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.
Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) is a specialised, gentle type of skin massage which may be used as part of your lymphoedema treatment. The aim is to encourage the extra lymph fluid to move away from the swollen area so it can drain normally.