MLD is a very specific, gentle and rhythmic massage designed to encourage the drainage of lymph nodes and the movement of lymph fluids around the body.

May help reduce symptoms related to your surgery or radiation therapy, for example pain, limited movement or tightness, pulling or puckering, fibrous scar tissue or scar adhesions and axillary web syndrome (cording) by using scar massage and osteopathic fascial techniques.

The SOZO Digital Health Platform is the only FDA-cleared bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) solution for the clinical assessment of lymphedema. BIS is the most advanced method of using bioimpedance measurements to assess fluid levels and tissue composition. Learn more.

The LymphScanner is a non-invasive hand-held device intended to measure localised water content in tissue, making it very useful in the detection, monitoring and treatment of lymphoedema. Learn more.

We use the Riancorp LTU904 model, an infra-red laser operating at a wavelength of 904 nanometers. Benefits of this therapy may include pain relief, reduction of swelling and inflammation, promote wound healing, softening of hard fibrosis and improved mobility. This device is the only laser device cleared by FDA for lymphoedema treatment after breast cancer. Learn more.

Guidance may be given on the type of compression garment you require according to your needs and condition. Compression garments may help reduce capillary filtration and production of lymph, improvement of lymph kinetics, softening of fibrosclerotic tissue and improvement of venous pump in patients with venolymphatic dysfunction.

(Source: International Lymphoedema Framework. Compression Hosiery in Lymphoedema.)

SIPC therapy is the process of applying external pressure to the limbs to promote the circulation of blood and lymphatic fluid from the extremities of the body. It is useful in managing symptoms of lymphoedema, lipoedema, chronic venous insufficiency, venous ulcers and pre-and post orthopaedic surgical swelling.

Lucia can draw on her years of experience as an osteopath to provide gentle, non-invasive hands-on therapy to help reduce soft tissue tension and joint stiffness.