Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
Lymphatic drainage can be helpful in reducing this type of edema because the cause is a reduced functioning of the lymph system. Other causes of edema can be a chemical imbalance in the body caused by liver disease, diabetes, or a variety of other ailments.
It can drain into the back of the throat and can get into the lungs, causing pneumonia or tracheitis. Tracheitis is an infection of the trachea or wind pipe. Allergic Reactions that cause Sinus Drainage. Allergens, including those like pollens or dust particles, can cause abnormal drainage from the sinuses.