posted by njlymemom (Member # 15088) on :
Hi Nessa - your mailbox is full.
We see a physical therapist who drains our lymphatic system. Very gently too.
The technique is easy to learn, if you were nearby I would show you.
I remember you posting about neuro pain also. We have several in this family with this problem. Our PT was able to help us. She also gave us "positional releases" to ease the pain. My youngest child could not walk b/c of the neuro pain legs, and spirochetes in the fascia along her ribs gave her so much pain we thought it was her heart (she was on a heart monitor and thankfully all was well).
The pt helped with this pain also. Some use massage therapists. We were lucky to find a very knowledgable pt, and ins is covering most of it (will miracles never cease).
Your doctors office may know of someone. Or a local support group.
Best Wishes.....
Posted by djf2005 (Member # 11449) on :
do you just use lymph massage then?
also isnt there a machine called lymph star or something like that? anyone know about them?
derek
Posted by Mtgirl (Member # 13278) on :
Everything I've read talks about trampolines, and bouncing. I tried this and herxed like crazy for 5 days.
Posted by djf2005 (Member # 11449) on :
trampoline didnt do much for me.
i am more interested in the lymph star machine and if anyone has experience with it.
Posted by mojo (Member # 9309) on :
There are only about 200 certified therapists according to the gal that I used to go to. She is too far away now so I don't have these treatments anymore. I feel they were very effective.
She is located in the Toledo, OH area if anyone wants contact info you can PM me. She also probably has access to a list of other therapists in other areas.
Posted by njlymemom (Member # 15088) on :
I can not use the trampoline.
Just getting up from a chair makes my vertigo and pain worse.
I tried it very briefly ovr a year ago in th pt's office....it was not good.
It was too much movement and the wrong kind of movement. Probably the encephalitis.
Our pt says that alot of her less sick patients really benefit from it. My daughter tried it and of course being a kid loved it.
I don't want to make this sound overly simple. The position releases that we cna do ourselves are simple. But the other manual lymph drainage that she does is very complex and you need to know what you are doing.
For my head she has gently manipulated the dura, supposedly another area that the spirochete likes to hang out. It takes me a day to recover, but by the 2nd day thre is great improvement.
Unfortunatley she is over an hour away, so I can only mange to get there a few times per mos. I wish I could go every week or several times a week for that matter.
Posted by DolphinLady (Member # 6275) on :
Google chi machine, light beam generators and infrared devices. Also walking with arms moving freely pumps the lymph.
Best, DL
Posted by heiwalove (Member # 6467) on :
does anyone know how/where to find a good lymph massage therapist? i'm in nyc, if anyone has specific recommendations.
thanks. Posted by djf2005 (Member # 11449) on :
thanks mojo-
there is a practicioner about an hour away from me who runs the lymphstar machine.
i will most likely go there in the near future.
thanks
derek
Posted by mojo (Member # 9309) on :
derek: so happy for you.
I really miss my therapy. Let us know how it works for you. We even used a frequency that may have hit the Lyme - I had herxes.
Posted by bejoy (Member # 11129) on :
The Sota magnetic pulser is marketed for lymph drainage. I have friend who is using it successfully right now for lymph edema. I used one and liked it.
I got the most out of muscle flexion, as in weight lifting without the weights, and lymph drainage therapy from a massage therapist.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
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As mentioned above, lymph drainage must be undertaken with care.
The movement of the lymph, if in massage, has to go in a certain order and either toward or away from the heart. The massage therapist would know this.
For exercise that moves lymph, our bodies know what direction, etc. but if physically moving it, malipulating it, caution is needed to do it correctly.
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